LAMBS enjoying a snooze in the spring sunshine, flowers blooming and stormy weather scenes are just some of the images we have enjoyed looking through this month.

In the latest round of our Through The Lens competition, we asked you for your pictures highlighting the first signs of Spring in the area for the March picture in our 2018 calendar.

The competition will run throughout this 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.

We have shortlisted entries in the latest round to this stunning collection.

Click the gallery above to see them all and then vote for your favourite in the ballot below. 

THIS BALLOT HAS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW ADD UP ALL THE BALLOT VOTES AND EMAIL VOTES.

Or you can email your vote to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before 5pm on April 5.

Next week we will launch our search for our April photo of the month.

Pick up next week's paper for more details.