Local News from Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

A junior golfer has become Woodside Golf Club’s youngest ever player to get a hole-in-one.

The family of a man who died following a collision near Crewe have paid tribute to him.

Officers from the Western Protecting Vulnerable People and Exploitation (PVPE) team have seized quantities of counterfeit cigarettes during an retail operation across the Northwich area, with 200,000 illicit products recovered from one shop alone.

The NFU and Cheshire Police have urged dog owners to keep control of their pets in the countryside following a rise in attacks on sheep.

A joint road safety operation bringing together officers from Cheshire Constabulary, West Mercia Police and Staffordshire Police launched ahead of the Easter weekend to help keep motorcyclists and all road users safe.

Shoplifting and theft offences across Cheshire have fallen by 10% against a national increase.