Features & Lifestyle

FEATURE: Three vs EE: Which 5G service is better?

FEATURE: Three vs EE: Which 5G service is better?

The use we make of our smartphones is growing week by week.

Let’s face it, we are becoming insatiable: we regularly keep an eye on several social media threads and we want more and more content.

May 14, 2021
FEATURE: What does the future hold for online gaming?

FEATURE: What does the future hold for online gaming?

By the end of 2021, the worldwide online gaming industry is expected to be worth a whopping $2.2 trillion.

Back in 2015, the sector was worth $1.72 trillion. This represents an increase of $480 billion in just six years – reflecting a growth rate so huge it could almost be called a revolution.

May 14, 2021
READER’S LETTER: 2021 National Lottery Awards now open for entries

READER’S LETTER: 2021 National Lottery Awards now open for entries

Dear Editor,

Once again, the annual search for the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded people and projects will recognise those individuals and organisations who have made an extraordinary impact in their community – especially during these unprecedented times.

May 13, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Gritting u-turn “victory for common sense”

READER’S LETTER: Gritting u-turn “victory for common sense”

Dear Editor

I have fought long and hard for residents from our Ward and for those who use Colleys Lane to access either the A534 Crewe/Nantwich Road or the A530 Middlewich Road, by repeatedly asking for Cheshire East’s Labour/Independent Administration to reconsider their decision to cut it from the Winter Gritting Routes.

May 13, 2021
FEATURE: What Nantwich’s upcoming fibre internet means for you

FEATURE: What Nantwich’s upcoming fibre internet means for you

Following a plan from internet provider Openreach, work will soon be underway for the installation of a greater fibre network for homes and businesses in Nantwich.

Scheduled to begin in August of 2021, the fibre network is expected to see a gradual rollout until complete availability in late 2024.

May 3, 2021
FEATURE: Two huge lottery wins remain unclaimed In Cheshire

FEATURE: Two huge lottery wins remain unclaimed In Cheshire

We all dream of winning the lottery. But what happens when we win… but don’t claim our jackpot?

For not one, but two winners in Cheshire, this is a frustrating reality.

May 3, 2021
FEATURE: Factors first-timers should consider before remortgaging in 2021

FEATURE: Factors first-timers should consider before remortgaging in 2021

Remortgaging can put a significant amount of money back in borrowers’ pockets.

While many of us shop around for the best car insurance or phone contract, we often don’t pay the same attention to our biggest financial commitment.

April 29, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Is CEC leadership spreading “political nastiness”?

READER’S LETTER: Is CEC leadership spreading “political nastiness”?

Dear Editor,

As a fairly new elected member of Cheshire East Borough Council, I anticipated a Leadership from a new administration with the same grace, professionalism and dignity as the previous Conservative administration.

April 28, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Democracy “kicked into touch” by CEC Leader

READER’S LETTER: Democracy “kicked into touch” by CEC Leader

Dear Editor,

At the Full Cheshire East Council meeting the Labour/Independent Administration’s Leader, Cllr Sam Corcoran, insisted that we hurtle headlong into our new decision making Committee system without having the necessary rule book, our new Constitution, in place.

April 22, 2021
READER’S LETTER: “CEC is run by Macclesfield for Macclesfield”

READER’S LETTER: “CEC is run by Macclesfield for Macclesfield”

Dear Editor,
Cheshire East Council is run by Macclesfield for Macclesfield.

Sadly the biggest and most economically deprived town in the borough, Crewe, does not get a look in.

April 21, 2021
FEATURE: Is Bitcoin a good way to store value?

FEATURE: Is Bitcoin a good way to store value?

The past year has shown how volatile the economy is and there really is no end in sight.

People are rightly worried about their financial future and are looking for ways to keep their money safe.

April 21, 2021
FEATURE: Could bars be the future of Virtual Reality Gaming?

FEATURE: Could bars be the future of Virtual Reality Gaming?

Once upon a time, bars used to be good for drinking and having a good time, and we’re not talking about back in the olden days either.

Whether they were old-fashioned pubs or micro-breweries, they were the hub of entertainment.

April 18, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Proposed cuts to service for over 85 year olds

READER’S LETTER: Proposed cuts to service for over 85 year olds

Dear Editor,

First the Labour/Independent administration decided to make cuts to children’s services, now they have the residents aged over 85 years old and living alone in their sights.

April 18, 2021