Schoeller Allibert, which makes reusable packaging for use in the logistics industry, has announced its factory in Road One, Winsford Industrial Estate, will close by February 2025.

The first phase of the £22.5m scheme to redevelop Winsford Town Centre is well underway.

IT has been confirmed this week that devolution is on the way.

Matthew Higgins, of Brook Lane, was arrested after an incident, also on Brook Lane, on Saturday, September 28, in which another man, David Eaton, lost his life.

Daniel Stewart, of James Street, pleaded guilty to driving without a licence, without insurance and also above the limit on Tuesday, December 17.

STAFF and customers at Moulton’s two-time pub of the year are celebrating featuring in the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) UK Good Beer Guide for a decade.

Pupils at the County High School Leftwich welcomed OAPs for its annual Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 17.

Lee Rawlinson, of Princess Street, appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court on December 10 to face sentencing on four charges.

A SCHOOL hall was filled with festive cheer as children took to the stage for a Christmas nativity show.

Connor Behan, formerly of Northwich, has been convicted of a string of sexual offences following a seven-day trial at Chester Crown Court.

THE air ambulance was called to Northwich after a man collapsed near Barons Quay.

Fire engines from Winsford and Middlewich were called out to an outbuilding at a property on Noutch Close in Salterswall at 8.32am on Thursday, December 19.

Mark Platt, of no fixed abode, was arrested by Greater Manchester Police officers for an unrelated matter on Sunday, February 4.

A NORTHWICH man accused of posing as a mortgage broker to make a gain for himself will be appearing at crown court next year.

The 68-year-old man was hit by a white Ford Fiesta shortly before 6.25pm on Wednesday, December 18, near the Kings Lock Inn pub on Booth Lane.

Station operator, Network Rail, has confirmed it has fast-tracked the new ticket office's fit-out to June, three months ahead of the planned September date.

Daniel Gibson was unhappy with the repair work done to his phone, and told a member of staff he’d ‘smash his head in’ if he saw him in the street, and hurled racially motivated insults.

John Lester has been a member of Winsford & Middlewich Rotary for more than 50 years, serving as its president in 1978 and treasurer in 1980.

Police appeal for football fan witnesses after man suffers serious head injury

Weather warning issued over weekend as prolonged strong winds are forecast

Cheshire East councillors appeared bemused after quizzing North West Ambulance Service bosses over why an experienced life-saving volunteer medic has been stopped from driving to emergencies on blue lights.

Coffee#1 opened today, Wednesday, in the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill store in Witton Street, employing a team of eight to run the cafe.

Sophie Lennon, of no fixed abode but thought to be living in a tent in the town, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court to plead to multiple counts of thefts at Tesco and B&M, both in Manchester Road, in October this year.

IT’S December and we’re on countdown to Christmas.

Police were called to the Vaults pub on Wheelock Street just after midnight on Sunday, September 1, after Dayle Woolstencroft, of Bradfield Close, was thrown out for aggressive behaviour.

After seeing food donation collection points in his local Tesco, ‘cheeky chappy’ Leo Russell thought 'the more, the better’, and set up his own by putting labelled boxes outside his house in Wilmslow.

A planning application for the new Leighton Hospital in Crewe should be submitted by April next year with the aim of construction starting at the end of 2026.

A new support website has been launched to help domestic abuse victim-survivors.

With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day all landing on weekdays, Cheshire West and Chester Council has had to amend collections originally scheduled for these days.

Vulnerable residents were unable to call for help during a three-day power cut because the area’s landlines have been switched to a digital service which requires electricity, a councillor said.

Teenagers Luke Faulkner-Ellis, Harvey Smallwood, and Caitlin Thomas will appear alongside Mark Jones at Chester Crown Court on January 10.

A combined authority for Cheshire and Warrington would be similar to those in Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region.

The large tree on Chester Road in Hartford is in a private garden, and seems to be supported by a brick wall.

New homes are set to be built in Winsford after initial concerns over parking were ironed out.

Cheshire East Council is investigating planning breaches at Middlewich Cemetery – but there appears to be confusion over who enforcement action should be taken against if it is deemed necessary.

Thousands of new homes a year will have to be built across Cheshire to meet stringent new Government housing targets.

Members of Winsford and Middlewich Rotary have been bringing festive cheer to residents, as Santa travelled around town on his sleigh.

Within months Labour’s attack on businesses will start to bite and it won’t be just big multinational companies feeling the pinch, it will be our local high streets, care homes and charities.

Train operator Northern has made an appeal to Christmas partygoers to treat its staff with respect, as part of a new campaign against antisocial behaviour.

Childline bases across the UK, including in London, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff, will be in operation throughout the Christmas period

A VEHICLE fire in a busy shopping centre multi-storey car park spread to three vehicles before being put out.

Officers from Winsford Beat Team executing a search warrant on a house on Kohli Avenue on Sunday, December 15, found a cannabis, cannabis vapes, cannabis edibles, and cash.

Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery was rated 'good' once again after the inspection in October.

Caleb Groves, of Rowan Road, repeatedly called and texted his victim and sent threatening Facebook messages to her and her new boyfriend in the month following the end of his relationship with her in May.

Booze ban for MMA fighter who attacked ‘shocked’ brothers at craft centre

A CORONER has suspended an inquest into the death of 37-year-old man who was found stabbed to death at a property in Northwich.

Aldi has released new information for shoppers in Cheshire on the best time to shop in the lead-up to Christmas.

Cheshire East Council is asking the government for exceptional financial support for 2025/26.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner's potential changes to the planning system would be an ‘affront to democracy’, a Cheshire East councillor said.

Yunus Erdogan was arrested at an address on Beeston Street, Northwich, on Saturday, November 9.