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50 Great Days Out
From grand country estates to action-packed activity centres, and everything in between, Cheshire and its surrounding area has something for everyone. With many of our attractions beginning to re-open their doors* we share 50 highlights from across our stunning county. We cannot wait to welcome you back to #OurCheshire
PEACE, HOPE AND DANCE
What started as a lockdown project for Wilmslow’s Senem Peace blossomed into a series of pictures capturing the grace and power of ballerinas, as well as raising money for a mental health charity
BUILDING THE DREAM { part one }
When Kunal Trehan and his partner Thomas Hope decided to create their own home, they couldn’t have imagined quite how many building blocks would come their way
PETER MUNDAY - Real husband of Cheshire
The bond between a man and his dog is ingrained in history – almost as long as the rest of the family have handed over the walks to dad
CHESHIRE'S TOP CHURNERS
It’s high summer and the sun should (hopefully) be blazing. There’s no better time to dip into the county’s ice-cream creators. Here’s the scoop on five places to find some of the best
LOUISE MINCHIN - The BBC breakfast host on life beyond the red sofa
Grease is the word for Louise, as she and her family take a drive-in to 1950s America
Blooming tasty
Green-fingered Zoe Smith tells Jade Wright about her growing Congleton cottage garden industry
OUR DRAGONS' DEN QUEENS
We chat to the Altrincham women whose businesses have caught the eye of the entrepreneurs on the hit BBC show
A country life for me
BBC reporter Rebecca Wood has been leading two lives in lockdown, and from milking cows to herding hens, it’s given her a fascinating view of working on a Cheshire farm
If any of you are having trouble, pray*
Bishop Mark Tanner was appointed to the Diocese of Chester in May and will be moving to Cheshire with his family this month, before taking up his duties in September
Eric's Art Is Where His Home Is
Lockdown has given artist Eric Jackson more time to paint – and new inspiration for his irreverent illustrations of people and places in the North West
Sooty's house move
A brush with coronavirus has persuaded Peter Corbett, of Sooty and Sweep fame, to move from Lymm’s most photographed cottage
“I DO” (…but not quite yet)
The impact of Covid-19 on the wedding industry in Cheshire has been dramatic, but all those affected are proving that love will find a way
Milling around in times past
To Etherow Country Park at Compstall, Stockport, this month, to explore a beauty spot which, like so many, has been shaped by industry
Your perfect cottage garden
The right combination of colourful plants creates a sweet-smelling, spirit-lifting welcome. Here’s how to create yours
What's the BUZZWORD?
Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Rosie Mason shares her advice on how you can help protect bees in the county and welcome them into your garden
The work-life-kids juggle? It really can be wearing…
Sisters Becs Jeffery and Fi Woodhead have turned the soundtrack to homelife under lockdown into a family fashion brand
Get the scoop
There’s a delicious solution to socially distanced ice cream, and that’s a Snugburys drive-thru and take-home tubs
COMFORTS AND JOYS
Emma Mayoh serves up the first in a series of articles celebrating her life in food with a nostalgia-sprinkled look at family favourites
Cheshire's crown jewels
When their dental practices had to close during lockdown, Jan and Kevin Dobbs, of Daresbury, were not ground down...
Love In The Time Of Coronavirus
Cheshire Life journalist Lauren Allen and her husband Ben, a doctor on a Covid-19 ward at Wirral’s Arrowe Park Hospital, talk about the fears and joys of the unexpected newlywed life they are living
LADY of the FLOWERS
A day in the life of Delamere Flower Farm creator Alice Taylor, as she juggles family with growing British cottage garden blooms and creating artisan arrangements for weddings
MARPLE AND MARPLE BRIDGE
Where town meets country
Birdsong and boating
This month’s walk is an easy four-mile stroll through some pretty countryside just east of Lymm
THE BOY WHO GREW AND GREW
Robert Thompson learned to garden at his mother’s knee during the war years. Today, the 83-year-old is still producing good things to eat and pretty things to see
Garden of Carden
In just a few years the gardens at Carden Hall have gone from a blank canvas to something breathtakingly beautiful, as Kate Houghton learned during a fascinating, if frustrating, video-chat
NICK FREEMAN: The Loophole Lawyer from Mere. Never afraid to court controversy
When two men and a dog went to raise money for a cause close to their hearts, the wondrous Cheshire countryside joined the campaign
There's a new sheriff in town
Nick Hopkinson is a High Sheriff for the 21st Century and he’s on a mission to improve lives in Cheshire
The sweet buzz of a summer day
Avid gardener Linda Sage flutters into the world of pollinating insects and suggests ways of encouraging them into your own garden
EAT, SLEEP, GARDEN, REPEAT.
Life beyond the gates may be dormant, but Tatton Park is all of a flourish