1. Midlands 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.

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  2. The sad demise of 'the Harrods of the North'published at 08:56 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Department store Browns of Chester closes its doors after 241 years of serving the city.

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  3. Drugs and guns boss extradited from UAE jailedpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Leon Cullen, 33, fled to Dubai using a fake passport before UK police tracked him down.

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  4. Ducklings rescued after being trapped in drainpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Twelve ducklings were reunited with an anxious mother duck after they fell into a drain.

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  5. Family of 12 ducklings saved from drainpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    The family of 12 ducklings are reunited with an anxious mother duck after they fell into a drain.

  6. Banned driver pretended to be twin brotherpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Lee Roberts is jailed for duping the DVLA to obtain a licence in his twin brother's name.

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  7. University campus to move to town centre complexpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The University of Chester's site in Warrington town centre will be fully operational by September.

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  8. Detectorists who took axe heads admit nighthawkingpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A gang who stole from Beeston Castle and Roche Abbey are ordered to give up their metal detectors.

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  9. Nurse accused of baby murders appears in courtpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Lucy Letby is accused of killing eight infants while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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  10. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  11. Tory candidate regains PCC role from Labourpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Conservative John Dwyer returns as the police and crime commissioner five years after being ousted.

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  12. Rotheram re-elected as Liverpool City Region mayorpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Labour's Steve Rotheram, who was elected as the area's first metro mayor in 2017, retains his post.

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  13. As it happened: West Midlands election resultspublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Results of and reaction to council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections.

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  14. Traveller sentenced for caravan injunction breachpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Michael Maloney pitched caravans on land in Cheshire without planning permission, a court hears.

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  15. Jury discharged in farmhouse torture murder trialpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Christopher Guest More was accused of murdering Brian Waters who was tortured and killed in 2003.

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  16. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  17. Wood mill managers cleared over 2015 explosionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

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  18. Front ripped off cash machine in robberypublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

    Huub building in CongletonImage source, Google

    The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

    Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

    A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

  19. Son 'desperate' to fund parents' Covid treatmentpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Vernon Rose, whose parents are ill with Covid in India, is told by a doctor he 'needs a miracle'

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  20. Family thanks girls who saved man kicked in riverpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The 74-year-old has "cried happy tears" after receiving overwhelming support, his daughter says.

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