Sports retailer, Sports Direct is the latest to exchange contracts with Cheshire West and Chester Council to open a new store in Northwich’s Barons Quay. The UK’s leading sporting goods retailer has outgrown their current premises and has taken the decision to expand...

Heritage Open Days will take place nationally across two weekends for the first time since it started 24 years ago. Heritage Open days celebrate architecture and heritage, revealing the stories about buildings, the people who have lived, used or worked in them. There...

The Entertainer has exchanged contracts with Cheshire West and Chester Council to open a new toy shop in Barons Quay. Selling all the latest and most popular toys, such as PJ Masks, Lego Friends and L.O.L, the new store is sure to attract thousands of families to...

A Northwich woman has been ordered to pay a total of £830 after admitting fly-tipping. Katie Connor, 30, of Thornley Green, Northwich, was prosecuted by Cheshire West and Chester Council for fly-tipping 12 bin bags of domestic waste which had been left strewn on the...

Chester History and Heritage, the local and family history resource is now based at the History Hub at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. Chester History and Heritage support family and local history research, they have a local history library and run a very popular...

Young people across Cheshire West and Chester have been celebrating today (Thursday 23 August) after receiving their GCSE examination results. Over 3,200 Year 11 students from across 19 academies and secondary schools took part. In 2017 new GCSEs in English language,...

Cheshire’s salt industry and its vital links to the region’s waterways will be celebrated this week when the Salt Towns’ Rally comes to Barons Quay on Thursday 23 August. The second leg of the event, which has already visited Middlewich and will go to Winsford after...

Sixth formers in Cheshire West and Chester are celebrating A-level success today (Thursday 16 August). Over 2,100 students from 14 schools, academies and colleges across Cheshire West and Chester sat the examinations. At a time of significant change, with the majority...

Cheshire West and Chester Council has reaffirmed its commitment to taking tough action on landlords who neglect their properties following the successful conviction of Nicholas Ian Shaw. Following complaints from an existing tenant back in September 2016, the...

A Winsford woman has been ordered to pay a total of £655 after being prosecuted for fly-tipping by Cheshire West and Chester Council. Sharon Cook (49), of Lulworth Close, Winsford was prosecuted for the fly-tipping of 10 bags of domestic waste on a grassed area near...

In its sixth year running, the city is preparing for the most colourful event of the year this Saturday, Chester Pride, celebrating diversity and the LGBT+ community. The free event is open to everyone, with a wide range of activities taking place, from the main...

Now Northwich is a new one-day, large scale international street theatre festival heading to Northwich on 6 October. The festival will take over the town centre transforming the streets and squares with magical and mesmerising local and international performances. It...

Hundreds of local people have already responded to a consultation around new plans for the Weaver Square area of Northwich town centre. A masterplan which could bring new residential development, local shops, a public services building and the potential for an...

Hundreds of local people have already responded to a consultation around new plans for the Weaver Square area of Northwich town centre. A masterplan which could bring new residential development, local shops, a public services building and the potential for an...

Now last month’s postponed Tom Jones concert has been rescheduled, Cheshire West and Chester Council is encouraging fans to give the Park&Ride a try. The service cuts traffic queues by sailing into the city on dedicated bus lanes and passengers can hop off at a...

“Our little one had the time of her life painting my face and covering me in rainbow glitter at Chester Pride last year – we all really enjoyed ourselves” said Richard, a Cheshire West and Chester Council approved foster carer. Richard from Northwich has been...

Chester’s iconic Eastgate Clock will fly the flag for Chester Pride from Friday 10 August. The second most photographed clock in the UK after Big Ben will be illuminated in rainbow colours to support this weekend’s Chester Pride celebrations. The clock face will be...

Cheshire West and Chester Council has brought the final part of its weed spraying programme forward due to the increased weed growth caused by this year’s exceptionally warm summer. Weed control starts in late spring/early summer, with a follow-up in September, but...