News in Frodsham

It has been announced that five new acts will be joining the line-up of Tributes on the Hill 2021.

The festival, whose programme already includes groups celebrating the likes of Ed Sheeran, The Killers and Bruce Springsteen, will now also be featuring tributes to the Arctic Monkeys, Robbie Williams, Foo Fighters, Neil Diamond and Motion Picture.

Frodsham Town Council Planning Committee has reacted positively to a planning application to 'upgrade' the Bears Paw pub beer garden in order to make it comfortable for customers no matter the weather.

To this end, the application proposes the construction of timber pergolas in the cobbled and patio areas to the rear of the pub, as well as the replacement of the existing tarmac drinking area with a resin finish.

The Courtyard Café at Castle Park has announced that it will be back serving customers on Tuesday 13 April, the day after hospitality businesses are allowed to reopen their outdoor spaces.

The Courtyard Café is normally open from 10am-4pm, Tuesday to Saturday, serving hot drinks, children's packed lunches and a range of sweet treats including brownies from popular local business, Cheshire Brownies.

Six months on from the launch of a new community policing model in Frodsham, Helsby and other towns across Cheshire, the county's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Keane, has reflected on the results of the programme so far.

Under this model, each of Cheshire's 122 policing communities have been provided with a dedicated police constable (PC) and police community support officer (PCSO).

Helsby High School is one of 14 west Cheshire buildings set to benefit from a multi-million-pound grant aimed at providing greener heating and energy measures across the borough.

Cheshire West and Chester Council company, Qwest Services, has secured £5,836,172 from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).

With its historic buildings, pretty countryside and many independent businesses, Frodsham is definitely a special place.

While the various lockdowns have halted visits to the town, people are still interested in what it has to offer.

More than £1 million of investment is coming to the bus network in Frodsham's local rural areas.

Today (March 15), the government confirmed that the council would receive £1.075 million from the rural mobility fund.

We're two weeks away from the official start of British summertime, and Frodsham is awash with colourful blooms and buds.

From cream camellias in Castle Park to green hawthorn buds on Queensway, there is plenty of brightness around to help lift the spirits.

Adults with a learning disability are being urged to come forward for their Covid-19 vaccination after recently being added to the priority list.

This follows new advice from government experts highlighting the greater risk posed by coronavirus to people with a learning disability.

Local unpaid carers who do not live with the person they care for can now get free personal protective equipment (PPE).

Cheshire West and Chester Council, in partnership with Cheshire West Carers Support Service, Vivo Carers Choices, and Cheshire Carers Hub are providing free PPE for all unpaid carers, who do not live in the same household as the person they are caring for.