BUSINESS owners in Northwich are being offered the opportunity to take part in a free workshop to help them to successfully operate in a post-pandemic world.

HOPES of a Labour revival under Sir Keir Starmer have suffered a blow after the Conservative Party comfortably won the Hartlepool by-election.

A NORTHWICH high school pupil has published her debut novel aged just 16 to spread awareness about mental health.

With overseas travel set to be permitted from May 17, destinations will be ranked in either red, amber or green in a traffic light system.

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a two-car crash on the A537 in Cheshire.

THE arrest of two suspected drug dealers has been hailed ‘a fantastic result’ by police.

IT might not be the job for everyone, but it could be just the thing for some cheeky and confident individuals.

GUARDIAN readers have responded with overwhelming positivity to our story about the ongoing transformation of the open air swimming pool in Marbury.

WITTON Albion's desire to keep as much of their 2020-21 squad together as possible has been boosted by a second signing this week, though they have lost the services of a striker.

A DREAM has come true for a schoolboy who is mad about elephants.

MANCHESTER Airport has hit back at the Government over its plans to make UK travellers take coronavirus tests even after they have been fully vaccinated.

ACROSS Cheshire yesterday, Wednesday, a total of 10 positive coronavirus tests were recorded.

PUPILS at Weaverham Primary Academy lit up at the chance to create fire in an action-packed Forest School session.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the assault

This month, we will see further sectors of the economy allowed to reopen, as well as the possible resumption of international travel.

How you could develop a rewarding home-based career and make a real difference to the childhoods of children and young people in your community.

A POPULAR coffee shop that was completely flooded out in January is ready to re-open its doors.

A BLOCK of new public toilets, which will be fully accessible to the disabled, will be opening in Northwich town centre in the coming weeks.

CANCER Research UK has confirmed that this year’s Race for Life Warrington will not be held in Victoria Park as planned.

MARBURY Park Swimming Club are busy preparing for summer and making up for lost time.

POLICE are investigating an act of mindless vandalism that left two newly planted trees snapped in half in Northwich.

BRITISH Salt has submitted plans for the construction of a new salt manufacturing facility at its Middlewich site in Cledford Lane.

PLANS have been submitted to create a block of 24 apartments on vacant land in Winnington.

The Prime Minister said he expects there to be “some openings up” on 17 May

THE new outdoor space in Northwich has been struck by mindless vandals, just weeks after it was opened to the public.

BOYZONE star Shane Lynch had been looking for somewhere to open a bar with his friend Nathan Gerhold for several years – but life tended to get in the way.

FOODBANKS continue to feed more people than ever due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A JURY was unable to reach verdicts in the trial of an undercover TV researcher accused of the torture murder of a cannabis dealer.

TWO schoolgirls braved some awful Bank Holiday weather to raise money for charity.

A NORTHWICH bakery is looking to recruit 70 new members of staff following a successful year.

MOTORISTS are being warned about overnight closures on the M6 and A556 this week as work continues on the junction 19 improvement scheme.

1874 Northwich are one of 16 teams remaining in a cup competition being run by the North West Under 21 Developmental League.

Boris Johnson has said some foreign travel from the UK will be able to go ahead from mid-May.

NEW research helps to explain why only 46 per cent of drivers pass their tests in Britain.

THE maximum sentence for the worst animal cruelty offences has been increased from six months to five years in England and Wales.

THE limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is to be lifted in England, the Government has announced.

MORE than 1,000 fines were issued by police in Cheshire for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year, figures show – around three-quarters of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic.

MORE libraries and museums to reopen during May as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

A TOTAL of 21 new cases of coronavirus were recorded across Cheshire East, and Cheshire West and Chester, yesterday, Sunday.

THIS spacious detached five bedroom home is our property of the week.

EACH week readers send letters into the Guardian on all manner of topics they want to have a say on.

MORE than four out of five Cheshire West and Chester households, and three in five Cheshire East households, deemed homeless or at risk last winter had other support needs, figures show.

MEMBERS of the Guardian Camera Club have been busy sharing stunning sunset and sunrise images taken in and around Cheshire.

AS summertime approaches and our hope that the sun may shine for us, we need to remember to protect our skin from the damaging effect of UV rays.

THOSE with dogs will know it is not always that easy to plan a day out – especially during a pandemic.

Food allergies, salmonella poisoning, Hepatitis A and chocking hazards are just some of the reasons behind urgent product recalls across the UK.

DESPITE spending more than a year in some form of lockdown, with restrictions impacting on many aspects of our lives, our thirst for property continues.

ONE of Northwich’s best-known characters was Joe Allman.

ONLY two in five Cheshire East schools and half of schools in Cheshire West and Chester are taking advantage of a Government scheme to provide free period products, figures reveal.

A NORTHWICH company has once again been recognised in an independent publication looking at how key British organisations are responding to different political and economic challenges.