News in Frodsham

Today (Sunday 21 March), Hatley Lane will be closed for 20 metres either side of the railway bridge to enable Network Rail Ltd to inspect the bridge.

Until this stretch of the road is reopened, it will be access-only.

Church Street will be closed for 20 metres either side of the railway bridge on Sunday 21 March 2021 to enable Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd to inspect the bridge.

While the road is closed, there will be no through route other than for delivery and emergency vehicles.

The 2021 census has begun as authorities such as Cheshire West and Chester Council try to determine how many people live in each of the borough's settlements and what the population needs.

What is the census?

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Another week, another walk. This time, our route draws us up and over the rolling fields around Manley and Alvanley, skirting pretty woodland and criss-crossing glittering streams as we go.

The walk is about four miles long, and is quite muddy in parts, so be sure to wear waterproof footwear!

The days are getting longer, the weather's getting warmer (sort of) the bumblebees are buzzing about and the sound of birdsong is in the air. Spring is here!

As the natural world awakens and emerges from its winter hibernation, the signs of the season are all around us. Our green spaces, gardens and hedgerows are bursting into colour, just what we need to lift our spirits after the long winter on lockdown.

Recently, while cataloguing their archives, Frodsham and District History Society found a seat rent roll from St Laurence Church, dating from April 12 1784.

This fascinating document, also called a seat register, can tell us a great deal about eighteenth-century Frodsham, as it lists the local people who were wealthy enough to reserve a spot for themselves in church.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have responded to queries raised by residents during a meeting aimed at establishing a project group of local stakeholders to examine options for the future of Frodsham's leisure, library and wellbeing facilities.

"Working across the various facilities in the area"

In the meeting, which took place on Monday 15 February, the Council invited speakers from local clubs and facilities, including the new Helsby Sports Club, to outline the opportunities and challenges faced by their organisations.

Mobile pizzeria, Dough & Go, have announced that they will now be making regular appearances at Manley Village Hall.

Dough & Go operate across Cheshire, making stone-baked pizzas for more rural communities who might not be within an easy distance of restaurants or takeaways. Since November, they have also been supplying desserts from Frodsham-based business, Cheshire Brownies.

It's the bane of homeowners and gardeners everywhere and now a quarry in Frodsham has fallen foul of the dreaded Japanese knotweed.

Fly-tippers have introduced the pernicious plant onto the United Utilities' owned land and left a lot of other mess besides.