News in Frodsham

FRODSHAM and Helsby are to get enhanced support to tackle the surge in Covid's Delta variant across Cheshire.

A national support package will be directed towards the borough of Cheshire West and Chester where in less than three weeks the seven-day infection rate has risen from five per 100,000 population on May 23 to at least 113 by June 8.

Frodsham MP Mike Amesbury has welcomed the rejection of controversial plans for an 18-metres 5G mobile phone mast in the town.

Mr Amesbury says he is pleased planners refused the Fluin Lane application by Three UK which was brought under permitted development rights meaning a full planning application was not required.

Last week we celebrated our CAREGivers during Carers' Week.

There are 6.5 million carers in the UK taking care of family members or friends who need extra help and support due to their illness, frailty or disability, and could not manage without this help.

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We are recruiting in the following areas: North West, Midlands, London, South East and the South West.

Now that lockdown has eased enough to allow for outdoor and indoor socialising, there are summer activities and events popping up all over the place in Frodsham and Helsby.

You can keep up with some of these local and community goings-on on our What's On section and our regular Event of the Week article.

PARENTS in Frodsham are being encouraged to ditch their cars for the school run on Thursday (June 17), which is Clean Air Day.

The plea is part of Cheshire West and Chester Council's support for the national day of action aimed at making a difference to air quality in the borough.

Frodsham Festival of Walks Chair, Cllr Caroline Ashton, is inviting residents to join in with the Great Walk Together by planning a local walk for Sunday 20 June.

The Great Walk Together forms part of the Great Get Together 2021, an initiative of the Jo Cox Foundation which aims to bring people together to celebrate new connections and Jo's #MoreInCommon message.

Community sector organisations in Frodsham carrying out projects aimed at reducing health inequalities are being invited to apply for grants from Cheshire NHS bodies.

Cheshire West and East Integrated Care Partnerships are working with Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group to distribute £660,000 of funding, with up to £30,000 available over 18 months to support each project.

For our Frodsham Heroes this week, we celebrate the work of consultant surgeon Robert Jones, who also lives in Frodsham.

Robert is a consultant hepatobiliary and general surgeon at Liverpool University Hospitals, and Royal College of Surgeons lead for research into bowel cancer that has spread to the liver.

Climate Action Frodsham is inviting local residents to join its projects meeting on Wednesday 9 June.

The meeting will take place at 7:30pm via this Zoom link.