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About Us

Letter from the Publisher

CheshireLive is a county-wide news, traffic and travel, what’s on and weather online service. It is also the digital news channel of the Chester Chronicle, Crewe Chronicle and Macclesfield Express newspapers.

Our journalists, based in Chester, Crewe and Macclesfield, oversee a 24/7 website which keeps readers up-to-date with breaking news and sports stories.

CheshireLive covers the city of Chester, the towns of Crewe, Nantwich, Northwich, Winsford, Macclesfield, Congleton, Warrington, Sandbach, Runcorn, Widnes, Wilmslow; and rural areas and villages including Holmes Chapel, Tarvin, Tarporley, Malpas and Alderley Edge.

CheshireLive covers the entire county without fear or favour and we base our journalism on the following principles:

Our website is a place where you can find out everything that’s going on in the area – from breaking news to the latest sport and features.

We are committed to excellent and comprehensive coverage of sport with unrivalled reporting online and in-paper of the affairs of Chester FC and Crewe Alexandra FC on and off the pitch. Our sports team also covers Warrington Wolves, Widnes Vikings and Macclesfield Town FC.

We also support local business here online and through a weekly business section in our print titles, and by hosting the influential Cheshire Business Awards which have been running for 14 years.

We also seek to celebrate the best in education through our Cheshire Schools Awards.

Our journalists take great pride in championing our county and our readership.

Politically, CheshireLive and our print titles stand with our readers and support those initiatives which are right for the county rather than those which serve the agenda of any political party.

We are delighted to be a launch partner of The Trust Project as we endeavour to make it simpler for readers of all ages and from all around the world to discover more about who we are and what we believe in.



How our journalists work

Ethics policy

The maintenance of high editorial standards is at the core of CheshireLive and our print titles’ business philosophy.

Reach PLC, CheshireLive’s parent company, is a member of and is regulated by IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation.

Our journalists work according to The Editors’ Code of Practice, which sets the benchmark for ethical standards in journalism and is enforced by IPSO. On joining CheshireLive, all editorial staff complete a training course in the Code and attend legal refresher training.

At CheshireLive and the Chester Chronicle, Crewe Chronicle and Macclesfield Express, we recognise that protecting the rights of the individual consistently comes into conflict with the public’s right to know. This means we have to make difficult judgements, sometimes quickly, which are impossible to get right all of the time. Regular bulletins and seminars give staff the best opportunity to learn from mistakes, whether our own or those of other parts of the media industry.

We are a launch partner of The Trust Project, an international initiative to make it easier for readers to find out more about the organisations and the people providing them with news, and to support quality journalism.

Verification and fact checking

We expect our staff to use their best endeavours to verify the stories being put forward for publication.

Unnamed sources

Journalists have an obligation under IPSO’s Editors’ Code of Practice to protect their sources, but we also have a duty to establish that the sources we use are reliable and that material has been appropriately obtained. Story provenance is ultimately the responsibility of the editor.

When using unnamed sources, the company relies on the integrity, experience and professionalism of its staff.

Our awards and successes

We have multi-award-winning titles and many of our journalists, past and present, have won awards for their individual work.

Corrections Policy

If you believe a story we have published is inaccurate, please contact the editorial team. You can:

Once verified, we will correct the story on the website as soon as possible. Where appropriate, the fact a correction has been made will be noted on the story and/or on the corrections and clarifications page.

If you have an issue about how The Chronicle or any of our print titles has written about you personally or has treated you and wish to make a formal complaint over a potential breach of the Editor's Code of Practice, please see Trinity Mirror's Complaints Policy and Procedure.

You can also contact IPSO for advice.

Tell us what you think

There are many ways for you to get in touch with us to have your say.

Our People

Editor: Frances Barrett

Print editor: Michael Green

Live news reporter: Olivia Williams

Live news reporter: David Houston

Live news reporter: Alex McIntyre

Live news reporter: Richard Hansen

Engagement Producer: Thomas Munns


Our Business

CheshireLive, the Chester Chronicle, Crewe Chronicle and Macclesfield Express are part of Reach PLC. Reach PLC is Britain’s largest newspaper, magazine and digital publisher, with a print and online portfolio reaching 38.6million people every month. The award-winning Reach PLC publications stretch across England, Scotland and Wales, with more than 150 newspaper titles and more than 80 websites. These iconic brands sit at the heart of their communities, forming part of the fabric of everyday life for thousands of people across the UK.

Reach PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is part of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

CheshireLive does not have a paywall and is available free to readers on the web.

In addition to newspaper sale price, our titles are funded by advertising, partnerships, sponsorships and affiliate commission, which are regulated by the ASA.

Diversity Policy

The Company is committed to increasing the service quality, profitability and efficiency of the Company by attracting and recruiting the people who are best suited to meet the standards for the role and the Company without regard to race, creed, colour, nationality (subject to legal eligibility), ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, sex change, sexual orientation, marital status, connections with a national minority, membership or non-membership of a trade union or, unless justifiable, disability.

We pursue a policy of equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

Equal Opportunities

The Reach PLC Group continued its commitment to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices to ensure we attract and retain the best people. In 2016, both the number of women within the Group and the number of women occupying senior managerial roles increased to 42% of staff (2015: 37%) and 31% (2015: 24%) respectively. Senior managers have responsibility for key businesses or functions within the Group.