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Homes & Gardens

Altrincham Market has been a major factor in the revival of the town. Image: Newsquest/Alex McCann

One of the best places to live, work and shop in the UK
Nigel Howle visits the edge-of-Cheshire towns and villages that attract shoppers and diners, and are among the region’s most desirable postcodes

Kirsty and Emma have sourced pieces to reflect the age and style of this beautiful home

Kirsty and Emma have sourced pieces to reflect the age and style of this beautiful home

Inside Marchwiel Hall on the Wales and Cheshire border

The Bluecoat almshouses - each dwelling has a unique charm, adorned with flower pots, ornaments, and wind chimes that gently tinkle in the breeze.

The Bluecoat almshouses - each dwelling has a unique charm, adorned with flower pots, ornaments, and wind chimes that gently tinkle in the breeze.

Inside the almshouses of Cheshire

The flat roof design of Sleepy Hollow allows for extra height on the first floor

The flat roof design of Sleepy Hollow allows for extra height on the first floor

Contemporary six-bedroom home in Prestbury on the market at £5.95m

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Things to do

Ben Fogle will be coming to Chester. Picture: HP Inc./PA

Ben Fogle will be coming to Chester. Picture: HP Inc./PA

Cheshire's best things to see and do for March 2025 and beyond

BeWILDerwood Cheshire

BeWILDerwood Cheshire

Popular adventure park reopens for 2025 season

Katie Tonkinson as Raven & Glenn Adamson as Strat in Bat Out Of Hell tour 2025

Katie Tonkinson as Raven & Glenn Adamson as Strat in Bat Out Of Hell tour 2025

Review: Bat Out Of Hell, Palace Theatre Manchester

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman will headline the season

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman will headline the season

Popular Arthur Miller classic tale to feature in Cheshire theatre's spring season

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Travel

Eastgate Clock, Chester. Photo: CaronB/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Why you should visit Cheshire during 2025
Chester is the perfect place for a staycation but there's a lot more to see and do across the county

Holidays can be educational and Manchester Airport has shared 11 destinations where families can escape reality and learn new things as they do it

Holidays can be educational and Manchester Airport has shared 11 destinations where families can escape reality and learn new things as they do it

11 educational trips with direct flights from Manchester Airport this half term

Explore a landscape rich with legends.

Explore a landscape rich with legends.

Lancaster and Morecambe Bay: A landscape of legends

Elounda Hills will have mooring for super yachts.

Elounda Hills will have mooring for super yachts.

A look at the luxury Elounda Hills resort in Crete

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Food and Drink

Cheshire Life Food and Drink Awards 2025

Cheshire Life Food and Drink Awards 2025

Submit your nominations for the Cheshire Life Food & Drink Awards 2025

Artezzan. Image: Jade Wright

Artezzan. Image: Jade Wright

A guided tour of the foodie scene in Chester

Confit of duck leg with white bean cassoulet – a delicious starter or small plate main.

Confit of duck leg with white bean cassoulet – a delicious starter or small plate main.

A taste of comfort and joy at an award-winning Cheshire dining pub

Goldford Wine. Image: Kurt Thomas

Goldford Wine. Image: Kurt Thomas

English wines from vines growing on the slopes of Larkton Hill in South Cheshire

Restaurateur and TV presenter Simon Rimmer.

Restaurateur and TV presenter Simon Rimmer.

Simon Rimmer talks food, fame, family and fantasy dinner parties

Chalkstream trout - delicate and delicious.

Chalkstream trout - delicate and delicious.

Dining at a Raymond Blanc restaurant in an airport hotel

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People

Mike Toolan has been in radio hot seats for four decades.

Mike Toolan has been in radio hot seats for four decades.

The man with one of the most recognisable voices in commercial radio

Date night: Gary and Emma at Tender. Kurt Thomas

Date night: Gary and Emma at Tender. Kurt Thomas

Gary and Emma Neville on how he romanced her – at a pub quiz in Bury

Restaurateur and TV presenter Simon Rimmer.

Restaurateur and TV presenter Simon Rimmer.

Simon Rimmer talks food, fame, family and fantasy dinner parties

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Lifestyle

Dramatic Lindow Moss - scene of a historic archaeological discovery.

Dramatic Lindow Moss - scene of a historic archaeological discovery.

The archaeological discovery in Cheshire that made global headlines

Starline Customs' wearable art. Kirsty Thompson

Starline Customs' wearable art. Kirsty Thompson

How a Cheshire artist is creating wearable art on trainers

Meet the pioneering women in business

Meet the pioneering women in business

Great British Life - National

Meet the pioneering women in business

Fishing boats in the harbour at Clovelly, seen from the pier, with the Red Lion Hotel in the background, Clovelly, Devon, by James Valentine. Circa 1885.

Fishing boats in the harbour at Clovelly, seen from the pier, with the Red Lion Hotel in the background, Clovelly, Devon, by James Valentine. Circa 1885.

Great British Life - National

Historic England acquires over 8,000 photographs offering ‘glimpse into past’

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