We may not have Paul Hollywood. but we have plenty of enthusiastic bakers, a host of fun, judging panel (Halton’s Mayor and Mayoress) and the icing on the cake is, it is all raising cash for charity.

The Great Widnes Market Bake-Off takes place at Widnes Market, from 10am on Saturday 7 October, with all funds going to CLICSargant, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children, young people and their families.

Halton Borough Council’s Executive Board Member for the Physical Environment, Cllr Ron Hignett, said: “These traders don’t go at things half-baked, they always ‘rise’ to the occasion. So ‘dough nut’ miss out of supporting them. Why not treat yourself to a cake?”