The Latest Breaking News from Cheshire

Community Bid Saves Pub: locals raise £311,250; £360,000 in grants back Golden Lion

For 12 years, the Golden Lion in Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, stood closed after the village pub shut in January 2013. Residents spent years campaigning to protect the historic building from redevelopment and return it to community use. Their efforts culminated in the purchase of the pub in June 2024 by…

The Times of India · 9h ago

Fiddler’s Ferry: Crews tackle blaze at former power station in Cheshire

The coal-fired power station shut in 2020 after nearly 50 years of operation

The Independent UK · Oct 15

Cheshire cats de la Roche and Musgrave grin after Silverstone Historic F3 thrillers

Outgoing champion de la Roche clinches the finale by 0.042 seconds, while there were also some very close Formula Ford 1600 finishes

Autosport · Oct 12

Coleen Rooney returns to work in first look at The Real Rooneys

Wayne and Coleen have invited cameras into their Cheshire mansion for the Disney+ show.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Wasp spider seen in north of England latest ‘climate refugee’ amid global heating

The Argiope bruennichi, spotted in Cheshire for first time, part of worrying trend that could threaten native species

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Cristiano Ronaldo’s $7.4 million Cheshire estate cut to $6.7 million after struggling to find a buyer: What the 23-acre mansion includes and why the football star left

Despite its luxurious appeal, Cristiano Ronaldo's $7.4 million grand estate in Cheshire struggled to find a willing buyer. Initially set at a staggering price exceeding seven million dollars, the asking amount was drastically reduced to $6.7 million. The 23-acre mansion has seven bedrooms and six bathrooms with over lavish amenities.…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

CCTV footage released after 70,000 pints of Guinness stolen in brazen heist

Detectives investigating the theft of more than 70,000 pints of Guinness worth £115,000 have released CCTV footage of two men they wish to speak to. Around 880 barrels were stolen when two HGV trailers were taken from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, on Monday 31 August. Footage shows two lorries…

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Guinness Gone? Police Warn Pub Owners of 70,000 Pints of Stolen Stout After Getaway Trailers Were Found

Thieves stole 880 barrels of Guinness worth £115,000 from a Cheshire depot. Police appeal for information as the stolen trailers were found abandoned, but the beer remains missing.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7

Thieves steal more than 70,000 pints’ worth of Guinness from depot in Cheshire

Police say two lorries were driven into industrial estate in Runcorn and attached to trailers holding about 800 barrels

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebe

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28