News in Frodsham

Weaver Vale Labour MP Mike Amesbury outlines what he would like to see in Wednesday's budget as the UK gets ready to emerge from lockdown thanks to the NHS vaccination programme.

As we transition through the roadmap, Chancellor Rishi Sunak's budget is an opportunity to ensure this awful coronavirus tragedy does not turn into an economic disaster.

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team are appealing for information following a livestock worrying offence last week.

On Wednesday 24 February, 13 heavily pregnant sheep died after being chased into ditches in a field off the A56 near Sutton Hall Golf Club.

All parkruns across the country will return on June 5, with junior events, including the Castle Park race, restarting on April 11.

From this date, children aged between four and 10 only will be invited back to complete the 2k course around the Castle Park grounds.

Residents are being urged by Cheshire Police to continue to stay at home ahead of the first phase of relaxation of coronavirus lockdown restrictions next month.

On Monday 22 February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined a four-step road map, with strict conditions, for gradually lifting coronavirus restrictions throughout spring and summer.

Lockdown continues for now, but it won't be long now until Frodsham's sports clubs, Arts Centre and cultural events can begin to welcome visitors once again.

Here's a list of the activities available this month to help you get through the wait!

Cheshire Wildlife Trust would like your help in naming their pair of Hatchmere beavers, who arrived in the area in November 2020.

Beavers became extinct in England in the 16th century, and so the introduction of this couple was an historic moment for the local landscape and wildlife of Hatchmere Nature Reserve.

Helsby's unicorns are back, and this time they brought a friend.

On Sunday morning, residents enjoying an early spring stroll might have caught a glimpse of these colourful visitor as they trotted around the village.

This week, Castle Park Arts Centre was awoken from its lockdown slumber by the arrival of four new exhibitions, including Trio: Three Seasons, Three Styles by Maggie Hilditch.

A bit about Maggie

Maggie is a Liverpool-based painter and art trainer, whose career spans many aspects of the creative world.

Tomorrow (Monday), marks the start of Manley's Virtual Spring Fair, an opportunity to indulge in some online retail therapy from local and not-so-local businesses.

With sections covering accessories, children, food and drink, homeware, gifts and more, there is something to interest everyone.

It's amazing what a bit of sun can do to lift a county's mood. Having been blasted by floods, snowstorms, and high winds over the past winter, it feels like this week was the first inkling of spring in Cheshire.

Spring is often associated with hope and new beginnings, and that feeling has been strengthened by the government's announcement of the end of lockdown 'roadmap'.