News in Frodsham

At Frodsham Nub News, we want to put your town in your pocket: covering everything from Covid-19 updates to sporting fixtures to opinion pieces and cultural reviews.

That's why we also run our Jobs section, which is regularly updated with the opportunities being advertised in and around Frodsham.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are gearing up to phase in lateral flow testing for priority groups in the borough.

In yesterday's Covid-19 Outbreak Board meeting, Council Director of Public Health, Ian Ashworth, pointed out that Cheshire West sits within one of the areas chosen to trial lateral flow testing of the type we have seen rolled out in Liverpool.

Frodsham's Helter Skelter pub has been included in the 48th edition of The Campaign for Real Ale's Good Beer Guide.

Helter Skelter is regularly featured in the Guide, and has won the North Cheshire CAMRA's Branch Pub of the Year seven times, more than any other venue in the area.

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.

These include:

The Ho Ho Helsby community group has set up a 'Stalls, Sellers & Shops' Facebook page to help people shop locally this Christmas, even in lockdown.

This virtual Christmas market allows the local businesses and craft-makers who would normally have a stall at the Ho Ho Helsby event to showcase their products for people to buy.

Frodsham and Helsby residents who are currently out of work can seek support and guidance from the New Leaf project.

New Leaf is a programme designed to unemployed people to feel more work ready and receive help to achieve their employment or training aspirations.

The coronavirus infection rate in our area has risen for the second week in a row, despite the current lockdown restrictions.

In the week leading up to Saturday November 14th, Frodsham was the only local ward where fewer infections were recorded than the previous seven day period. 28 new cases brought the town's coronavirus rate to 301.37 per 100,000 people, a slight decrease on the 333.66 of the week before.

Have you got an inspiring lockdown story that you'd like to tell?

Cheshire West and Chester Council are inviting local residents to share their stories and ideas online to showcase and celebrate community spirit that has flourished during the national coronavirus lockdowns.

Frodsham Town Council Planning Committee has responded enthusiastically to a planning application to turn a disused Main Street building into a hospitality venue and residential unit.

The application proposes that the old HSBC bank, located at 86 Main Street, be converted into a 50 cover restaurant, with one two-bedroom flat on the first floor.

On Monday 16th November, pupils at Frodsham CE Primary School arrived at school wearing odd socks, to mark the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week 2020.

Pupils from Reception all the way through to Year 6 completed their uniform with a pair of odd socks, to mark this year's event, which is called 'United Against Bullying'.