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A group of friends from Crewe and Nantwich are set to embark on a 50-mile cycling route around Cheshire and Shropshire on Remembrance Sunday to honour fallen se

PLANS have gone in for a huge new 495-home development on farmland just to the west of leafy Hartford.

Cheshire East Council chiefs have apologised to residents for disrupted garden waste collections - but is still hiking up 2027 collection costs by 7.25%.

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter Plans have been submitted for 52 homes in the open countryside at Wrenbury.

Halton councillor Carol Plumpton Walsh urges UK councils to support Sleeping Babies Reunited and help families uncover answers about historic stillbirths.

Davenham entrepreneur Karen Murray, who previously owned Dexter & Jones in Knutsford, launches LINX Permanent Jewellery.

Knutsford town councillors and businesses fight plans to close Church Hill for five months.

A CHESTER woman is celebrating after reaching the final of a prestigious competition for students in STEM.

Hartford’s Red Lion pub on Chester Road is set for a new chapter as Cheshire Pub Co takes over, with a December reopening planned and hospitality jobs available

A South Cheshire charity supporting women and girls has celebrated a landmark year of growth and impact at its annual general meeting.

Catalyst Science Discovery Centre in Widnes faces closure without urgent funding, as rising costs and other pressures hit the venue.

Plans to convert a former equestrian centre in Kingsley into three homes have been refused over concerns about the green belt and a public footpath.

BusinessComparison colleagues completed Cheshire’s 34-mile Sandstone Trail on September 25, raising £4,500 for cancer charity The Joshua Tree in Freya Jones' me

Runcorn and Widnes secondary schools ranked: Wade Deacon leads Halton in 2025-26 GCSE results, with attainment scores and pass rates compared across eight schoo

The annual festive event will return to Nantwich town centre on a Friday, with live entertainment expected to draw visitors to the celebrations.

The Crave Coffee figure is among 10 finalists for Inspirational Male Leader of the Year, with winners due to be announced at Carden Park in November.

The proposed development near Tarporley Road includes eight affordable homes, with housing supply pressures influencing the council’s planning assessment.

The Halfway House on Halton Road will welcome customers back on Friday 16 October, with interactive darts, new facilities and live entertainment planned.

People Planet Pint will hold its next gathering on 15 October, bringing residents together to discuss practical environmental ideas, recycling and reuse.

A new banking hub has opened on Grove Street in Wilmslow, providing weekday cash transactions for the community.

Jamie Benny, owner of Benny & Co. Hair Studios in Knutsford, has been named a finalist for the North Western Hairdresser of the Year at the 2026 British Hairdre

Hollands Country Clothing, a family-run retailer in Cheshire, has grown from humble beginnings selling wellington boots to achieving over £10 million in sales.

School Yard Knutsford, a food and drinks hall featuring independent traders, is set to open in spring next year following the approval of plans for the Grade II

The used-car retailer wants to transform a former industrial site on Sealand Road with a showroom, workshop and dedicated valet building.

Una Meehan received a national Chester Zoo award after years of collaboration on teacher training, school projects and conservation education.

Residents, community groups and planning professionals are being asked for views on new design standards for development across west Cheshire before 24 November

Council health officials say vaccine uptake remains above regional and national levels for some measures but has continued to fall, with misinformation, access

The Vicarage, a Grade II-listed coaching inn in Cheshire, has been sold to operators Jose Lourenco and Nathan Jordan, who plan a six-week refurbishment.

Families in Runcorn are rallying to save Brookvale Primary School amid proposed closures.

The Nantwich secondary school will open its doors on September 30, with an evening session confirmed from 6pm and further details of its Year 7 morning event st

Cheshire East Council has reminded households how to report problems after complaints about bins being left unemptied in parts of the town.

A coordinated package of support was put in place following major surgery, helping the long-standing care client rebuild her independence.

The University of Chester will host Welcome Week 2026 from September 28 to October 2, featuring safety advice, social events, sports activities, and a jobs fair

Stonegate Pub Partners is looking for an operator to take over The Lord Combermere, with investment in its beer garden among plans for the Cheshire venue.

Chester residents can shape city centre regeneration as the One City Plan and ION Developments’ Northgate Phase 2 plans are showcased at an October 20 event.

A Nantwich fitness group created to help older people stay active while tackling loneliness and isolation is celebrating its first anniversary.

Santa will officially open this year's Christmas department on October 3, with live entertainment and seasonal activities planned across the weekend.

Firefighters were called to Howty Close on Monday evening after waste and bushes caught fire, with crews checking the scene for hidden hotspots.

Plans for 168 homes off Dean Row Road in Wilmslow have been backed by Cheshire East councillors, although developers have been pressed to resolve outstanding dr

Grace Leigh, a 10-year-old from Winterley, has achieved gold in kata at the WUKF Karate World Championships.

Patients and visitors are being warned of temporary road closures and diversions at the Countess of Chester Hospital as work begins to remove its distinctive bl

Chester Racecourse will bring its 2026 season to a close on Saturday with an afternoon of racing followed by a live Massaoke performance on the Open Course.

Nantwich councillors have agreed to budget for an additional CCTV camera covering the walkway between Snow Hill car park and Swine Market after concerns were ra

Nantwich-based MOJOE has partnered with Revolut on a new programme designed to prepare athletes for careers in business, with the first five recruits set to joi

Cheshire East councillors have approved plans for 125 homes off Cumber Lane in Wilmslow after a contentious meeting dominated by concerns over peatland, floodin

Knutsford Good Neighbours will resume its transport service for elderly and infirm residents after finding a solution to phone problems which had prevented it o

Halton Borough Council has refused plans to convert the former Blockbuster premises on Salisbury Street into accommodation for vulnerable mothers and children.

A Knutsford optician plans to close his business rather than pay a town centre BID levy he opposed, while another local trader is contesting a court summons for

A schoolboy from Blacon is set to climb Ben Nevis this October to raise funds for The Arches Community Primary School.

Knutsford's Speedy Freight received the Finance Transformation award at the 2026 Finance Awards North West for its significant improvements in financial operati

Thirteen new apartments are being developed at Crow Wood Gardens to provide adults with disabilities and health conditions with greater independence and access

An appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a battery energy storage scheme in Penketh has been withdrawn, leaving the project's future uncertain.

A care home has been located on the site since 1975, with plans now in place for a modern replacement.

Couples will be able to hold weddings in the grounds of Tatton Park's Old Hall for the first time, with an open day planned for September 13.

Takeaways and sandwich shops across Knutsford, Wilmslow, Northwich and Winsford have received new food hygiene ratings following inspections carried out during

The week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.

Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

Workers aged 21 and over are entitled to at least £12.71 an hour, while younger employees and apprentices have different legal rates.

The former minister leading a government-commissioned review of youth inactivity also wants mandatory workplace experience for pupils aged 14 to 16.

Global shortages and disruption to international fuel markets are raising concerns over Britain's reliance on imported diesel, although forecourts continue to r

Rolls-Royce has finalised a deal to supply 18 engines for Airbus long-haul jets for Philippine Airlines, with maintenance included.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has called on advanced economies to lower debt levels as borrowing costs increase, h

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that high taxes and energy policy are damaging Britain's competitiveness, prompting a response from Labour over the b

JPMorgan says unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies has made the outlook for oil increasingly difficult to forecast as prices remain above $100 a b

The Bank of Japan has increased its main interest rate from 1% to 1.25% as the country confronts higher energy costs, a weak yen and renewed inflationary pressu

The Unite union, representing 36,000 Barclays employees, is calling for a one-off payment to help cover rising travel and childcare costs as the bank increases

Hospitality businesses are reporting changes in customer behaviour linked to the growing use of weight-loss treatments, with a Scottish industry survey finding

The UK's economy expanded by 0.4% in July, surpassing analysts' expectations of no growth, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Volkswagen's supervisory board has sanctioned a plan to reduce an additional 50,000 jobs, bringing the total job cuts to 100,000 by the year 2030.

Jobseekers, particularly from Generation Z, are increasingly falling victim to scams involving fake recruitment apps designed to steal personal data and money.

Long-term government borrowing costs in the UK have surged to a 28-year high, intensifying pressure on the government ahead of its upcoming Budget.

Ikea is implementing price cuts on hundreds of products across Europe as customers face increasing financial challenges.

Japanese businesses are increasing investment in India as they seek new sources of long-term growth and reduce their dependence on China amid changing global su

The Guardian's money and economics editors, Hilary Osborne and Heather Stewart, responded to reader inquiries regarding energy prices, tax thresholds, and the e

Healey’s attempt to provide ‘breathing space’ gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution Foundation Business live – latest updates Budget 2026: what it

The UK's largest mortgage lender has seen profits nearly double as customers pay higher interest rates.

Chancellor’s ‘new course’ includes a £100 one-off payment, low-carbon upgrade loans and an end to standing charges John Healey has unveiled a package of support

Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisis Budget 2026: key points at

How the chancellor’s measures on tax, benefits and pensions will affect your personal finances Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global

Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by John Healey’s tax and spending announcements Healey keeps income tax thresholds frozen. How much m

Changes announced by Chancellor John Healey in his first Budget will affect your finances directly. Here's how.

Digital taper system for benefit expected in budget, but those already hit with overpayments will still have to pay “On the surface it sounds really positive –

Many punters say inconvenience of bus rerouting is small price to pay for more space, but not everyone is happy To the east of Oxford Circus, there is chaos.

Heated airers claim to dry your clothes without costing the earth in energy.

Retirees will get a personal allowance aligned with the new state pension, but experts say it could get complicated Retirees in the UK on low incomes are expect

Workers who use their own car or van for business journeys could receive more tax relief from April 2027 after the Government announced changes to mileage rates

M&S and Tesco are among employers offering six weeks, highlighting gap with construction and agriculture “Being able to take six weeks’ paid paternity leave, fl

Much of the Burnham project depends on how the budget is received, as promise of ‘breathing space’ is a two-way street You be the chancellor: play our budget ga

Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budget Consumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the fastest

Emma Sainsbury questions whether government policy takes sufficient account of people whose caring responsibilities shape their finances and ability to keep a h

Nationwide says the North West, including Cheshire, remained England’s strongest-performing region in the third quarter despite weaker growth across the wider U

A Milton Keynes household will pay no home energy bills for five years under an Octopus tariff, provided it stays within fair-use limits.

A Wirral single mother is among renters turning to food banks as the gap between housing benefit and rent reaches £158 a month, with significant disparities in

More first-time buyers are turning to mortgages requiring little or no deposit, offering another route onto the property ladder but bringing higher borrowing co

The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged but warned that persistent Middle East tensions and higher energy prices have increased the risk of inflat

The cost of renting is expected to rise by 4% or 5% a year by December, according to property website Zoopla.

In August, the average price of a home rose by 0.2% month-on-month to £275,465, marking the first increase since April, as the market anticipates an interest ra

Experts recommend opening a Lifetime ISA now despite plans for a new First-time Buyer ISA, which may not offer as many benefits.

Higher energy prices, inflation and weaker wage growth linked to the Iran conflict could reduce the real disposable income of an average UK household by £2,400

Japanese internet provider GMO Internet has admitted that security weaknesses in its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service allowed attackers to gain unauthorised acc

Anthropic has warned that its artificial intelligence ambitions could require commitments of up to $807 billion, as the company prepares for a proposed stock ma

Tesco is planning to replace VMware with Proxmox across parts of its store-based technology estate, according to a job advert reported by The Register.

Manufacturers shipped around 255 million phones in the third quarter of 2026, with analysts warning that rising component costs are putting affordable models un

Four companies are developing plans for server facilities moored at ports, building on a renewable-powered demonstration already under way in Yokohama.

The Ministry of Defence is inviting suppliers of underwater vehicles, AI systems and specialist equipment to help shape its next generation of autonomous naval

ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall and VMware services were among those affected as Microsoft investigated connectivity problems across multiple Azure re

Camera systems, weather data and machine learning are being used to forecast when crops will be ready, although growers’ own experience remains central to harve

The ChatGPT developer says thousands of accounts were involved in attempts to extract protected model reasoning during July, with a core cluster linked to peopl

DriveWealth reports unauthorized access to customer data following a social engineering attack.

Google has confirmed that its Gemini AI gained access to three company websites during an independent cybersecurity test after using publicly available informat

Stanford researchers have launched Paper2Agent, a framework that transforms scientific papers into interactive AI agents capable of answering questions and repr

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are prompting mathematicians to question how their profession could change after an OpenAI system produced a solution

Nvidia is developing technology that could allow energy-hungry AI data centres to temporarily reduce their electricity consumption when power grids come under p

The UK's advertising regulator has banned adverts for AI applications after finding they objectified women and promoted tools capable of creating sexualised mat

OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Astra, initially available to participants in its Trusted Access Program, with a broader rollout expected soon.

A digital display at a bus stop in Manchester mistakenly shows a Windows Defender firewall warning, causing confusion about the next bus arrival.

As the chancellor prepares for 28 October, we unpack the facts and figures – and the implications any changes could mean for you As John Healey prepares his fir

Supermarket urges government not to ‘further aggravate’ pressure on costs for businesses in next week’s budget Sainsbury’s has warned of a “pretty challenging”