News in Frodsham

Helsby's unicorns are back, and this time they brought a friend.

On Sunday morning, residents enjoying an early spring stroll might have caught a glimpse of these colourful visitor as they trotted around the village.

This week, Castle Park Arts Centre was awoken from its lockdown slumber by the arrival of four new exhibitions, including Trio: Three Seasons, Three Styles by Maggie Hilditch.

A bit about Maggie

Maggie is a Liverpool-based painter and art trainer, whose career spans many aspects of the creative world.

Tomorrow (Monday), marks the start of Manley's Virtual Spring Fair, an opportunity to indulge in some online retail therapy from local and not-so-local businesses.

With sections covering accessories, children, food and drink, homeware, gifts and more, there is something to interest everyone.

It's amazing what a bit of sun can do to lift a county's mood. Having been blasted by floods, snowstorms, and high winds over the past winter, it feels like this week was the first inkling of spring in Cheshire.

Spring is often associated with hope and new beginnings, and that feeling has been strengthened by the government's announcement of the end of lockdown 'roadmap'.

On an unexpectedly mild morning last weekend, Frodsham Nub News took a walk around Frodsham Marshes.

Beginning on Marsh Lane and walking over the motorway bridge, we kept to the left along Moorditch Lane, enjoying the quick red and yellow flash of a pair of busy goldfinches darting through the hedgerows.

Frodsham Town Council have agreed to draft a new protocol on working group expenditure, following concerns that the procurement of last year's Christmas tree did not comply with finance regulations.

What happened?

Frodsham's ward Councillor, Lynn Riley, entered into a fiery exchange with Cheshire West and Chester Council Leader Louise Gittins at last night's (February 25) council tax setting, as Cllr Gittins suggested that the town is 'a dump'.

During CWAC's four-hour-long Council meeting, Councillors clashed over Labour's proposed 4.99 per cent rise in the borough's council tax for 2021/22, 3 per cent of which relates to the adult social care precept.

Helsby Tennis Club has been shortlisted for Club of the Year by the Cheshire Lawn Tennis Association.

The Club, which is also in the running for Community / Parks Club of the Year, has an innovative offering, including tennis for free, free tasters and member support.

We might still be months away from that longed-for foreign holiday, but with the help of new local business, Primrose Baklava, you can bring the flavours of the Mediterranean right into your own home.

Combining syrup-soaked layers of flaky filo pastry atop sweet walnuts and pistachios, baklava is a hugely popular dessert in countries such as Greece, Turkey and Iran.

Cheshire NHS bosses are confident of being able to vaccinate all adults by the end of July.