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Cheshire East councillors set to receive more paid parental leave

Cheshire East councillors set to receive more paid parental leave

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council looks set to give councillors paid parental leave to encourage more people to stand for election and take part in the democratic process.

If the policy is agreed by full council it would apply to parents, regardless of their gender, and cover adoption leave to support those who choose to adopt.

October 10, 2022
Hen charity to stage adoption day in Nantwich

Hen charity to stage adoption day in Nantwich

South Cheshire residents are being urged to think outside the box when it comes to picking their next family pet.

The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) is holding an adoption day for ex-commercial chickens in Nantwich on Saturday November 13.

November 4, 2021
Adoption day for retired hens to be held in Nantwich

Adoption day for retired hens to be held in Nantwich

A third adoption day for retired caged hens due for slaughter is being held in Nantwich on Sunday May 26.

The event has been organised by the British Hen Welfare Trust, a national rehoming charity which saves more than 60,000 hens from slaughter every year.

May 16, 2019
Man stages 50-hour roof-top protest at Edward Timpson’s Tarporley home

Man stages 50-hour roof-top protest at Edward Timpson’s Tarporley home

A man has staged a two-day rooftop protest on the home of Crewe & Nantwich candidate Edward Timpson near Tarporley.

Police said a small number of protesters gathered at his address on Saturday at 9am, and two climbed on to the roof.

May 8, 2017
Children in Cheshire East care face two-year adoption wait

Children in Cheshire East care face two-year adoption wait

Twenty-six children in Cheshire East are still waiting to be placed with adoptive families, latest figures show. And many children are waiting almost two years in council care before being adopted.

December 6, 2012