News in Frodsham

Plans to deliver a walk-in Covid-19 test centre in Frodsham are still ongoing, according to ward councillor, Lynn Riley.

At a Frodsham Town Council meeting on Monday 23rd November, Cllr Riley said: "We had the green light to go and then unfortunately when they came to do the final survey the car park behind the leisure centre, which had been earmarked for this because of its proximity to the medical centre, was deemed to be unsuitable, largely because of the state of the car park and the many puddles in the very uneven surface.

Christmas in Frodsham's Michelle McNulty gives a sneak preview of all the festive fun you can look forward to this year!

With the ongoing Covid restrictions this year we knew we were going to be unable to run the Frodsham Christmas festival in its usual form.

Frodsham Town Council has this week been considering the future of two council-owned pieces of land: Manley Road Copse and Marshlands.

In a full council meeting on Monday 23rd November, councillors discussed whether it would be advisable to 'dispose' of the two woodland areas, which have been 'neglected' in recent years.

Cheshire West and Chester Council leader Louise Gittins has said she expects the borough to be placed in tier 2 coronavirus restrictions once lockdown ends.

Cllr Gittins added that during a ministerial briefing last night, government officials 'said they had not decided yet what triggers each tier'.

Hob Hey Wood Friends have won a disease-resistant elm tree from The Tree Council, which will hopefully help a now rare butterfly to thrive in the wood.

In the mid 1960s, a virulent strain of Dutch elm disease arrived in the UK, killing off millions of elm trees and destroying the habitat of over 90 per cent of the country's white-letter hairstreak butterfly population.

Helsby may not be able to celebrate Christmas with its famous Ho Ho Helsby event this year, but that doesn't mean that Santa can't pay the village a visit.

Thanks to Frodsham & Helsby Rotary Club, Santa will be setting up his grotto at JTO Vintage & The Old Bank Tea Rooms.

Rail services from Frodsham station might soon be benefitting from a series of improvement schemes proposed by local authority leaders across North Wales, Cheshire West and the Wirral.

As part of the Growth Track 360 Alliance, which brings together councils and business organisations across the borderlands region, local leaders are seeking £20 million in seedcorn funding from the Chancellor of the Exchequer in next week's Spending Review, to develop three rail projects.

As we enter our third week of lockdown, we thought it might be helpful to remind you of the local shops that are operating a delivery or click-and-collect option to their customers until they are allowed to reopen.

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New financial predictions say Cheshire West and Chester Council are facing a £1 million shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This figure is much reduced from October's estimation that CWAC would be facing a £5.5 million hole.

The uncertainty sowed by coronavirus restrictions is making it difficult to book anything for next year. So, a range of different businesses in Frodsham and Helsby have decided to offer gift vouchers with extended validity, to help you buy gifts with confidence for your friends and family.

Here is a list of some of them, which we will update as time goes on!