News in Frodsham

Frodsham residents have until 11 June to comment on a planning application seeking to redevelop scrubland to the rear of Moor Lane to provide a four storey apartment building for retirement living.

The 69-apartment development would accommodate 120 bed spaces, 57 car parking spaces and landscaped gardens, as well as a flat and office for the complex warden, communal lounge, wellness studio, laundry room and mobility scooter store.

A Frodsham Town Council Amenities working group have agreed a proposal that would see the Green Gates area of Ship Street reinstated as a park and managed jointly by Frodsham Town Council and the Green Gates Community Project.

In September 2020, an options appraisal working group put forward several options for the future of Green Gates, which had at one stage been involved in loose plans for a 'land swap' with the Meadow Court retirement apartments complex, which would have seen the building of 22 homes on the park site.

A member of the team at Frodsham Costa Coffee is undertaking a 26 mile hike to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

In April 2020, Jasmine Sproston and her two sisters lost their mum to cancer at the age of 59.

Cheshire West and Chester Council Cabinet have approved a new Waste Management Strategy proposal that, if approved by full Council, will be in place for the next 10 years.

The proposal, which follows a public consultation on various options for waste collection in the borough, recommends the implementation of Option A, which would see household waste collected fortnightly and food waste weekly, as per the current arrangement.

For our Frodsham Heroes feature this week we're at The Knoll Surgery, celebrating the tireless work of nurse, Janis Lawless.

Janis was nominated by local resident, Melanie Halsall, who said called her "an amazing nurse," following a recent appointment at the surgery.

A new key cutting business has opened up alongside Frodsham Fones in Collinson Court.

Frodsham Fobs and Key Cutting offers a domestic key cutting service, as well as repairing and replacing vehicle key fobs and watch straps. The shop will also supply keyrings and tags.

Frodsham Town Council are seeking an administrative assistant to support the smooth running of Council business.

The Position

Frodsham Town Council said: "We are looking to recruit a part-time member of staff 13 hours per week to provide administrative support to the Town Council.

Weaver Vale constituency could be set to disappear in changes proposed by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE).

The constituency, which currently covers Frodsham, Helsby, Northwich and part of Runcorn, would be effectively split into two.

A local yoga instructor is planning a summer solstice sunrise event aimed at raising funds for Cheshire-based children's cancer charity, The Joshua Tree.

During the morning of Monday 21 June, Will Burton of Yoga and Healing Cheshire will be running a series of sessions on the top of Helsby Hill.

Nearly 300 people have signed a petition calling for improvements to the Saltworks Farm Playing Fields skate park on Ship Street.

This comes after dozens of local residents have taken to social media to comment that care and attention is needed to make the area a safer place for children and young people to play and socialise, following repeated reports of antisocial behaviour and drug dealing at the park.