A MIX56 ExclusiveJoin Smithy as he chats with Pop Royalty, Pete Waterman OBE about his incredible musical journey and his love of trains.In this two hour special, Pete talks about his foundations in the music business - the release of the first SAW production - and a certain Antipodean world-famous artist.This programme is in two parts and will be available online for 28 days.
The seasons might be changing but it's still a great time to explore the great outdoors and to connect with natureIn this edition of Herbs with Barbara we talk about getting out in the great outdoors and foraging for free food and medicine.Nature offers an abundance of free food and medicine, but as always - if you are using herbs for medicinal purposes, make sure you know what you are […]
Cheshire's MIX56 is the station of the stars and one to watch is local artist Jess LeesJess has been building quite a reputation for her talent on the local music scene for some time now - and her first single Broken Souls has just been released.It's an incredible debut single - and it has the backing of an impressive production team behind it.The track has been produced by Mark Winterburn […]
Every year in the UK around 2300 men are diagnosed with Testicular CancerUnderwear brand OddBalls set up a foundation in 2015 to raise awareness of the disease and to make a difference to male health around the world.Local lad Tom Cumley is the Oddballs Foundation University Ambassador for our area and joined Smithy on the breakfast show for a catch up - and to tell us more about the valuable […]
The Three Degrees are about to embark on a UK Tour and are appearing at The Bowdon Rooms on Friday 13th SeptemberThe Three Degrees have been delighting audiences around the world for more than sixty years - and for fifty-six of those incredible years, Valerie Holiday has been a constant member of the hit-making line-up.We were delighted to catch up with Valerie at her home in Atlanta Georgia, just ahead […]
Summer's not over yet! We're giving you the chance to win some amazing family days out courtesy of our friends at Knowsley Safari Park, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Otterspool Adventure and Ullswater Steamers on MIX56! All you need to do is register your details here and we'll draw a lucky winner on air just before 11am from Tuesday 27th August to Friday 30th August. You only need to be in […]
The Lymm Clothing Charity. A little-known charity which has been operating in Lymm since the 17th Century. It was a pleasure to welcome Cath Buckley, Chair of the charity to our morning studio to find out more. The little-known charity has been operating since the 17th Century - and although the organisation doesn’t collect or distribute clothing – it manages several long-standing investment endowments and shares out the interest payments […]
Rushbearing: An age old tradition which is still celebrated in Lymm The tradition of Rushbearing can be traced back to the Middle Ages. A festival of celebration, where rushes were collected and taken to the local Parish Church and spread on the floor. Though the act of Rushbearing may have fallen out of favour during modern times, it is still very much a tradition kept alive in Lymm and is […]
Get ready to ride the ZEBRAThe first set of all-electric buses in Warrington are now in service!Service routes at the moment are 16, 20, 21, 11 and 14 - but more routes will be introduced over the coming weeks.This is all possible after Warrington Borough Council ordered 105 new electric buses from Volvo - one of the biggest orders placed by any town or city to date.It's a Thursday and […]
