Local Life
Scandinavian splendour - Christmas at Rode Hall
December 14th 2011
There’s a glorious, but different kind of Christmas at Rode Hall...marzipan pigs on the tree, searching for almonds in a sea of rice pudding... WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
High street stars in West Kirby
December 10th 2011
West Kirby residents are well-served by attractive shops and cafes in this lively Wirral town WORDS BY POLLY BERKELEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID BILLINGTON
Arley Hall at Christmas - Festive, floral and fabulous
December 9th 2011
Floral experts from across the county give elegant Arley Hall, near Northwich, an extra sparkle for the Christmas season WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
Christleton wins 2011 Best Kept Village award at the 55th Community Pride competition
December 5th 2011
Christleton is a pretty near perfect village. Says who? The judges of the 2011 Best Kept Village award
Styal, the home of Cheshire's very own Stonehenge
November 23rd 2011
Schoolchildren can now see Cheshire’s own version of Stonehenge and experience farm life in Styal PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
Great dogs in the Dane - The sledging dogs of Swettenham
November 23rd 2011
Mush, mush is the strange and unexpected sound you may hear in the village of Swettenham these days PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARA WALKER
Alexandra Burke switches the lights on the Cheshire Oaks Christmas Tree
November 14th 2011
Alexandra Burke flicks the switch at Cheshire Oaks and lights the UK's tallest Christmas Tree
Styal Women's Prison in pioneering green project
October 26th 2011
A Cheshire women’s prison is benefitting from pioneering eco-friendly processes in more ways than one WORDS BY RACHAEL HOGG
Records numbers turn out to The Nantwich Show 2011
October 5th 2011
Records numbers turned out to celebrate the best things in Cheshire at this year’s Nantwich Show WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
The Porsche Club of Great Britain annual event Arley Hall, Northwich
September 26th 2011
The Porsche Club of Great Britain rolled into town in customary style. Members of the PCGB North-West region chose elegant Arley Hall near Northwich as the location for their principal annual event. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
Stretton Walking Day 2011 at St Matthew’s Church, Stretton
August 31st 2011
The Stretton Walking Day saw a whole community unite for this traditional occasion. The event began with a special service at St Matthew’s Church, Stretton, during which the new Rose Queen, Sophie Leigh, was crowned. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON
Britain. Can its essence be captured within a bottle?
August 16th 2011
Defining a nation by the sense of smell of its natives could prove a difficult task...
Britain. Can its essence be captured within a bottle?
August 16th 2011
Defining a nation by the sense of smell of its natives could prove a difficult task...
2011 Goostrey Rose Festival
August 8th 2011
Young dancers were the stars of Goostrey Rose Festival where 12-year-old Honor Hocknell was crowned Rose Queen 2011.
2011 Wilmslow Scarecrow Festival
August 2nd 2011
A scarecrow parade and a dancing Samba band were part of the colourful attractions at this year’s Wilmslow Scarecrow Festival. Photography by Kirsty Thompson
2011 Cheshire County Show, Tabley Showground, Knutsford
August 2nd 2011
The Cheshire County Show celebrates all that is great about our county. Cheshire Life was there to join in the fun WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
The countdown starts for this year's Nantwich Show
July 25th 2011
Dorfold Park is undergoing a transformation as the countdown starts for this year's Nantwich Show. Emma Mayoh reports
The Alderley Edge May Fair 2011
June 27th 2011
The Alderley Edge May Fair, organised by Soroptimist International of Manchester, drew local churches, schools and organisations together for a host of fun. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON
Jodrell Bank in international £1.3 billion project
June 21st 2011
Jodrell Bank, Cheshire’s most famous landmark, is to become the centre of an international £1.3 billion project WORDS BY RAY KING
A preview of the Cheshire County Show 2011
June 17th 2011
Two days of farming and feel-good fun are coming soon to Tabley, Knutsford, in the form of the Cheshire County Show
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