News in Frodsham

Today, Wednesday 11th November, local residents and community organisations have been laying wreaths to commemorate those who died during war.

You can take a look at local photographer Andrew Woolmington's pictorial record of the day by clicking through the gallery at the top of this article.

Local photographer Duncan Cowley has produced a calendar of images from one of his favourite stomping grounds, Frodsham Marsh.

"I get requests every year to do a calendar, but I never really felt I had a good enough selection of images depicting all the birds and scenes on the marsh until the last few months.

Today marks the eleventh day of the eleventh month: Armistice Day.

From 10:30am, you will be able to commemorate those who fell during both World Wars and more recent conflicts through a pre-recorded service brought to you by Frodsham Town Council and Frodsham Churches Together.

A planning application seeking to change office space inside Castle Park House into a school has been approved by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

The application proposes the creation of a community hub element of Ancora House School, which is located near the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Local businesses who have had to close over lockdown can now apply for a Cheshire West and Chester Council Covid-19 financial support grant.

There are grants available for:

On Monday 2nd November, an avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a broiler breeder farm in the Dunham-on-the-Hill area, near Helsby.

To prevent the disease from spreading, 13,000 birds at the farm were 'humanely culled', and a temporary 3km prevention zone relating to birds or poultry was put in place around the site.

Frodsham Library is one of several Cheshire libraries that will begin offering an order and collection service from Thursday 12th November.

When placing an order you will be asked for the following information:

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.

Progress on the new Helsby Community Sports Club is fantastic and our new facility remains on track to open early 2021.

Our volunteer executive committee is busy pulling together a long list of plans, procedures, systems and people to ensure a smooth, safe and welcoming opening for you all! We are getting there but still need some more help in some areas.

We all know that 2020 has been a difficult year for local businesses large and small, who continue to be affected by lockdown measures just as they should be ramping up their sales for Christmas.

To help lessen the impact of the coronavirus restrictions, the Christmas in Frodsham community group have set up a virtual Christmas market, where local businesses can advertise their products.