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An image of the canal in Middlewich. There is a lock in the distance, and the Big Lock canalside pub is on the left-hand side of the photo. It is a two-storey red-brick building with a cast iron balcony running its length.

New plan for towns with 'proud identities'

Plans aim to grow the economy and encourage more visitors to parts of Cheshire.

Still image taken from doorbell footage of a puppy being held by the scruff of its neck outside a flat.

Man who abused puppy was caught on doorbell camera

The RSPCA says Jonathan Oldham was filmed hurling a 12-week-old puppy down a corridor.

Male dancer in grey outfit lifts another man in a cream outfit in a performance in the town square. Children and adults are lined behind watching and applauding.

Free arts festival draws thousands of spectators

About 10,000 people attend a free festival that aims to make performance arts more accessible.

A mugshot of Matthew Higgins, who has red hair and a small cross tattoo below his left eye.

Man stabbed friend in row over shaved eyebrow

A Cheshire man is jailed for murdering his friend after an escalating row over a drunken prank.

Matthew Higgins has short ginger hair, sideburn and a short beard

Man stabbed his friend to death in drunken row

Matthew Higgins, 36, stabbed his friend David Eaton, 37, twice in the heart.

A dark night sky with a spiral light in the middle. There are several stars surrounding the light.

'Impressive' spiral in sky captured across North West

An unusual light appeared in the sky on Monday evening and was captured across the North West

A man with grey hair and glasses and wearing a hospital gown, sits on a chair next to a hospital bed in a ward. Equipment can be seen next to him and a green curtain.

Former athlete quit smoking after cancer diagnosis

Shaun Webb, 61, says he smoked 80 to 90 cigarettes a week during a 50-year habit.

A man with brown hair shaved at the sides, and wearing thin-rimmed glasses, looks at the camera against a white background.

Former motorcycle champion jailed for child rape

Connor Behan began sexually assaulting his victim in May 2019, when she was seven years old.

A computer-generated overview of the river with images of houses and the marina next to trees and green space

Plans for new 'leisure marina' and 83 homes in town

More details of regeneration plans for Northwich's Weaver Shipyard are revealed.