News in Frodsham

More than £1 million of investment is coming to the bus network in Frodsham's local rural areas.

Today (March 15), the government confirmed that the council would receive £1.075 million from the rural mobility fund.

We're two weeks away from the official start of British summertime, and Frodsham is awash with colourful blooms and buds.

From cream camellias in Castle Park to green hawthorn buds on Queensway, there is plenty of brightness around to help lift the spirits.

Adults with a learning disability are being urged to come forward for their Covid-19 vaccination after recently being added to the priority list.

This follows new advice from government experts highlighting the greater risk posed by coronavirus to people with a learning disability.

Local unpaid carers who do not live with the person they care for can now get free personal protective equipment (PPE).

Cheshire West and Chester Council, in partnership with Cheshire West Carers Support Service, Vivo Carers Choices, and Cheshire Carers Hub are providing free PPE for all unpaid carers, who do not live in the same household as the person they are caring for.

A recent Cheshire West and Chester Council report on the borough's 20mph zones has revealed the relative safety of Frodsham's residential roads.

The Council's 20mph Speed Limit Programme was first introduced in 2016 to reduce average speeds and road traffic collisions on residential streets across the borough with average speeds of less than 24mph.

Recycling rates in Cheshire West have fallen over the last five years, new data shows.

The data, sourced from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, also shows that the council collected 480.4kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2019-20 – though that was 2.1 kg less than five years earlier.

As well as exhibitions from Gillian Robertson, Maggie Hilditch and Textiles in the Park, Castle Park Arts Centre is also displaying work from Liverpool-based artist collective Hub Studios.

Hub Studios is a group of 12 independent creatives who share a space within Cains Brewery Village in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle area.

Following the success of their A Chorus Line dance workshop, The Zodiac Musical Theatre company are now offering another free online session.

Beginning at 7:30pm on Tuesday 23 March, group choreographer, Jessica, will have you dancing to 'What a Feeling' from Flashdance the Musical, which The Zodiac hope to perform in the near future.

Week one of step one of the road map is done. Schools are back, care homes are allowing designated visitors, and Cheshire has taken its first tentative step back to normality.

This week has also seen a raft of positive news in the county's Covid-19 fightback — touching on vaccines, infection rates, and hospital cases — leading two regional experts to hold a 'glass half-full' outlook on the easing of lockdown.

Frodsham MP Mike Amesbury's proposed law to slash the cost of school uniforms has moved a step closer to becoming reality.

While many schools insist parents buy expensive branded clothing from a single supplier, Mike's Private Members' Bill would make affordability a top priority and establish a fair and open tendering process.