A look ahead to the Wirral Folk Festival
Far from being a dusty cultural relic, folk music is going strong and Wirral has its very own festival. Words by Howard Bradbury
DCI Banks and Doc Martin’s Caroline Catz on her Cheshire roots
As a star of TV’s Doc Martin and DCI Banks, Caroline Catz spends much of her working life in Cornwall and Yorkshire. But her acting ambitions began as a child in Cheshire
Strictly’s Stockport star - Tess Daly
Stockport’s Tess Daly has waltzed into a key role which overturns the ancient TV rules. Fancy footwork, indeed.
Celebrity Interview - Holly Johnson
Liverpool-born Holly Johnson, former front man of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, gave up music for painting for 15 years. Now he’s back
Martin Lewis - Cheshire’s Money Saving Expert
Want to save some cash? Martin Lewis is the ‘go-to’ expert...which is why this Cheshire lad was Britian’s most Googled man last year
Cheshire photographer Sue Westwood-Ruttledge adds glamour to the image of horse and owner
Jodhpurs and muddy boots...that’s the usual dress code when the horse-lover meets her four-legged friend.
Glass artist Ben Walters building a business empire
Glass artist Ben Walters is shuttling between Cheshire and China as part of a business venture which will put his designs in some of the plushest homes around the world
Stamford Military Hospital returns to Dunham Massey to mark World War I centenary
To mark the centenary of the start of World War I, Dunham Massey has been transformed back into the Stamford Military Hospital it once was
A history of Frodsham in photographs
In its long history, Frodsham has been a port, a market town, a summer playground and a place with more than its fair share of famous residents
Willaston’s George Knapper on panto with Ian Beale at the Crewe Lyceum
When George Knapper from Willaston steps out at Crewe Lyceum as Peter Pan, he will be returning to the theatre where he served his dramatic apprenticeship
