News in Frodsham

With our newfound summer freedoms being thrown suddenly into question by the spread of new lockdown measures across the country, we might soon be limited once again to picnics and walks in the great outdoors.

How lucky, therefore, that Frodsham marks the beginning of the Sandstone Trail, which provides a varied array of beautiful walks ranging across the county.

The owner of Frodsham's Q Bee Studios44 tattoo parlour is planning to shave her head in order to raise money for The Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Following her mother's recent breast cancer diagnosis, BillieJo English wanted to find a tangible way of showing her support and love.

I have tried to put the events of exactly 6 months ago well behind me. I have tried to move on with my life, but with a spike and second wave of this virus seemingly imminent, I just feel it's time for us to remember what this virus can do to people.

It's been a bit emotional reading my account of the virus for the first time in 5 months: how a strange fever on March 19th mutated into a virus which could easily have killed me only 14 days later.

Hob Hey Wood is a haven for wildlife of all kinds and contains much to delight human visitors all year round.

Two species of rare butterfly occur here. The purple hairstreak lives on oaks and is rarely seen due to its habit of staying at the tops of the trees. The even rarer white-letter hairstreak lives on elm. Its population was reduced by 90% due to the Dutch elm disease epidemic in the 1970s.

With our newfound summer freedoms being thrown suddenly into question by the spread of new lockdown measures across the country, we might soon be limited once again to picnics and walks in the great outdoors.

How lucky, therefore, that Frodsham marks the beginning of the Sandstone Trail, which provides a varied array of beautiful walks ranging across Cheshire.

Check out these wonderful photos of Frodsham Marsh, taken by Duncan Cowley.

Duncan's keen eye and attention to detail really capture the character of the Marsh's abundant wildlife.

Ex air stewards, Adrian Leary and Paul Jones, are still flying high today, as they welcome their old colleagues to their gifts, interiors and coffee shop, Me & Mr Jones, to mark the anniversary of the collapse of Thomas Cook.

Adrian and Paul wanted to celebrate the sense of community and friendship that has defined their career in the airline industry by offering free coffee and cake to crew members from airlines no longer with us - as long as they are wearing their uniform!

We have compiled a list of jobs currently available around Frodsham to help anyone who is on the hunt for a new role.

Remember to visit our jobs page for all the latest local opportunities.

Frodsham Nub News aims to support our community, promoting shops, businesses, charities, clubs and sports groups.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses and organisations regularly over the coming weeks in a feature called 'Up Close In Frodsham'.

In human terms, Frodsham is old. There has been a settlement here for over 1,000 years. This timescale appears insignificant, however, when compared to what was here before.

At the end of the last ice age, about 11,000 years ago, much of Britain was covered in vast sheets of ice. As the ice retreated, trees moved in, covering the land in forest. This was called the wildwood.