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FEATURE: Bridging loan assistance: How to bridge the gap

FEATURE: Bridging loan assistance: How to bridge the gap

If you’re in need of fast financing for a short-term period, bridging loans can be a valuable option to get help to secure a bridging loan.

These loans bridge the gap between two transactions, typically used for property purchases.

June 27, 2023
Chance Changing Lives charity awarded £161,000 lottery funds

Chance Changing Lives charity awarded £161,000 lottery funds

Chance Changing Lives charity has been awarded more than £160,000 in National Lottery funding over the next three years.

The South Cheshire charity, based in Crewe, was awarded £161,237 in total from the National Lottery Community Fund.

June 5, 2023
Some Cheshire East schools could go into red, headteachers warn

Some Cheshire East schools could go into red, headteachers warn

Several schools in Cheshire East will go into the red next year unless the government increases their funding, headteachers have told councillors.

For many years Cheshire East has received less funding for its schools than other councils because it is seen as an affluent area.

February 19, 2023
Cheshire East funding bid for two new special needs schools

Cheshire East funding bid for two new special needs schools

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has applied for funding to set up two new free schools for children with special educational needs.

If the bid is successful, it could create an extra 120 places for pupils in the borough with special educational needs (SEN)

January 11, 2023
Crewe Vagrants Sports Club launch floodlight appeal

Crewe Vagrants Sports Club launch floodlight appeal

Crewe Vagrants Sports Club in Willaston have launched a funding bid to replace floodlights for its well-used astro pitch.

The current floodlights were installed in 1994 and have served exceptionally well over the past 28 years.

November 24, 2022
Cheshire Police boss claims funding success for Safer Streets

Cheshire Police boss claims funding success for Safer Streets

Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has secured £1.5 million from the Government’s Safer Streets Fund.

With match funding, it could see a total of £2.5 million for safety buses, a new app and educational programmes in schools across the county.

July 30, 2022
Cheshire East bids for £158,000 for more EV charging points

Cheshire East bids for £158,000 for more EV charging points

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is bidding for nearly £158k of government funding to install electric vehicle charging points in its towns.

The council has identified sites in nine towns – including Snow Hill car park in Nantwich – as part of this phase to install charging points for residents unable to charge vehicles at home.

July 20, 2022
Funding approved for new Nantwich skate park at Barony

Funding approved for new Nantwich skate park at Barony

Nantwich looks set to get a new skate park facility on the Barony after the project received a £100,000 grant from FCC Communities Foundation.

The money will be used to create a multi-wheeled sports facility which will allow skateboarders, scooters, roller skaters and other park users access to an enormously improved facility at Barony Park.

July 11, 2022
Reaseheath awarded IoT funding to expand technical training

Reaseheath awarded IoT funding to expand technical training

Reaseheath College in Nantwich is among winners in the latest round of government investment to boost higher level technical skills and innovation.

Newly formed Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are collaborations of specialist colleges, universities and employers who work together to reform and deliver higher levels of technical education and skills required by progressive, modern businesses.

January 10, 2022
The CAT 107.9FM wins support from National Lottery

The CAT 107.9FM wins support from National Lottery

Crewe and Nantwich community radio The Cat 107.9FM has received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.

The funding will go towards continuing operations and the purchase of necessary equipment for the Cat’s “Out and About” community team following on from becoming media partners with Nantwich Town FC.

December 20, 2021
New bereavement service in Nantwich earns lottery funding

New bereavement service in Nantwich earns lottery funding

Volunteers running the new Insights Listening Bereavement Service in Nantwich are celebrating after receiving funding from the National Lottery.

The £2,500 funds will support its work with people over 18 who are suffering loss, grief, and bereavement.

November 24, 2021
Cheshire East given £2.2m for vulnerable families in winter

Cheshire East given £2.2m for vulnerable families in winter

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been allocated £2.2m of government funding to help provide food and essentials for vulnerable households over winter.

The household support fund runs from October 6 to March 31, 2022.

October 19, 2021
Leighton Hospital unveils £663 million redevelopment plans

Leighton Hospital unveils £663 million redevelopment plans

Ambitious plans for the £663 million redevelopment of Leighton Hospital have moved a step closer today.

A bid for funding has now been formally submitted to the Department of Health and Social Care.

September 22, 2021