Former regiment to get arboretum memorialpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Two former soldiers succeed in getting a Cheshire Regiment memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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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
Former regiment to get arboretum memorialpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Is Merseyside seeing a Green revolution?published at 15:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Are the electoral gains made by the Greens on Merseyside a sign of things to come in the region?
Read MoreRugby League player cleared of punching partnerpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Anthony Gelling told the court he was trying to stop his then-partner reversing their car into him.
Read MoreDaughter spent cash mum left to hospice in willpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Deborah Nilsson spent some of the £20,000 on a new kitchen, new bathroom and a family holiday.
Read MoreTrial date set for nurse accused of baby murderspublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Lucy Letby is accused of killing eight babies while working on a hospital neonatal unit.
Read MoreNew vaccine hub opens as variant concern continuespublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
The Indian variant of Covid-19 now makes up the majority of new cases in Bolton.
Read MoreTourists head on holiday as restrictions relaxpublished at 07:35 British Summer Time 18 May 2021
Blackpool's hoteliers welcome back tourists while holidaymakers fly out from Manchester to Portugal.
Read More'No quick answers' in fatal blast investigationpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
Investigators are working in "the most awful conditions" in Heysham, the fire service says.
Read MoreOver-18s urged to book vaccine in Covid-hit townpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
Blackburn with Darwen's public health chief says people will be "surprised how eligible they are".
Read MoreMore than 6,000 vaccinated in Bolton over variantpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
Thousands of people got jabs in Bolton over the weekend as the town battles the Indian variant.
Read MoreCircus helped develop reopening planspublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
BBC Radio StokeCheshire-based Gandeys Circus has been working with the government on pilot schemes for the return of live events ahead of officially reopening.
The projects have taken place at holiday resorts and led to suggestions of new measures to help tackle the spread of Covid-19.
Image source, Getty ImagesBinky Beaumont, from Gandeys, said it was great to get back to business.
“Everything is coming together,” he said.
“We have had artists flying in over the last two to three weeks who are in isolation, they have to have their Covid test, they have to be in isolation for 10 days, then they have to isolate and have daily test and temperature checks before they are allowed to start and join the rest of the cast for rehearsals, because it is such a big cast.”
Council's first Muslim female leader's 'huge duty'published at 09:16 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
Arooj Shah says she wants to motivate other Asian women and recalls facing misogyny and racism.
Read MoreMidlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 17 May 2021
The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MoreFootballers' silence for boy killed by lightningpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
Players from dozens of Sunday league teams pay tribute to Jordan Banks, who died on Tuesday.
Read MoreDriver dies after failing to stop for policepublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
Read MoreBoy killed and four adults injured in explosionpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
Two-year-old George Hinds died in the explosion, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.
Read MoreChild dies and four adults injured in explosionpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
Two houses collapsed following the blast, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.
Read MoreBoy charged with murder over home intrusion deathpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 16 May 2021
Thomas Edmunds, 36, was found unconscious in his house in Kirkby, Merseyside.
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