News in Frodsham

Frodsham Town Council Policy, Process and Revenue Committee have been considering a change to the current selection process for the Town Mayor.

At present, the Town Mayor is appointed according to seniority, that is, the number of years a councillor has served, either from the date that they were elected to the Council or the date of their last been made Mayor.

Cheshire West and Chester Libraries have announced that Helsby Library will be reopening on reduced hours from Tuesday 4 May.

The library will be open for browsing and computer access on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am until 1pm, and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2pm until 6pm.

Frodsham Town Council has reported a 14 per cent drop in the number of local over-70s claiming their Christmas vouchers through the annual Council scheme.

Each year, Frodsham Town Council offers every town resident over 70 years of age a £10 gift voucher, which they can in turn redeem in a number of shops or donate to a good cause.

The Daniel Adamson steamship returned to Sutton Weaver yesterday (Wednesday), after an extended stay in Liverpool for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Art Deco ship, known by nearly everyone as 'The Danny', will begin its 2021 cruise programme in July, and will be offering a new Acton Bridge to Ellesmere Port route, sailing past landmarks such as Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge and Stanlow Oil Refinery on its way.

On Friday 30 April, the Rev. Andrew Emison will be hosting a virtual hustings with candidates for the Cheshire West and Chester Frodsham ward election, in association with Frodsham Nub News.

The hustings will begin at 7:30pm, and follow a 'Question Time'-style format.

Frodsham Town Council's Policy, Process and Revenue Committee has settled on Main Street Community Church as a venue for post-Covid Council meetings.

Regulations allowing councils to hold virtual meetings during the coronavirus pandemic expire on Thursday 6 May, requiring all official local authority meetings taking place after this date to be in person.

The salons contained within Billie Blake Hair & Beauty are on the lookout for new businesses to join their team.

Opened in December 2019, Billie Blake immediately became a popular destination for haircuts, beauty and nail treatments.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is inviting nominations for its Civic Awards for Design and Conservation 2021, which will celebrate the best examples of recent changes to the built environment.

Anyone can make a nomination for schemes large and small. There are separate categories for residential developments, commercial, retail, and industrial developments, and for the first time this year, a new category for projects which are low carbon and energy efficient.

Mike Amesbury MP is delighted that struggling families will benefit from cheaper school uniform costs when his private member's bill becomes law tomorrow (April 29).

Mike's bill is expected to clear all of its stages in the nick of time, just before the end of this parliamentary session.

The Mersey Forest will be running its next Mindfulness in Nature course from Helsby Community Centre, starting on May 17.

Mindfulness in Nature aims to promote full immersion in the natural environment, especially for people with mild to moderate mental health issues who would benefit from the stress, depression and anxiety-relieving mechanisms offered by the course.