News in Frodsham

On Tuesday night (29 June), firefighters were called to a fire in Weaver Crescent.

A fire crew from Frodsham arrived at the scene at 9:05pm to find a conifer well alight.

A group of friends have walked the whole Sandstone Trail in a single day to raise money for the mental health charity, Mind.

On Saturday (26 June), after months of training, Ian Savage and 17 of his friends set off from Whitchurch on their mammoth walk, on a mission to boost awareness of men's mental health issues while chatting about their own experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

Frodsham's ward Councillors react to the news that Cheshire West and Chester Council has lodged an application to extend planning permission for Frodsham Recycling Centre.

Frodsham Conservatives are delighted to read that Cheshire West and Chester Council has finally made an application to itself to extend the temporary planning permission for Frodsham's household waste and recycling centre.

Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury supports granting special status to Cheshire Sandstone Ridge to encourage people to enjoy our beautiful countryside while boosting the local economy.

Natural England proposes including the ridge in a select group of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty likely to be known as 'National Landscapes' in future.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has applied to extend the planning permission for Frodsham Recycling Centre for a further two years.

The Recycling Centre site has been operating under temporary planning permission for 30 years, but the Council's current authorisation to remain on the site expires on August 22.

Cheshire West and Chester Council's next full council meeting will now take place online due to rising Covid-19 infection rates.

The meeting is scheduled for July 15.

Unattended candles caused a house fire in Frodsham this Saturday (June 26).

Two fire crews from Runcorn and Widnes were called to the house fire on Overton Green.

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Church Street will be closed between 8pm-5am for five nights from Monday 28 June for safety reasons to enable BT Openreach to clear a blockage under the railway bridge.

During the closure, the street will be access-only.