Everybody Sport and Recreation are to stage free holiday activity sessions for youngsters.
Holiday Activity Funding from Cheshire East Council has created places as well as packed lunches provided by Taste for Life for children who are entitled to receive free school meals.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new primary school in Nantwich moved a step closer when councillors agreed to go out to consultation over the proposals and look for potential sponsors to run it.
As revealed by Nantwich News, the £3.5m free school is earmarked for land close to Nantwich Town’s Weaver Stadium and is needed to cope with rising pupils numbers created by a new housing development.
A proposal for a new “free” primary school in Nantwich has been unveiled by Cheshire East Council.
The school would be built as part of the new Kingsbourne housing development near Nantwich Town’s stadium between Waterlode, the A51 at Reaseheath, and River Weaver.
Everybody Sport and Recreation are re-launching its “Health Walks”.
The walks are being organised by trained volunteers, and will leave from Nantwich Swimming Pool and the Barony Sports Complex.
Dear Editor,
2020 was a difficult year for everyone.
Though there is hope on the horizon, starting 2021 in lockdown is not how most people wanted to ring in the New Year.
The Nantwich Singers are presenting two free Christmas performances in St Mary’s Church to help lift the spirits of the community.
After over six months in lockdown, the Nantwich Singers return to their home to give a pair of informal performances on December 12.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A bid to secure more free parking in Cheshire East towns like Nantwich in run up to Christmas has been rebuked by the ruling Labour-Independent coalition.
Conservative group leader Cllr Janet Clowes called on borough chiefs to relax some charges in council car parks in key market towns from December 3 until January 2021.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has defended his “no” vote on a proposal to extend free school meals until May 2021.
He was one of five out of six of Cheshire Conservative MPs who voted down a motion to extend free school meals to feed more than 1.4 million children during school breaks until Easter next year.
Dear Editor,
I just have to ask if anyone over 75 who now has had to buy a TV licence like me feels conned.
It’s very nice of them to say you can pay monthly if you would like to add £30 to it.
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 Council is offering free training to children looking to increase their confidence cycling on roads.
The sessions – which will run for two weeks at Cumberland Arena in Crewe and Macclesfield Leisure Centre on Priory Lane – start on Monday August 17.
Cheshire East Council has offered Nantwich residents and visitors four days of free car parking later this year.
However, the offer is unlikely to appease many who are angry at parking charges being re-introduced by the authority after suspension of charges during lockdown.
The “free after 3pm” parking initiative will be retained on certain car parks from June 15, including Snow Hill in Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council confirmed this as it issued a defence of its decision to re-introduce parking charges from Monday as non-essential shops re-open.
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