Fire crews deal with Nantwich crash which closed Welsh Row
Police and fire crews closed Welsh Row in Nantwich today after a one-vehicle crash.
The incident happened at around 5.20am today (November 14).
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80,000 pensioners in Cheshire East to lose winter fuel payment
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than 80,000 pensioners in Cheshire East are to lose their winter fuel allowance under the Labour government’s plans, the Conservatives have claimed.
The government announced from this year that only those in receipt of pension credit or other means-tested benefits will get the annual payments, worth between £100 and £300.
READER’S LETTER: Why is Cheshire paying higher electricity prices?
Dear Editor,
On the BBC text site overnight, it was reported that Electricity cost 4p per unit more in North Wales, Cheshire and parts of Merseyside (the old MANWEB area).
In our area we pay 36p per unit, with 34p being an average and 32p in the lowest parts of the Country.
Millfields Primary in Nantwich appeals for help over transport
Staff at Millfields Primary School in Nantwich are appealing to local businesses to help breathe life into their classroom topics.
The school says it struggling to hire coaches to take children on visits following the closure of a local transport company and the increase of fuel prices.
FEATURE: How 2022 has changed people’s financial plans
2022 has been a difficult year financially for people in the UK.
Fuel prices have hit record levels, energy costs are spiralling, and inflation has reached a 40-year high.
Soaring fuel prices increasing care worker crisis in Cheshire East
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Soaring fuel prices are adding to care worker shortages in Cheshire East as those who look after people at home struggle to pay for petrol.
The council was awarded £19.4m over two years of the pandemic to help support the care market in areas including infection control, testing and vaccination and workforce recruitment and retention.
Supermarket and fuel vouchers for struggling Cheshire East residents
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Supermarket and fuel vouchers are to be included in an emergency assistance scheme to support Cheshire East residents struggling to feed families and heat homes.
The scheme was set up by Cheshire East in April 2013 to support vulnerable people facing immediate hardship, following a crisis or disaster, to prevent homelessness, to keep families together and safeguard vulnerable people.
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