THE nights are getting a little bit lighter and flowers are starting to bloom.

The first signs of Spring are most definitely in the air so what better time to start our search for our March picture of the month for our 2018 calendar.

Our Through The Lens competition was launched at the start of the year as we search for the best readers pictures to highlight the beauty of the area we live.

Winners will be announced at the end of the year and invited into our new office in Warrington to see the calendar in print as well as the chance to pick up tips from our picture editor Dave Gillespie who has more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Pictures should be landscape and capture the first signs of Spring in Northwich, Winsford, Middlewich, Knutsford and Wilmslow.

Email your photographs to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before midnight on March 26.

Please include your name, address and where the photograph was taken with your entry.

Usual Newsquest competition terms and conditions apply.