News in Frodsham

A planning application seeking to change office space inside Castle Park House into a school has been approved by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

The application proposes the creation of a community hub element of Ancora House School, which is located near the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Local businesses who have had to close over lockdown can now apply for a Cheshire West and Chester Council Covid-19 financial support grant.

There are grants available for:

On Monday 2nd November, an avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a broiler breeder farm in the Dunham-on-the-Hill area, near Helsby.

To prevent the disease from spreading, 13,000 birds at the farm were 'humanely culled', and a temporary 3km prevention zone relating to birds or poultry was put in place around the site.

Frodsham Library is one of several Cheshire libraries that will begin offering an order and collection service from Thursday 12th November.

When placing an order you will be asked for the following information:

At Frodsham Nub News, we want to put your town in your pocket: covering everything from Covid-19 updates to sporting fixtures to opinion pieces and cultural reviews.

That's why we also run our Jobs section, which is regularly updated with the opportunities being advertised in and around Frodsham.

Progress on the new Helsby Community Sports Club is fantastic and our new facility remains on track to open early 2021.

Our volunteer executive committee is busy pulling together a long list of plans, procedures, systems and people to ensure a smooth, safe and welcoming opening for you all! We are getting there but still need some more help in some areas.

We all know that 2020 has been a difficult year for local businesses large and small, who continue to be affected by lockdown measures just as they should be ramping up their sales for Christmas.

To help lessen the impact of the coronavirus restrictions, the Christmas in Frodsham community group have set up a virtual Christmas market, where local businesses can advertise their products.

Frodsham Nub News is your local online newspaper, working to gather all the information from the town for our readers, as we approach this second national lockdown.

We will bring you live updates on the current situation as news emerges from key local organisations and businesses.

Frodsham's very own Cheshire Brownies have teamed up with mobile pizzeria, Dough & Go, in an exciting new project.

Dough & Go operate across Cheshire, making stone-baked pizzas for more rural communities who might not have easy access to many restaurants or takeaways.

The winners of the Castle Park Arts Centre Open Exhibition, which was supposed to open on Saturday 7th November, have been announced.

Every year, the Arts Centre invite three judges to choose their individual Highly Commended Artist and Overall Winner.