News in Frodsham

As part of Cheshire West and Chester, Frodsham and Helsby have been placed in tier 2 - 'high alert'.

This means that local residents must not socialise with anyone outside their household or support bubble in any indoor setting.

Cheshire Police's Rural Crime Team have issued advice on the safest way of buying or selling puppies, after burglaries in Northwich, Alsager and Ashley.

The most recent of these puppy thefts was reported on Wednesday 11th November, after 14 four-week-old Cockerpoo and Cocker Spaniel puppies were stolen from a house in Northwich during the previous night.

As we wrote last week, under national lockdown restrictions, Frodsham Market's non-essential pitches have had to close. However, all essential stalls, including food, groceries and hardware supplies, are still open.

The stalls that you will find on the market today are much the same as last Thursday, but we thought it might be helpful to remind you of the list anyway!

In this column, Mike Amesbury responds to today's Spending Review announcements

This has been an unprecedented year and it's clear many difficult decisions have had to be made, but in my view this was a huge missed opportunity by the Chancellor to get the economy moving again.

The closing date for Frodsham Town Council's annual Christmas voucher scheme has now been put back to 4th December.

Frodsham residents who are over 70 are eligible to receive a £10 gift voucher, which can be spent in a range of local shops and eateries, or donated to local good causes.

Cheshire West and Chester Council Cabinet have voted unanimously to proceed with their 'future vision' for leisure, health and wellbeing services in the borough.

A report outlining the findings of the public 'Shaping the Future' consultation, whose recommendations were approved by the Cabinet today (Wednesday 25th November) suggested that Frodsham Leisure Centre continue to operate 'on a limited basis in the short term', as it becomes a 'spoke' in Brio's new 'hub and spoke' model.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have secured a grant for development of an enhanced cycle and footway on the A56 between Frodsham and Helsby from the government's Emergency Active Travel Fund.

The project will work to deliver a 'segregated' bike lane facility on the stretch of road, while also improving the footpath already available to pedestrians.

Frodsham Nub News aims to support our community, promoting shops, businesses, charities, clubs and sports groups.

Over the last couple of months, we have been talking to some of these local businesses and organisations for our 'Up Close in Frodsham' series.

Today (Wednesday 25th November), members of Frodsham WI will be wearing white ribbons in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Frodsham WI have also produced 60 white ribbons to distribute among leading community figures, who, they hope, will help raise awareness of this cause.

Frodsham and Helsby Stations have both been recognised in the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards 2020.

The stations were two of 18 'main winners', while six more were placed in the highly commended category.