By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Care home bed availability for elderly people in Cheshire East is under strain due to the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show.
Public Health England data shows there were just 9.8 care homes beds per 100 people aged 75 and over in Cheshire East at the end of March.
By Jonathan White
A big-hearted bar owner in Nantwich is selling branded face masks and dog bandanas to raise money for Nantwich foodbank.
Nicholas Warren, one of the managers of Ebenezer’s Craft Beer & Gin, has launched a series of products, made locally by resident Jackie Ralphs.
A father and daughter have been named winners of a “lockdown” photography competition run by Crewe and Nantwich Weaver rotary club.
Paddy McDevitt and his daughter Luna won the contest which was organised to raise money and have some fun while supporting charities impacted by Covid-19.
The Crewe Regional Sunday Football League is to return to action this weekend after a six-month layoff due to Covid-19 pandemic.
TEDxNantwich is holding a virtual ‘Countdown to Climate’ event on October 11 featuring five expert speakers.
The independently organised event, licensed by TED, will bring people together from across Nantwich to learn how climate change is impacting the region and discuss what can be done to tackle it.
Cheshire East Council has appointed a new deputy cabinet member for adult social care and health due to pressures created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cllr Marilyn Houston, ward member for Crewe West, is to support the present portfolio lead, Cllr Laura Jeuda.
An occupational therapist at Leighton Hospital has featured in a series celebrating the diversity of women in health and social care research.
Dr Yeliz Prior, an Advanced Clinical Specialist at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, Rheumatology department at the Leighton Hospital, has been included in the NHS “Wonder Woman” films.
Accountancy firm Alextra Group have renewed their sponsorship support for Nantwich Town.
The practice based in Crewe is continuing to partner the Dabbers through the 2020/2021 season.
Nantwich Museum will reopen to the public on September 18 after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It will be open on Saturday (September 19) and thereafter on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Cheshire East Council is unlikely to employ Boris Johnson’s Covid-secure “marshals” unless they are fully funded by Whitehall, says the authority.
The Prime Minister said last week that the so-called marshals would be used in towns and cities across the UK to help enforce the new ‘rule of six’ social distancing restrictions.
A cyclist has died after a suspected hit-and-run collision with a car in Crewe earlier today, police have confirmed.
The 41-year-old woman was cycling on Hungerford Road near to Hungerford Terrace when the incident happened shortly before 7am.
Detectives are hunting a man with an octopus tattoo who attacked and raped a woman in a park area of Woore.
The attack happened in a park area on Audlem Road in the quiet Shropshire village eight miles south of Nantwich.
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