By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has 220 job vacancies – nearly 7.5% of its posts unfilled.
The council declined to comment on what impact the vacancies are having on services.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) which runs Leighton Hospital has been awarded the Baby Friendly Award.
It is the first health care facility in Cheshire and Merseyside to gain recognition from the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Baby Friendly Initiative.
The Wingate Centre in Wrenbury near Nantwich is to launch its new Wingate35 campaign to celebrate the centre’s 35th anniversary.
The residential and recreation centre provides a facility for children and young people with special educational needs and complex disabilities.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Striking postal workers in South Cheshire say Royal Mail’s latest pay offer would significantly change terms and conditions for the worse.
More than 115,000 postal workers are striking across the country and are due to walk out again on Wednesday (August 31) and September 8 and 9 after being given a 2% pay rise.
A woman driver has been charged after being arrested on the M6 in Cheshire for being more than four times over the drink driving limit.
Sarah Vazquez, 43, of Wheatfield Road in Cronton, has been charged with drink driving and drunk in charge of a child under the age of seven.
Council chiefs say they have made “repeated attempts” to get a footbridge in Stapeley repaired but without success.
The footbridge is on privately owned developer land on the Pear Tree development, linking Massey Close with Beechwood Close and the nearby shops.
Police officers in Nantwich hailed the success of their first ever football fun day which attracted children to show off their skills.
The day was organised as part of the goal to tackle anti-social behaviour in the local area and to get children out of their house and enjoy playing sport.
Brine Leas School students in Nantwich have been hailed by staff after achieving “amazing” GCSE results
Their results published today (August 25) include 150 Grade 9s, 175 Grade 8s and 300 Grade 7s and 12 Distinction and Distinction*.
BeFibre has started a major project to offer a new broadband service in Nantwich as part of a £100m private investment across the UK.
The aim is to provide residents of the town with broadband speeds 13 times faster than the the fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) coverage that currently spans much of the UK.
Hundreds of students at Malbank School in Nantwich were praised by staff today as they collected their GCSE exam results.
It follows two years of disruption due to the Covid pandemic and the return of results from externally assessed exams.
Nantwich-based business owner Rachel Rodgers has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Women’s Business Awards.
Rachel is a Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Dog Trainer who runs Nantwich-based “Nose to Trail”.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich megarunner Paul Dean has received a commemorative Nantwich Town club shirt from the club’s supporters.
Paul was presented with the shirt by Rob Woods and Ian Garnett of the Nantwich Town Independent Supporters Association (NTISA).
A Nantwich woman has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounding by family and friends.
And Laura Keeble received a special congratulations by receiving a good wishes card from the Queen.
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