THE days are getting a little bit warmer and Easter is just around the corner.

Spring is most definitely here so it's time to start our search for our April picture of the month for our 2018 calendar.

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

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 rather than portrait, taken in the area and have a Spring or Easter theme.

Email your photographs to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before midnight on April 23.

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

Usual Newsquest competition terms and conditions apply.