Features & Lifestyle

FEATURE: Top tips for a killer presentation at work

FEATURE: Top tips for a killer presentation at work

Sweaty palms, a dry mouth and a mind blank? You must be doing a work presentation!

With almost a quarter of people in the United Kingdom (24.2%) reporting “high” anxiety in an ONS survey last March, it’s normal to feel a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of a work presentation.

October 28, 2021
FEATURE: Top tips for any digital entrepreneur

FEATURE: Top tips for any digital entrepreneur

Despite the whirlwind of the impact that the pandemic has had on companies, new research reveals that almost 20,000 entrepreneurs started new tech businesses in the UK last year according to Government figures – the equivalent to a new business created every half hour in 2020!

October 26, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Are CEC wasting council taxpayers’ money?

READER’S LETTER: Are CEC wasting council taxpayers’ money?

Dear Editor
Labour-run Cheshire East’s Energy Company has lost a whopping £151,000.

It is bad enough that local council taxpayers have recently been forced to pay large increases in the energy costs for their home… they also now have to bail out the council run Energy Company as well!

October 26, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Concern over Cheshire East “UK100 Network” motion

READER’S LETTER: Concern over Cheshire East “UK100 Network” motion

Dear Editor
At the recent Cheshire East Council meeting (20/10/21), Cllr Quentin Abel presented a notice of motion asking that the Council pledge to join the UK100 Network.

No one can deny Cllr Abel’s commitment or sincerity in bringing this motion to Council and I applaud and support his ambition for a carbon neutral borough.

October 24, 2021
READER’S LETTER: 20’s Plenty for Cheshire East

READER’S LETTER: 20’s Plenty for Cheshire East

Anybody who has tried to cross a road in a town or village will have been faced with drivers that don’t ‘let’ you cross the road.

They speed away giving little acknowledgement to those trying to cross the road in particular the old and vulnerable.

October 18, 2021
Weaver at Church Minshull by Kay Doughty

READER’S LETTER: No action plan on flooding in Church Minshull

I was going to write to Prime Minister Johnson about the report we made on roads and flooding issues in our parish but as he doesn’t know us, that wouldn’t work.

October 18, 2021
FEATURE: UK’s crucial inflection point for the climate

FEATURE: UK’s crucial inflection point for the climate

Tackling climate change is something that individual consumers can’t do on their own.

In fact, the actions of individual governments can have only a very limited impact.

October 15, 2021
FEATURE: What are benefits and drawbacks of studying sport at school?

FEATURE: What are benefits and drawbacks of studying sport at school?

Studying sport at school can be a great choice, especially if you want to pursue a career in the sporting field.

But, before you jump into a decision it’s worth noting the benefits and drawbacks of studying sport.

October 14, 2021
FEATURE: How to avoid dangerous debt for your business

FEATURE: How to avoid dangerous debt for your business

Falling into debt is something that you want to avoid at all costs as a business.

Sometimes, this is unavoidable, but often you will find that it is possible to prevent falling into dangerous debt but it will require careful management and ongoing effort.

October 5, 2021
FEATURE: Home renovation projects to tackle before winter

FEATURE: Home renovation projects to tackle before winter

As we spend more time indoors during the darker, cooler months, many people turn their attention to home renovation.

With winter approaching, we’re spending less time in the garden.

September 28, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Crewe shoppers and visitors “ripped off” by CEC

READER’S LETTER: Crewe shoppers and visitors “ripped off” by CEC

Dear Editor,
Crewe shoppers and visitors are being ripped off by the Labour run Cheshire East Council on car park charges.

Crewe pays the highest parking fees in Cheshire East but in NINE other towns (Sandbach, Alsager, Middlewich, Handforth, Prestbury, Poynton, Bollington, Disley and Holmes Chapel) motorists pay NOTHING to park.

September 26, 2021
FEATURE: The benefits of sofa beds

FEATURE: The benefits of sofa beds

Whether you’re looking to get a two-seater or three-seater sofa bed, you will get to enjoy the many benefits of a functional sofa bed, including the ability to change the layout of your living space as quickly and as often as you like.

September 23, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Cross-party rejection of Cheshire East car park charging strategy

READER’S LETTER: Cross-party rejection of Cheshire East car park charging strategy

Dear Editor,
Cheshire East Conservatives, together with cross-party colleagues, rejected proposals to consult on a standardised system of charging ‘zones’ across all the borough’s car parks.

September 23, 2021