Bakery helps ex-offenders prepare for workpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021
Reformed criminal Lee Wakeham teaches workplace skills to ex-offenders to help them secure jobs.
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Latest updates as Storm Christoph brings disruption to the North West on Thursday 21 January
Cheshire takes brunt of flooding
Severe flood warnings in place on River Bollin near Lymm and River Dee near Chester
Dozens of pensioners at a Northwich retirement village are stranded by flooding
Thousands of homes narrowly escaped serious flooding in Manchester
Rail services disrupted across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire
Bakery helps ex-offenders prepare for workpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021
Bakery provides ex-offenders with career boostpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021
A bakery has been set up by an ex-offender to offer supportive employment for others when they are released from prison.
Man offered Covid jab after height listed as 6.2cmpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021
Liam Thorp shares his surprise after the NHS mixes up his height and weight in spectacular fashion.
Read MoreParish council Zoom meeting dogged by rows againpublished at 22:10 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021
Thousands tune in for the latest Handforth Parish Council meeting but Jackie Weaver is not present.
Read MoreMurdered paraglider 'felt safer in Mongolia'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021
Steve Nash was murdered the day after separating from his friend who was injured.
Read MoreM6 reopens after long closure following crashespublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021
The southbound M6 has reopened in Cheshire after being shut since Tuesday afternoon due to two crashes.
Image source, Cheshire Fire and Rescue ServiceA fuel tanker hit a bridge and was torn open, spilling half its 28,000 litres across the motorway.
The other crash saw a van collide with a lorry carrying vodka and gin which spilt onto the road.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said , externalthe road reopened just before midday on Wednesday.
Online musical shines spotlight on seaside townpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021
Theme Park Fan follows a rollercoaster enthusiast visiting Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Read MoreStretch of M6 could be closed through the morningpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021
BBC Radio StokeHighways England is warning that the southbound M6 in Cheshire could be closed through the morning.
Image source, GoogleIt follows two crashes yesterday afternoon between junction 17 for Sandbach and 16.
One of the crashes involved a tanker, which hit a bridge and was torn open.
It was carrying 28,000 litres of fuel. Half of that ended up on the road.
The other crash involved a van and lorry. The van driver suffered serious injuries.
Murder accused 'tortured woman with pet ferret'published at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021
A woman tells a court Alan Edwards, who is accused of killing Susan Waring, attacked her several times.
Read MoreMan guilty of cash machine explosion robberiespublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021
Adam Murphy went on the run for seven years after police arrested other members of the gang.
Read MoreBaby's body found on golf course 'there for weeks'published at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021
The discovery of the body remains a mystery and police are continuing efforts to trace the boy's mother.
Read MoreCats rescued from fire treated with oxygen maskspublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021
Special oxygen masks for pets were used to save the cats who were pulled from a burning house in Runcorn.
Read MoreEverton's new stadium recommended for approvalpublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
A council report says the football club's 52,000-seater stadium should be given planning permission.
Read MorePlant will turn household waste into aviation fuelpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
The facility in Ellesmere Port aims to reduce the burden on landfills and reliance on fossil fuels.
Read MoreMayor resigns over wedding party Covid breachpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
Blackburn Mayor Iftakhar Hussain admits visiting the house was a "momentary lapse of judgment".
Read More'Dancing on Ice practice' skaters get lake warningpublished at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
Skaters are "putting their lives at risk" by using frozen lakes in nature reserves, a charity says.
Read MoreCouncil to seek clarity over vaccine supply cutpublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
It is "vital" Lancashire's vaccination programme is allowed to "continue unabated", a councillor says.
Read MoreMidlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021
The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MorePeat project to boost 'moonscape' moor's recoverypublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021
The Winter Hill moorland, which was devastated by fire in 2018, is being restored.
Read MoreFrom fine dining to selling £16 takeaway burgerspublished at 01:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021
Michelin-starred restaurants are relying on takeaways and cook-at-home boxes to survive the pandemic.
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