News in Frodsham

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Since lockdown eased on April 12 it has been great to see new businesses popping up all around Frodsham, including Luna Beauty, which opened last week at Castle Park.

Offering treatments such as eyebrow tinting, manicures, pedicures, gel nails and waxing, as well as facials and a variety of massages, Luna Beauty aims to create a relaxing spa experience that will both soothe and energise your body and mind.

In the local elections of Thursday 6 May, Frodsham residents will vote for both a new borough councillor and a new town councillor in Waterside ward.

The candidates standing for this role are Patrick Eakin, Chris Basey and Lucy Sumner.

It's Friday, which means it is time for our latest Frodsham Heroes feature!

Today's person, who was nominated by four separate people, has become quite the household name in Frodsham over recent months with his lovely photographs of the town.

In this column, Frodsham MP Mike Amesbury discusses the story of St George, the 'perfect saint to represent England in the modern age.'

I'm proud to celebrate St George's Day and the best of England in honour of its dragon-slaying patron saint.

If you run a business that employs up to 10 people in Frodsham, Helsby or the surrounding areas, you could be eligible for a year's free access to Cheshire West and Chester Council's Employee Assistance Programme.

The Employee Assistance Programme provides a range of services to help employees cope with difficult work and personal pressures. It includes telephone counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, face-to-face counselling, critical incident support, information and advice lines, training courses and much more.

Frodsham and Helsby residents who test positive for coronavirus will now be contacted by Cheshire West and Chester Council instead of the national Test and Trace service, as the local authority launches a new pilot scheme aimed at communicating test results more quickly.

The joint initiative – created in partnership with NHS Test and Trace - brings the Council in from the start of the tracing journey, at the same time that the case is entered into the national system.

Electrical vehicle charging points will soon be available to use in Frodsham's Moor Lane Car Park.

From mid-May, Cheshire West and Chester Council will be opening such facilities across the borough, to allow residents and visitors to charge their electric vehicles in more locations, especially in areas where residents have no off-street parking.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is encouraging local schools to get involved with this year's Big Pedal Challenge, which is organised by Sustrans, a charity which works to promote walking and cycling.

The challenge will run between 19 and 30 April, with schools competing each day to see who can record the greatest number of pupils, staff and parents cycling, walking, scooting or using a wheelchair to get to school.

As well as elections for Cheshire West and Chester Council and the county's Police and Crime Commissioner, on Thursday 6 May there will also be a vote for a new town councillor to fill a Waterside ward vacancy.

The candidates campaigning to be elected to this position are Lucy Sumner, representing the Labour Party, Chris Basey, representing the Conservative Party, and Patrick Eakin, who is standing independently for this vote.