The inquest into the death of Rachel Booth, also known as Rachel Langley, was heard at Cheshire Coroner’s Court on Wednesday.

HAVE you had a baby this year? Are you getting everything ready for their first festive celebrations?

The branch promise is for more than 300 locations all across the country including the branch on High Street.

Charlie Corcoran appeared at Chester Crown Court for a plea hearing this week.

James Huband appeared at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, December 16, to alter previous not guilty pleas.

PSA blood tests for prostate cancer are not without problems, but Paul Koller from Winsford, who was diagnosed with the disease this summer, believes they should still be offered to all men over a certain age as part of a screening programme.

MORE than 100 tractors are expected to trundle through the streets bringing festive joy to people across Cheshire.

A NEW hospital could soon take shape on land next to the existing Leighton Hospital site, pending planning approval.

Leah Zentek claims Royal Mail's letter deliveries in the village, as well as in Davenham, Lostock Gralam, and Kingsmead, have all but ground to a halt in recent months.

A councillor has denied recording the confidential part of some Cheshire East meetings despite there being an audio recording of him telling Middlewich Town Council he has.

Conservative MPs came out in force to oppose the Labour Government’s family farm tax - sadly only one Labour MP opposed this awful law, so it passed with a significant majority as Labour MPs piled into the lobby to push it through.

FAMILIES on Universal Credit are being offered the chance to visit Chester Zoo for just £1 before the end of December in a special scheme.

The emergency services were on School Lane at around 1.40pm today, Wednesday.

Ethan McLeod, 21, died in a one-car collision on the M1 motorway yesterday evening, Tuesday.

WAIN Estates has appealed against Cheshire East’s refusal to grant permission for 160 homes and a 70-bed care home in Sandbach.

UP TO six dormer bungalows could be built on an open countryside site in Sandbach.

Police, paramedics, and six fire crews were alerted to a person in the River Weaver near Wharton Road at 2.15pm on Tuesday, December 16.

Sam Donnellan's sister, Elishia Donnellan, died after a three-year fight with Ewing's Sarcoma on April 20, 2020.

Jack Gee Cycles, which had been operating in Witton Street since 1972 following an earlier relocation, closed down this summer after 92 years in business.

The multiway light near Morrisons and the junction of Croxton Lane and Chester Road in Middlewich were described as causing ‘absolute mayhem’ and ‘chaos’ on Monday, December 15.

Firefighters were called to the southbound carriageway at around 1am on Tuesday, December 16.

On Monday, December 22, Father Christmas will be taking over the decks and welcoming children into the studio for a one-off festive residency.

Police in Middlewich want to make parents aware of the legal restrictions and dangers of e-bikes and e-scooters.

A planning application, made by Cheshire East Council, reveals highways engineers on Middlewich Eastern Bypass might have land alongside its proposed course in their sights.

Beauty Box was set up when the business owner's salon, Beauty Spot, was out of action in the coronavirus crisis.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) has urged people to take extra precautions as cases continue to climb

A CHESHIRE East councillor has slated gambling organisations which ruin people’s lives and ‘heap the blame onto their victims with careful marketing slogans’.

PLANS to convert the former Boots store in Crewe town centre into apartments and retail units have been given the go-ahead.

PLANNERS have given the green light for a former pub in Alsager to be converted into retail units and four apartments.

A CHESHIRE East councillor has called for urgent action on a Willaston road which regularly floods and was under water for three months last winter.

The incident was at St Luke's Hospice Middlewich on Wheelock Street between Saturday and Sunday.

The pair were in a dark-coloured SUV on Chester Road at around 8.30pm on Sunday, December 7.

Members at Cheshire West and Cheshire East have hit out at proposals to axe 60 of the roles across the county.

Barons Quay's branch and a total of 32 other branches are set to shut in the first few weeks of the New Year.

DRIVERS are being warned of long delays in Middlewich with the appearance of temporary lights near Morrisons.

Tom Crookham, who uses an electric wheelchair, was trying the catch a D&G Bus number 49 to get him to an appointment at around 10.35am on Sunday, October 7.

Hayley McCaw, of Pinewood Road, Winsford, admitted one charge of sexual assault during her appearance at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday.

Cheshire Police say the impacts of ketamine use they are witnessing on Winsford's streets extend beyond its significant physical and mental health affects, which can be very serious.

A short animated Christmas film, created by children and young people from Winsford, is now showing at Cine-Window Winsford.

THERE were 243 babies born at Leighton Hospital in November 2025 – did you welcome a new arrival?

A COUNCILLOR has called for a review of the funding formula which sees Cheshire East allocated just a third of the amount some other councils receive for children with special needs.

HOT Wheels Monster Trucks Live is set to return to Manchester.

PLANS have been submitted for 88 homes on land off Crewe Road at Winterley.

A yellow weather warning has been put in place for the north west of England, with heavy rain forecast.

Firefighters rushed to a residential street in Winsford after a car engine burst into flames.

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

Did you know that the UK wastes nearly 10 million tonnes of food every year, or that nearly 70 per cent of food thrown away is still edible?

EACH week Cheshire West and Chester Council receives and makes decisions on planning applications across the borough.

A GRADE-II listed period cottage with private gardens of around 0.9 acres is being offered for sale in Peckforton, Tarporley.

The Cheshire countrywoman and BBC Midlands journalist, Beccy Harper, talks to influential members of the rural community