There has been a significant increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Crewe and Sandbach areas, say council health chiefs.
Crewe accounts for one in five of all COVID-19 cases in the borough with 697 cases per 100,000.
The “maze” area of Willaston village has been renamed and a memorial tree planted in honour of the late Maurice Jones.
Maurice, who died two years ago, was a past chairman of Willaston Parish Council and a former Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich Borough.
Cheshire East councillors netted more than £1.25 million between them in expenses and allowances in 2020-21, latest figures show.
A basic allowance of £12,351 is paid to each of the 82 elected members, adding up to just short of £1 million.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than 130 staff working in Cheshire East care homes have not had both Covid jabs, with half of these exempt on medical grounds.
The matter was raised at an adults and health committee where Cllr Arthur Moran (Nantwich North & West, Ind) raised concerns the November deadline for all staff to be double jabbed could have a negative impact on staff numbers.
South Cheshire organisations and businesses are being urged to sign up for a virtual conference aimed at tackling climate change.
The Cheshire Net Zero Carbon Conference is being hosted by Reaseheath College, Cheshire East Council and Sustainable Nantwich.
An injured seal pup, thought to have been attacked by a dog, is recovering at Stapeley Grange RSPCA centre in Nantwich after being rescued from a beach in North Wales.
The dehydrated and underweight male pup was found by a member of British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) last Friday (24 September).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have approved controversial plans to charge the over 85s for a lifeline care alarm system they currently get for free.
At the moment residents who are over 85 and live alone do not pay for the assistive technology (Telecare service) they receive.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s entire Covid-related costs have been funded by the government to date and not the council.
The revelation comes after the authority predicted the impact of the Covid pandemic would cost about £70 million and swallow up the council’s reserves.
Neighbours in Nantwich have helped a family grow these impressive 4-metre high sunflowers!
The towering blooms have become a popular sight for residents living on the Malbank Waters development in Nantwich.
More than 30 endangered newts trapped in a deep watery prison near Nantwich have been plucked to safety after being spotted on CCTV.
The lost colony of great crested newts was found by water engineers surveying buried drainage channels at Ridley Bank service reservoir.
A Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity fundraiser backed by Nantwich solicitors Hall Smith Whittingham has raised £6,500 for the Children’s Emergency Care Appeal.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s children’s services department has overspent its budget for the fourth year in a row and the problem has been exacerbated by safeguarding issues because of Covid.
The council as a whole underspent by £1.2m last year, mainly because projects could not be completed because of the pandemic.
Ambitious plans for the £663 million redevelopment of Leighton Hospital have moved a step closer today.
A bid for funding has now been formally submitted to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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