Police, council and health bosses across Cheshire today urged residents to be “responsible” as “Freedom Day” marks the final easing of lockdown restrictions.
They say cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 are continuing to rise across Cheshire East, with 1,222 more cases in week up to July 8.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East health chief has warned of a “challenging winter” amid fears Covid will result in lower resilience to flu.
Director of public health Dr Matt Tyrer said it was vital people got the message that they should be vaccinated for both conditions.
A police officer from Nantwich has cycled from his home town to London in aid of charity – despite suffering long Covid!
Chris Buckley, an officer with the Regional Commercial Vehicle Unit at Cheshire Constabulary, pedalled to the capital to raise vital funds for Nantwich Foodbank.
Charity-funded scalp coolers are helping Crewe and Nantwich cancer patients keep their hair while undergoing chemotherapy.
Two coolers have been funded by Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity to help with treatment at Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Unit.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A special school in South Cheshire rated as outstanding by Ofsted looks set to expand on to a satellite site.
Cheshire East Council wants to remodel and refurbish the Dean Row Centre in Wilmslow as a satellite site for the highly rated Springfield School in Crewe.
An airline pilot from Audlem is swapping the cockpit for the saddle – to cycle 420 miles in three days in aid of a friend battling a brain tumour.
Shaun Rayne, 49, has set himself the massive challenge to raise money for Headcase Cancer Trust after his good friend Rick Youle was dealt a devastating blow.
A charity supporting South Cheshire children and adults with autism has received a boost from a nearby company as it introduces more popular gaming sessions at its specialist centre in Crewe.
Teenager Aiden Taylor, who has the condition and is a keen gamer, was the inspiration behind the donation to Autism Inclusive from security firm Alpha Omega based on Crewe Business Park.
The Motherwell Cheshire charity is calling for support after experiencing a 25% increase in demand for counselling help.
The charity offers educational services, holistic therapies and mental health support, to promote positive health and wellbeing to women across Cheshire.
A nightclub boss in Nantwich is preparing to open after what he described as a “tough 15 months” of lockdown closure.
Nigel Woodhouse, who runs Studio Nantwich on Castle street, will reopen the venue for dancing after being force to close due to the Covid pandemic.
Pop-up walk in vaccination centres will be available in South Cheshire next week as health chiefs continue to tackle the rising cases of Covid.
Walk-in vaccination clinics will be running in Crewe on Monday and Tuesday at Grand Junction Retail Park and Weston Road, run by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust.
Childcare inspectors say services for children with special educational needs (SEND) across Cheshire East have been “transformed”.
It comes three years after an earlier report highlighted “significant weaknesses” in the provision.
Owners of a travel agency with a store in Nantwich attended the “Travel Day of Action” outside Parliament.
Polka Dot Travel directors Mark Johnson and Philippa Wilcox went to London yesterday (June 23) calling for more Government support for the industry.
A mobile testing Covid unit for people without symptoms has opened at Nantwich Town FC’s ground.
It comes as Cheshire East continues to see a “dramatic” rise in cases of Coronavirus, says Cheshire East Council.
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