CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new substation to power a future hospital.

Luis De Silva, formerly of Winsford, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, November 21, with an interpreter.

The Fox and Hounds had appealed against the refusal of a large outdoor marquee at the rear of the site to the south of Holmes Chapel Road.

Beach Road-based Map Design and Engineering Ltd deliberately defaulted on around £70,900 in tax over a period of around five years.

Financial services. For many of us, they are simply part of everyday life: a bank card in our wallet, direct debits paying the bills, a savings account for the future, insurance for peace of mind.

The emergency services were on Clive Green Lane after midday on Monday, November 24.

Five crews of firefighters and rapid response rescue unit called to barn fire in Winsford.

A woman has been taken to hospital after a medical emergency on the M56 eastbound this morning, Monday.

Fatboy Slim is the latest in a line of acts to be confirmed for next year's Forest Live.

The grey seal, named Kale, was cared for by the RSPCA in 2020 after being found orphaned and underweight.

Daniel Ghita, of Walsall, West Midlands, was the driver of a Dacia Logan on the northbound carriageway on Tuesday, August 12.

Councillors voted in favour of a review of the safety of electric vehicles (EVs), as well as larger vehicles (SUVs), in multi-storey and enclosed car parks across the borough.

Claire James was exactly 16 stone in January, but by October was down to 12 stone, three pounds.

John Bloor, of Northwich, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court for a sentencing hearing last week.

A COST-CUTTING proposal by Cheshire Police to axe up to 60 PCSO roles would be a ‘false economy’ and ‘a mistake we cannot afford to make’, a councillor has said.

THE cost of building the Middlewich Eastern Bypass has soared by 10 per cent because of the government delay in signing off the funding.

A CHESHIRE naturist has been left disappointed after his bid to have a public order conviction thrown out at London's High Court was defeated.

In Cheshire, police recorded 137 offences of sexual communication with a child in 2023/24, according to the NSPCC.

Schools across the North West Academies Trust marked Anti-Bullying Week with a variety of activities under the theme 'Power for Good'.

Every week, the Northwich & Winsford Guardian publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have died.

Gabby Kilgallen attended Oak View Academy in Winsford when it was known as Greenfields Primary.

Located on Chester Road, the property is set back from the street with a block-paved driveway providing parking for several vehicles.

Here we have rounded up the latest validated and determined applications in and around Northwich and Winsford.

CHARITIES are set to benefit from a new partnership aimed at unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were on Cleveland Way at around 12.15am today, Saturday.

Christopher Tradgett was ‘absolutely chuffed’ to find out he had won in the Open Book Awards.

Back in July, while describing a seaside walk at Leasowe on the Wirral, I called the King Charles III England Coast Path 'a work in progress'.

Cheshire West and Chester planners have approved an application for a new facility on London Road in Davenham.

Each week, we ask our budding amateur photographers to take pictures based on a theme, and this week it was clouds.

ONE casualty was rescued from their vehicle after a one-car crash outside Tarporley.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is inviting feedback on its draft Contaminated Land Strategy for 2026-2031.

Competition was fierce among the teams from St Nicholas Catholic High, Hartford High, Weaverham High, The Grange, Lymm High, Victoria Road Chess Club and Knutsford Academy.

Students and staff at Padgate Academy are celebrating the official opening of a completely refurbished teaching block.

SEVERE delays face drivers on the M6 in Cheshire this afternoon, Friday, due to a broken down vehicle.

Holford Forest Farm, off Cooke's Lane in Lostock Gralam, has been used as a commercial tip for thousands of tonnes of unwanted soil from new housing developments since at least July 2023.

Middlewich is going all-in with its Christmas lights switch-on event on Saturday, November 29.

BUDWORTH Road has been closed after a bridge was struck by a lorry, leaving residents and businesses furious about the disruption and delays they now face.

Inspiral Carpets stalwart, Clint Boon, announced a four-gig monthly DJ residency at the Salty Dog on High Street, which started on Friday, September 19.

THE 'once-in-a-generation' chance to improve accessibility at Northwich Station while it was rebuilt has been raised in Parliament.

Jo Risley has spent three years developing and building her memorial to Operation Chariot, which commemorates the Allied attack on the German-held harbour at St Nazaire in Loire estuary on March 28, 1943.

James Lawlan, from Higher Bebington, Wirral, admitted stalking at Chester Magistrates Court on October 18.

WASTE crime is being referred to as the ‘new narcotics’ because organised gangs are making huge amounts of money out of it, a Cheshire councillor said.

CHESHIRE'S police and crime panel has quizzed commissioner Dan Price over proposals which could see up to 60 PSCO roles axed across the county.

The Bostock Singers will perform their annual Christmas concert at St John's Church in Hartford on Tuesday, December 9, beginning at 7.30pm.

THE Green Party has its first councillor on Cheshire East Council after a resounding victory in the Macclesfield Central by-election.

THE Met Office has forecast a mix of clear skies and rain for Mid Cheshire this weekend.

THE new Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CA) is aiming to become the fastest-growing region in the North.

DO you know someone who deserves a Mid Cheshire Education Award 2026?

Northwich South Police posted pictures of the wrecked fence along, with extensive tyre damage, at Marshall’s Arm Local Nature Reserve.

Keiron Griffiths appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 12, where he was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty in October.