News in Frodsham

On an unexpectedly mild morning last weekend, Frodsham Nub News took a walk around Frodsham Marshes.

Beginning on Marsh Lane and walking over the motorway bridge, we kept to the left along Moorditch Lane, enjoying the quick red and yellow flash of a pair of busy goldfinches darting through the hedgerows.

Frodsham Town Council have agreed to draft a new protocol on working group expenditure, following concerns that the procurement of last year's Christmas tree did not comply with finance regulations.

What happened?

Frodsham's ward Councillor, Lynn Riley, entered into a fiery exchange with Cheshire West and Chester Council Leader Louise Gittins at last night's (February 25) council tax setting, as Cllr Gittins suggested that the town is 'a dump'.

During CWAC's four-hour-long Council meeting, Councillors clashed over Labour's proposed 4.99 per cent rise in the borough's council tax for 2021/22, 3 per cent of which relates to the adult social care precept.

Helsby Tennis Club has been shortlisted for Club of the Year by the Cheshire Lawn Tennis Association.

The Club, which is also in the running for Community / Parks Club of the Year, has an innovative offering, including tennis for free, free tasters and member support.

We might still be months away from that longed-for foreign holiday, but with the help of new local business, Primrose Baklava, you can bring the flavours of the Mediterranean right into your own home.

Combining syrup-soaked layers of flaky filo pastry atop sweet walnuts and pistachios, baklava is a hugely popular dessert in countries such as Greece, Turkey and Iran.

Cheshire NHS bosses are confident of being able to vaccinate all adults by the end of July.

Infection rates in Cheshire West continue to move in 'a positive direction' but need to drop further before some lockdown restrictions are eased.

Those are the views of two senior council officials, providing an update on the borough's pandemic response yesterday (February 24).

Frodsham Nub News' Job section has received a brand new coat of paint thanks to the Nub News Tech Department.

The Jobs section is now easier than ever to browse and apply for the latest opportunities in the area, including our latest job of the week: a caregiver position with Home Instead Senior Care.

Today (Wednesday) marks the virtual opening of four new Castle Park Arts Centre exhibitions, including Disappearing World, a series of 26 paintings by Gillian Robertson.

Gillian's pieces portray an environment transformed by climate change, where local landscapes are distorted by roiling clouds and creeping floodwater.

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his 'roadmap' to Parliament on Monday (22 February), Frodsham MP Mike Amesbury voiced the concerns of Queens Head pub manager Ryan McKeown, who was disappointed that the plans did not include details of economic support available to businesses required to stay closed for longer.

Here, Ryan explains the situation he and many other hospitality and leisure sector workers are facing.