6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (106+ words) GROUPS and organisations looking for extra funding are invited to apply for a financial boost. Knutsford Town Council offers a community grant to support local community organisations, charities and Community Interested Companies (CICs). Knutsford Library was awarded £450 towards their summer…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (190+ words) A CLASSIC spy thriller hilariously recreated for the stage will be brought back to life by a team of drama enthusiasts this week. Knutsford Little Theatre presents ‘The 39 Steps’ from September 9 to 12 and 16 to 19. The drama is billed as a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (292+ words) A CHESHIRE horticultural business must remove several structures amid some suggestions none of them are for commercial use. Blossom Farm Nurseries, on High Legh's Northwood Lane, was unsuccessful in a request for retrospective planning permission. The horticultural business has had…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (418+ words) MEMBERS of a cricket club's community are celebrating a 'once-in-a-generation' moment as work began to replace its historic pavilion. Earlier this month, bulldozers arrived at Toft Cricket Club to demolish the pavilion which has served the club since it was…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (199+ words) FLIGHTS at Manchester Airport have been hit by delays due to an air traffic control glitch. At least 10 airports across the UK have been plunged into chaos today, Tuesday, following a ‘technical issue’. The problem is affecting some departure flights....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (397+ words) Mr Tung became Hong Kong’s first leader after the former British colony returned to Chinese rule (Alamy/PA) Tung Chee-hwa, a shipping heir who became Hong Kong’s first leader after the former British colony returned to Chinese rule, has died…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (395+ words) Andy Burnham vowed to engage “frankly and constructively” with China while raising security and human rights cases including the detention of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in his first phone call with President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister discussed the “importance…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (323+ words) County Durham’s Katie Magee sealed an incredible second place at the iconic Defender Burghley Horse Trials, massively outperforming her world ranking of 33rd. The 44-year-old came back from a disappointing performance in the dressage with an outstanding run over the extremely…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (499+ words) FASCINATING stories about the town’s working history will be revealed this week. Knutsford Heritage Open Days give residents and visitors the chance to discover the people and industries that have shaped the town over the generations. Free tours, talks and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (970+ words) US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held “encouraging” talks in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push to end more than four and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion....