Brine Leas Sixth Form closes due to positive COVID case
Brine Leas Sixth Form in Nantwich has closed today due to a positive case of COVID-19.
It’s believed one of the Year 12 or 13 students has tested positive.
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Nantwich Town game postponed after player tests positive for Covid-19
Nantwich Town’s midweek clash against Gainsborough has been postponed after a Dabbers player tested positive for Covid-19 virus.
A number of players underwent tests yesterday after some reported feeling unwell after their FA Cup victory against Barwell on Saturday.
Willaston Primary School closes year groups after positive Covid test
Willaston Primary School has sent two year groups home after one of its pupils tested positive for Covid-19.
It’s believed years 3 and 4 have been sent home and those pupils will have to self isolate for two weeks, to return on October 14.
Weston Christmas Lights Display turns “drive thru” for 2020 due to Covid
A well-known Christmas Lights display in South Cheshire which has raised tens of thousands of pounds for a children’s hospice, is to be turned into a “drive thru” due to Covid.
Graham Witter has staged the Weston Christmas Lights show at his family’s farm for the past seven years, raising well over £100,000 in aid of Donna Louise Hospice.
Cheshire East Council applies for more “enforcement powers” from Government
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Leaders of Cheshire East Council have applied for extra “enforcement powers” from the government in its fight against coronavirus.
CEC has confirmed it wants additional measures to be put in place and has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
South Cheshire GP urges eligible residents to take up free flu jabs
A South Cheshire doctor says it’s more important than ever this year that those eligible for a free flu jab come forward and get one.
Dr Andrew Wilson, Chair of NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, stressed flu kills around 11,000 people every year in England and hospitalises thousands more.
Cheshire East not facing “imminent” lockdown despite rising infections, says Tory leader
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council opposition leader Janet Clowes says the borough is “not in a state of imminent change” regarding a potential local lockdown.
The Conservative Wybunbury councillor also welcomed the government’s local lockdown approach as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
Residents urged to use NHS test and trace Covid app
Cheshire East residents are being urged to download the new NHS test and trace app.
The NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app was launched yesterday (September 24).
Care home beds under strain in Cheshire East during pandemic
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Care home bed availability for elderly people in Cheshire East is under strain due to the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show.
Public Health England data shows there were just 9.8 care homes beds per 100 people aged 75 and over in Cheshire East at the end of March.
Cheshire East Council seeks clarity over use of COVID-secure marshals
Cheshire East Council is unlikely to employ Boris Johnson’s Covid-secure “marshals” unless they are fully funded by Whitehall, says the authority.
The Prime Minister said last week that the so-called marshals would be used in towns and cities across the UK to help enforce the new ‘rule of six’ social distancing restrictions.
Nantwich Town hits £20,000 target to help survive pandemic
Generous donations from hundreds of people and local businesses have helped Nantwich Town raise £20,000 to help it survive the COVID pandemic.
Donations include £3,000 from Applewood Independent and another £1,000 from Everything Genetic Ltd.
Nantwich mums help children combat COVID anxiety with new book
Nantwich mums Rachel Sinden and Hannah Morgan have been bringing smiles back to children across the UK with a new picture book about children’s COVID anxiety.
Garden is perfect prescription for anxiety and isolation
By Jeremy Herbert
When all around is madness, go down to the garden and get your hands dirty.
That is a prescription that millions have turned to in this time of anxiety, uncertainty and isolation.
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