A POPULAR Moulton pub has won a ‘thoroughly deserved’ award for pub of the year in North Cheshire.

Salmonella infection usually causes diarrhoea, fever and stomach cramps.

PUDDLE Ducks’ flagship pool at Barons Quay is coming along swimmingly.

WITTON Albion will head to Basford United on Saturday still looking for their first Northern Premier League win of the season.

TOM Vickers capped a successful seven days of bowls with his third competition success, writes David O’Brien.

THIS is the number of new Covid-19 cases reported across Mid Cheshire during a 24-hour period.

WE aren’t saying get your factor 50 out, but on bank holiday weekend it looks like we could be blessed with some good weather, amid some cloud – as ever.

A RAILWAY station serving a Cheshire village looks set to benefit from a grant to make it more accessible.

‘HEART-WARMING’.

THE Weaverham community is vowing to remember Covid and record experiences for future generations.

The scientist, who is based in Europe, warned the new strain could become the most dangerous and warned we face a “big risk”.

Here’s what you need to know about the programme and who is eligible for a test.

A LUCKY group were treated to a dazzling display by two curious dolphins on the south coast.

YOU could say it was quite apt and prophetic that it rained for Northwich's first ever Pina Colada festival.

A HOST of soap stars are coming to Northwich next month to take part in a celebrity football match.

A CHESHIRE man has pleaded guilty to a number of animal cruelty offences.

THIS is the number of new Covid-19 cases reported across Mid Cheshire during the latest 24-hour period.

FORMER Grange student Ali Smith will be competing in the Tokyo Paralympics.

WITTON Albion and 1874 Northwich have learned of their opponents in the First Round Qualifying stage of the Emirates FA Cup.

Pete Tonge gives his take on the Vics' exit from the FA Cup at the preliminary round stage...

NORTHWICH Rowing Club can reflect on making history at the sport’s most prestigious event.

Teaching unions have told parents and teachers that it will not be a return to “business as usual”.

HAVEN’t we all missed a dance and a singalong?

A HUGE property with its own golf holes is on the market in Cheshire for a whopping figure just under £2 million – and for good reason.

WE asked, you answered.

FOLLOWING this summer’s events involving Christian Eriksen and his cardiac arrest during Denmark and Finland’s game, it sparked plenty of discussion on social media over the need for defibrillators - but do you know where your nearest one is?

The policy would encourage employers to give paid leave to staff if their per dies.

Thousands of women, children and others most at risk of the Taliban will begin to resettle in the UK over the coming months.

A TEENAGER has been jailed after the car he was driving, carrying six passengers, crashed into a wall causing ‘life-changing’ injuries to three of them.

A FOOTBALL fan has pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly after missing the last train home after an England game at Euro 2020.

FAMILIES looking for something to do over Bank Holiday weekend are being invited to give a game and country fair a try.

WITTON Albion continue to seek a first win of the season after a 1-0 loss at home to South Shields.

IT might be a bit too soon to be talking about Christmas, but this festive event at Cheshire's Arley Hall is something to look forward to.

THE latest theme for Guardian Camera Club members is 'shadows' and we love what they have come up with.

AS NORTHWICH braces itself for its first ever Pina Colada festival (and getting caught in the rain) the man who inspired the event has sent a personal message to his hometown.

KITWOOD House – a unique 68 bed centre of excellence in dementia care – has opened its doors to the community.

Here's everything you need to know about when, how and where to see the last full moon of the summer.

AN ‘amazing’ bench in memory of a ‘kind, caring’ boy has been unveiled in Knutsford.

A man who sexually assaulted a young boy in a toilet block in Knutsford has been jailed.

A BLOCK of public toilets has sold at auction for more than six times the guide price.

THIS is a CCTV image of a man police would like to speak to in relation to a red phone box being stolen in Chelford.

A pet lover has appealed to the government to provide emergency visas to an ex-Royal Marine Commando, his team of 25 staff and their immediate families to leave Afghanistan where he set up an animal rescue shelter.

A TEENAGER who used anti-vandal paint to daub a racist slur on Northwich library has been given a community order.

NORTHWICH Victoria Football Club has generously donated £1,000 to help fund a young fan's spinal surgery.

MORE than 350 new Covid-19 cases have been reported across Mid Cheshire during the latest 24-hour period.

FORECASTERS have issued weather warnings for tomorrow, Saturday, with thunderstorms and heavy showers.

IT'S been a good week for Lostock Gralam.

THE VICS COLUMN - By Pete Tonge

BRITISH Salt has been given the go ahead to build a new manufacturing facility at its Middlewich factory which will create new jobs.

Santander customers are reporting problems with mobile and online banking and are unable to access their bank accounts due to a technical fault.