News in Frodsham

More than half of all sick days taken in February by staff at the Cheshire NHS body leading the Covid-19 vaccination programme were down to stress, anxiety, or depression.

That's according to the latest workforce report from NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which leads the vaccine roll-out in the county.

As we draw closer to the local elections on Thursday 6 May, Frodsham Nub News will be interviewing those standing for Frodsham ward councillor on Cheshire West and Chester Council, hearing more about their key priorities and what they would hope to achieve if elected.

Today we heard from Labour candidate, Mike Garvey, a former police officer who has lived in Frodsham for 25 years. During this time, he has been involved with several different community groups, including the Green Gates Community Project.

If you are looking for work in Frodsham and the surrounding area, our Job of the Week, handpicked from our Jobs section, might just be your dream role.

And don't forget that if you are a Frodsham business wanting to advertise your job opportunities to our readers you can click 'Nub It' to get in touch with us about our listing rates.

Last week, we asked if you knew of a local Frodsham Hero who deserved to be recognised for their contribution to the community.

We had some lovely nominations, which we'd like to share with you in this feel-good Friday feature!

Kingsley Players Youth Theatre have announced a post-lockdown summer performance of Grimm Tales.

Written by Philip Pullman in 2013 and then adapted for the stage by Philip Wilson, Grimm Tales revisits a rich clutch of familiar and not-so-familiar fairy tales initially conjured up by the Brothers Grimm.

Have you seen this old photo of Church Road and Pinmill Brow?

I wonder who the smartly dressed men standing in front of the Ring O' Bells are, and where they are off to!

Easter weekend is here, and there are just ten more days until the return of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality!

Although we are still under lockdown restrictions, this year promises to be quite different to Easter 2020, which fell right at the height of the first wave of Covid-19, when we were only supposed to leave our houses for an hour of exercise each day.

Let's play 'spot the difference' with these two views from Helsby Hill, one dating from 1968, the other from 2020.

On first glance, it doesn't seem like much has altered in the intervening 52 years: in both pictures you can pick out Helsby Methodist Church, Station and the shops along Chester Road.

It's beginning to look a lot like Easter and Frodsham's local businesses have been busy creating special gifts and sweet treats for you to enjoy. How egg-citing!

• To get you in the mood for all that Easter chocolate, Bene Gelateria are currently offering Creme Egg flavoured ice-cream – it looks delicious!

It feels like only days ago that we were celebrating Valentine's Day, and now Mother's Day is just around the corner!

We've made a list of the local shops and businesses that can help with gift ideas for that special lady.