IT’S amazing what a bit of sun can do to lift a county’s mood. Having been blasted by floods, snowstorms, and high winds over the past winter, it feels like this week was the first inkling of spring in Cheshire. Spring is often associated with hope and new beginnings, and that feeling has been strengthened by the government’s announcement of the end of lockdown ‘roadmap’. We could be back to normality by June 21, should data allow — and there’s been a real sense of optimism among Cheshire’s political and health leaders this week that the county has turned a corner in its Covid-19 fightback.