Vulnerable residents in Crewe and Nantwich who desperately need essentials like food or furniture are slipping through the net because they don’t know about the household support fund, councillors said.
Cheshire East Council has received nearly £3.9 million from the government to help the most vulnerable families with food, utilities, white goods, housing support and other household essentials.
Two businesses near Nantwich have teamed up to offer a new approach to weight management.
Kingfisher Hypnotherapy and True Food Nutrition are both based at The Yard in Burland, just outside Nantwich.
A scheme providing school holiday activities and healthy meals to Cheshire East children will continue for at least one more year.
Cheshire East Council has been awarded new government funding for its Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to stop companies advertising unhealthy food and drinks on council-owned land, buildings and vehicles.
The new policy was adopted last week and will be rolled out by the director of public health.
A South Cheshire mum has turned her love of cooking into a new venture celebrating diversity and inclusion through her culinary creations.
Amaka’s Fine Food Fusion is the first step into business for Amaka Lawton, founder of the Crewe-based Alpha Omega Women Peace Security (WPS) Foundation which champions diversity and community wellbeing.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich is offering unemployed people a chance to receive free training leading to careers in the food industry.
A two-week fully funded “Skills Bootcamp” offering specific technical training is set to start in mid February.
Nantwich Food Festival returns tomorrow (September 2) after three years away due to the pandemic.
The three-day event starts at 11am on Friday with a quiet hour for those who want to browse the stalls without the crowds.
The decision to move to another country is a big one, but you can’t go far wrong by moving to Singapore.
This tropical Asian nirvana has become quite the destination for foreign ex-pats due to its job opportunities, quality of life, and picturesque scenery.
Families turned out in force to sample the delights of a new food festival in Nantwich over the weekend.
Dorfold Food and Drink Festival was hailed a ‘big success’ after attracting more than 3,000 visitors to sample all that was on offer including celebrity cookery demonstrations, live music and family entertainment.
Voting has opened for this year’s Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards.
The awards, which make a return after Covid-enforced break, celebrate the best restaurants, pubs, producers, and shops in Cheshire as voted by the public.
The region’s top chefs, including this year’s BBC MasterChef winner Eddie Scott, will take to the stage at a new Nantwich festival.
Final preparations are being made for the first Dorfold Food and Drink Festival taking place July 23-24, in the parkland off Chester Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Food waste and general recycling bins aren’t being collected in parts of Cheshire East because of the chaos caused by the A530 Middlewich Road closure, a councillor said.
Three councillors asked direct questions about the 80-week closure which is causing havoc for people trying to get to and from Leighton Hospital from the surrounding areas of Nantwich, Middlewich and Crewe.
Organisers of the new Dorfold Hall Food and Drink Festival in July have announced some of the live music acts to perform.
The event, on July 23-24, will take place on the site where Nantwich Show was staged for many years before it.
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