Big-hearted Stapeley youngsters are raising hundreds of pounds for MIND thanks to their amazing “Happy Trail” of stones and other initiatives.
As well as the brightly coloured stone trail, they have held charity sweet stalls and fundraising toy sales to raise funds during lockdown.
Just 2.2% of people in the Cheshire East area cycle on their way to work just once a week, according to latest figures.
And only 1.1% cycle every day on their journey to work, while fewer than 17% of people take part in cycling of any kind once a month.
By Jonathan White
South Cheshire basked in 26C sunshine yesterday (May 20) as the UK enjoyed temperatures even warmer than Marbella on the hottest day of the year so far.
The hot weather was a test of the new lockdown measures after Boris Johnson announced that English residents can now spend as much time as they like outside – as long as social distancing is observed.
The Cheshire East “Pride in the Park” events are the latest to be cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Crewe/Nantwich event was due to take place in Queens Park on September 12.
A Nantwich headteacher was stunned when she became the star of the BBC’s One Show.
Pear Tree Primary head Boo Edleston was surprised as she was in the middle of a story-telling session with key worker pupils attending the school.
An appeal has been issued to boost the number of foster carers in Cheshire East, amid fears more children will need care after the pandemic “lockdown”.
There are 534 cared for children in the borough and official say “there may be more children needing our support when lockdown ends”.
The Nantwich economy suffered a further blow today as Nantwich Food Festival directors announced September’s event will NOT go ahead.
The festival attracts tens of thousands of people every year and was due to take place on September 4-6.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust has found common spotted-orchids at its Swettenham Valley Nature Reserve, four years after reseeding an area of meadow on the site.
The RSPCA dealt with 2,691 wildlife incidents in Cheshire last year – with 325 involving hedgehogs.
Now RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich is bracing itself for a surge in calls as the breeding season starts.
Nantwich firm Direct Access has sourced millions of items of Personal Protective Equipment to help local authorities, care homes and disability organisations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Steven Mifsud, boss of the disability access consultancy, based at Regents Centre off London Road, says they have used international contacts to bring supplies to the UK.
By Aran Dhillon, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs have approved “one of the most ambitious” plans in the country centred on making Cheshire East carbon neutral by 2025.
The authority’s cabinet approved an environment strategy to respond to the ‘global threat’ posed by climate change at its virtual meeting yesterday (May 5).
Household waste and recycling centres in Cheshire East will reopen on Monday May 11, the authority said today.
But residents are warned there will be restrictions and traffic management in place.
They have brought joy to many of us in Nantwich over the years.
But the latest Swan family to reside on the River Weaver has been even more of a welcome relief during the current pandemic lockdown.
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