News in Frodsham

Recently, Tim and William Kynaston undertook a huge, and very welcome, litter picking project in Frodsham Caves.

My wife and I were walking around the Sandstone Trail near Frodsham in early November and passed a family who were looking for "local caves".

It's the great national health drive of our time - the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme.

Vaccinations against coronavirus began this month with hospital, social care and care home workers and people aged 80 and over among the first to receive it.

A fire engine was called to Frodsham yesterday afternoon (Monday), to attend to a skip fire.

At around 3:30pm, a crew from Runcorn responded to reports of a 'skip well alight' on Hares Lane.

Today, there have been reports across the country of panic-buying shoppers clearing shelves in supermarkets, with Sainsbury's warning that it could run out of some food items by Christmas.

So, we've compiled a list of independent businesses and producers, selling local food produce, which you can visit if you'd rather shop small this Christmas and beyond.

Here is a handy list of supermarket Christmas opening times in Frodsham!

Sainsbury's Local 12-14 Eddisbury Square, Frodsham, WA6 6QS

Garden waste collections in our borough have been suspended for a further four weeks, Cheshire West have announced.

Initially paused until Monday 11th January, collections will now resume on Monday February 8th.

The Star of Bethlehem is paying us a visit this winter solstice!

Today, Monday 21st December, will mark the 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn, where the two planets will come the closest they have in hundreds of years.

With the ever-changing coronavirus situation making it very difficult to plan for the new year, gift vouchers for activities and experiences may seem like a risky option.

So, Frodsham's Hover Force Adventure Activity Centre have created 'promise vouchers', that can be purchased with no upfront cost and are redeemable for two years.

The Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council has issued a statement following government announcements on Saturday, 19 December.

Commenting on the latest government restrictions, Cllr Louise Gittins, Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, said: "The latest evidence of the faster transmission of the virus in parts of the country should concern us all.

Last night (Friday 18th December), the Frodsham Players released the first episode of their reading of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

In this thought-provoking story, a young wife is shut in a bedroom by her husband, to help cure her 'hysterical' episodes.