diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c52c2f1..bbe3995 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 /node_modules
 /build
 .DS_Store
+/cypress/downloads
+/cypress/screenshots
+/cypress/videos
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9547d08..751f2d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ This is a simple React based counter app to allow a user to increment, decrement
 - CSS in JS styling using emotion
 - Replicating a basic Redux style store using a JavaScript reducer along with React `useReducer` hook.
 - Sharing the global state and reducer actions to the application component tree using React `useContext` hook
+- Persisting the count value using browser localStorage API
 - Dark mode support using `prefers-color-scheme` media query
-- Husky pre-commit hooks for linting and formatting
+- Husky pre-commit hooks for linting and formatting or source-code
 - GitHub actions for CI / CD pipelines
+- End to End testing using Cypress
 
 ## Getting started
 
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ Pre-commit hooks will run using Husky to:
 - Lint all committed source (js, jsx, ts, tsx) using ESLint rules
 - Format all known filetypes using Prettier
 
+### Testing
+
+Tests can be run (end to end) using [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/). **Note:** An instance of the application must be running for the test suite to function; run `npm run start` ensuring the default port of `3000` is used.
+
+```bash
+npm run test
+```
+
 ## Deployment
 
 To build a production copy for deployment `cd` into the project root and run the below command from your terminal. **Note:** The build will be performed as per the `homepage` key in `package.json`.
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/app.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/app.cy.ts
index e67c1fe..05784f8 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/app.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/app.cy.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ describe("React Counter App", () => {
     cy.get("@countValue").should("contain", "0");
   });
 
+  it("persists count changes", () => {
+    cy.get("@incrementValue").click();
+    cy.get("@incrementValue").click();
+    cy.get("@countValue").should("contain", "2");
+    cy.get("@decrementValue").click();
+    cy.get("@countValue").should("contain", "1");
+    cy.reload();
+    cy.get("@countValue").should("contain", "1");
+  });
+
   it("prevents a user reseting the count value when zero", () => {
     cy.get("@resetValue").should("be.disabled");
   });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 087294a..7197cf9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "react-counter-app",
-  "version": "1.11.2",
+  "version": "1.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "react-counter-app",
-      "version": "1.11.2",
+      "version": "1.12.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@emotion/react": "^11.10.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d343bf9..93b6c3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-counter-app",
-  "version": "1.11.2",
+  "version": "1.12.0",
   "description": "React counter app",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.15.1 <17.0.0"
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "check-formatting": "prettier --check 'src/**/*.{ts,tsx}'",
     "fix-formatting": "npm run check-formatting -- --write",
     "test": "cypress open",
+    "test:headless": "cypress run",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject"
   },
   "browserslist": [
diff --git a/src/app/button.tsx b/src/app/button.tsx
index c561597..ca85cbd 100644
--- a/src/app/button.tsx
+++ b/src/app/button.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const Button = styled.button({
   "&:not([disabled])": {
     cursor: "pointer",
 
-    "&:hover, &:focus": {
+    "&:hover": {
       opacity: "0.9",
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/app/counter-provider.tsx b/src/app/counter-provider.tsx
index b973c20..61f1b07 100644
--- a/src/app/counter-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/app/counter-provider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useContext, useReducer } from "react";
+import React, { useContext, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
 
 const counterActionTypes = {
   INCREMENT: "INCREMENT",
@@ -38,13 +38,32 @@ interface counterReducerActions {
   reset: () => void;
 }
 
+function useLocalStorageCountValue(
+  key: string,
+  defaultValue: number
+): [number, (value: number) => void] {
+  const value = localStorage.getItem(key)
+    ? Number(localStorage.getItem(key))
+    : defaultValue;
+
+  return [
+    value,
+    (value: number) => localStorage.setItem(key, value.toString()),
+  ];
+}
+
 function useCounterReducer(): {
   count: number;
   actions: counterReducerActions;
 } {
-  const initialState = { count: initialCount };
+  const [localStorageCountValue, setLocalStorageCountValue] =
+    useLocalStorageCountValue("binaryJimCounterAppValue", initialCount);
 
-  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(counterReducer, initialState);
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(
+    counterReducer,
+    localStorageCountValue,
+    (count) => ({ count })
+  );
 
   const count = state.count;
 
@@ -54,13 +73,9 @@ function useCounterReducer(): {
     reset: () => dispatch({ type: counterActionTypes.RESET }),
   };
 
-  /*
-  For later enhancement to add local storage persistance, much like redux "store.subscribe"
-
   useEffect(() => {
-    console.log('Count changed')
-  }, [state.count])
-  */
+    setLocalStorageCountValue(count);
+  }, [count, setLocalStorageCountValue]);
 
   return { count, actions };
 }