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Cheshire East clears 4,400 fly-tipping cases without single prosecution

Cheshire East clears 4,400 fly-tipping cases without single prosecution

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council cleared 4,428 fly-tipping incidents across the borough in 12 months but did not prosecute a single person.

Fines totalling £3,400 were handed to fly-tippers in the 12-month period leading up to March 2022, a freedom of information request has revealed.

June 25, 2022
Councils urged to back Cheshire Fire call for sprinklers law

Councils urged to back Cheshire Fire call for sprinklers law

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councils across Cheshire are being asked to back the Fire Authority’s call for sprinklers to be mandatory in some buildings such as schools, care homes and apartment blocks.

Chief fire officer Mark Cashin praised Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA) members for their work on promoting the need for sprinklers but said it was imperative the message was heard by those with the power to legislate.

June 25, 2022
Former Malbank School student set to perform at Glastonbury

Former Malbank School student set to perform at Glastonbury

Former Nantwich student Abbie Ozard will make her Glastonbury debut when she performs at the festival on Sunday (June 26).

Abbie will be singing on the Left Field on Sunday at 3pm after being contacted to play through her agent and record company, House Anxiety.

June 25, 2022
Nantwich Town unveil pre-season schedule of matches

Nantwich Town unveil pre-season schedule of matches

Nantwich Town have unveiled their pre-season schedule ahead of the 2022/23 Northern Premier League season.

The Dabbers start their campaign with an annual friendly against Alex Morris’ Crewe Alexandra at The Swansway Stadium on Saturday July 2.

June 25, 2022
Armed Forces Day event to be staged in Queens Park in Crewe

Armed Forces Day event to be staged in Queens Park in Crewe

A celebration of the military, veterans and their families is being held at Queens Park in Crewe to mark this year’s Armed Forces Day weekend.

The event on June 25 and 26 will include displays by the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, a fairground, stalls and private military vehicles dating back to the battle of Ypres and the Normandy landings.

June 23, 2022
Nantwich Food Festival organisers to stage volunteers evening

Nantwich Food Festival organisers to stage volunteers evening

Nantwich Food Festival organisers are holding a Volunteer evening on July 12 in a bid to recruit to boost numbers ahead of this year’s event.

The Festival, which is run entirely by volunteers, takes place from September 2-4 designed to benefit the town’s local economy.

June 23, 2022
Wych-Malbank Rotary donates £500 to Daisy’s Dream charity

Wych-Malbank Rotary donates £500 to Daisy’s Dream charity

Members of Wych-Malbank Rotary Club have donated £500 to charity Daisy’s Dream for its work in Cheshire East.

Sarah Hampton, fundraiser for the charity, accepted the cheque from John Poulson, President, Wych-Malbank Rotary Club.

June 23, 2022
Eddie The Eagle landed as guest speaker for Everybody sports awards

Eddie The Eagle landed as guest speaker for Everybody sports awards

Legendary British ski jumper Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards will be guest speaker at the Everybody Health and Leisure 2022 Awards.

The record breaker and author will share his journey to the Winter Olympics and how he always took risks allowed himself to fail but also to get back up and try again.

June 23, 2022
Hospice urges supporters to sign up to The Midnight Walk

Hospice urges supporters to sign up to The Midnight Walk

St Luke’s Hospice are calling for more supporters to sign up for the ‘Midnight Walk’ fundraiser between Nantwich and Crewe on Saturday July 2.

The Midnight Walk is St Luke’s ‘flagship’ event in terms of fundraising, and the biggest singular event in support of patient care.

June 23, 2022
FEATURE: How to improve skills of your workforce and boost productivity

FEATURE: How to improve skills of your workforce and boost productivity

Recruiting, training, and retaining quality employees can be a challenge for any organisation.

In addition to the strain it places on your resources, a shortage of skilled workers can have detrimental effects on your business.

June 22, 2022
Nantwich firm’s donation boosts comfort for Hospice patients

Nantwich firm’s donation boosts comfort for Hospice patients

Patients and staff at St Luke’s Hospice will be more comfortable this summer after a donation from two businesses in Nantwich and Warrington.

Twelve new portable air conditioning units have been donated and fitted throughout the Inpatient Unit at the hospice.

June 22, 2022
South Cheshire stroke survivors to scale Snowdon in charity walk

South Cheshire stroke survivors to scale Snowdon in charity walk

Members of a stroke survivors group in South Cheshire are preparing to scale Snowdon on Saturday July 2.

Eleven walkers will take part in the walk to raise money for the Stroke Survivors Speech & Language Support Groups in Crewe and Alsager.

June 22, 2022
Cheshire Police use new forensics “digivan” to tackle sex crimes

Cheshire Police use new forensics “digivan” to tackle sex crimes

New “digivan” technology is to be used in towns across Cheshire to help police tackle rape and serious sexual offences.

The force has funded the unmarked unit from the Government’s Transforming Forensics (TF) programme which comes after findings of the in-depth Rape Response Review.

June 21, 2022