Cheshire County, England News

A NATIONAL fitness chain has become the first company to confirm its plans to locate on the proposed multi-million pound St Thomas Square redevelopment.

KNUTSFORD residents have called on the leader of Cheshire East Council to stand up for them in their fight against the high speed train line that is planned to cut through the Tatton constituency.

A KNUTSFORD businesswoman is hoping the town supports one of the country's biggest horse shows on Bank Holiday Monday.

TATTON Park is leading the way in a new national initiative that has been set up to help save thousands of financially threatened parks across the country.

ORGANISERS of the Bowdon Festival teamed up with Altrincham Choral Society to put on a concert in a day - and raise funds for disadvantaged children.

A MAN accused of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine has told a court a person he was unwilling to "grass" on must have used his phone to arrange alleged drug deals.

A TEENAGER who lost part of a leg to cancer is celebrating after he and his partner won a national gymnastics title.

Alicia Keys braced herself for an invisible golden shower as she kicked off the UK leg of her 'Set The World On Fire' world tour at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England last week.

TWO thugs have been jailed after they assaulted a man in a working men's club on Christmas Day night.

Indian restaurant Roshni, in Forsbrook, near Stoke on Trent, evoked memories of an Indian holiday for Louise Elliott and her husband, Martin, when they dined there recently.

Archie, a chocolate Labrador, is the first recipient of the Cheshire Pet award which is designed to highlight stories where pets and their owners go the extra mile to help others.

Dave Boardman, lead member of Knutsford band Darktown Jubilee, will be performing at Shaw Heath Club on Mobberley Road with his band on Friday, May 24.

The Potteries' Transformation Garden,which is set to be auctioned off following the show, was designed to represent the city's industrial heritage along with the ongoing regeneration in the area.

IT'S another big week for our city, following the hugely popular visit of Prince Charles to the Mother Town a few days ago.

TWO men have appeared in court charged in connection with the death of a French man who disappeared four years ago.

DETECTIVES suspect a group of train passengers - whose attack left a 25-year-old man with a shattered cheekbone - may be from St Helens.

An area of Grimsby is one of Britain's worst 'Benefit ghettos', according to a report released today by The Centre For Social Justice.

A TENANT who made life a misery for her neighbours has lost her home in Avondale Drive, Widnes, after a court order shut it down.

THE criminals, who were from the Glasgow area, were part of a 30-strong gang who trafficked the Class A drugs from Merseyside to Scotland.

A FORMER Wirral schoolboy turned entrepreneur brings the spirit of comic legend Tommy Cooper to The Royal Court in Liverpool next month.