News in Frodsham

Local residents' council tax bills are expected to rise by nearly five per cent in the upcoming Council budget for the year ahead.

The financial uncertainties caused by Covid-19, paired with the rising cost of adult social care, have created a Council revenue funding gap of £30 million in 2021/22, and a further £53.4 million in 2022-25.

POLICE are appealing for information after a car was set on fire near Helsby.

Firefighters were called out to Common Lane in Hapsford at 7.40 yesterday (Sunday) morning where they found a black Ford Galaxy well alight in a field.

Frodsham's businesses are not letting lockdown get the better of them, as they take themselves and their services online.

Here is a list of events and activities that you can enjoy in the month of February.

We really enjoy looking at these two photos of Frodsham's Church Street, taken about a century apart.

People passing in front of the shopfronts over the years will have seen changes rippling up and down the street as businesses have come and gone.

The last Local Democracy Reporting Service Weekend Feature examined the enormity of the task in front of the NHS with the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

As of January 21, only eight per cent of Cheshire and Merseyside residents had had their first dose of the jab — with the inaugural inoculation coming on December 8 in our region.

Cheshire Constabulary is taking part in a national crackdown against road users who use their mobile phone behind the wheel.

The operation runs between Monday 1 - Sunday 21 February, with the force taking part in enforcement and educational activity in support of the National Police Chief Council's country-wide campaign.

A postponed meeting regarding the creation of a "project group to support the development of draft options for the future provision of leisure, health and wellbeing services in the Frodsham and Helsby area," is now due to take place on Monday 15 February.

During Cheshire West and Chester's November Cabinet meeting, it was agreed that the borough would proceed with a 'hub and spoke' model for the delivery of sports services.

Weaver Vale MP, Mike Amesbury, has seconded Media Minister John Whittingdale's praise for Nub News' community-focused stories.

In a statement to Frodsham Nub News, Mike said: "The decline of local journalism has been a real concern for many years, as a vibrant and independent local press is an absolutely vital part of our communities.

Frodsham's Chestnut Lane is closed today for emergency work on a leaking water main.

While this work is going on, the road will be access-only.

Local musician, music teacher and founder of the GOlive open mic platform, Mark Bleasdale, has released a song to raise funds for this online music community.

Recorded and produced at his Helsby studio, 'Stay in Tonight' is a veritable one-man show, the drums, bass, guitar, keyboard and vocals all being performed by Mark himself.