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How to budget for the Winter holidays

How to budget for the Winter holidays

With the summer holiday season how over, everyone has started planning for their winter breaks.

If you are among those people who are looking for ways to build a budget, then you have come to the right place.

September 8, 2024
Balancing convenience and comfort: choosing right stroller for holidays

Balancing convenience and comfort: choosing right stroller for holidays

Travelling with a young family can be quite demanding, involving a balancing act between what is practical for you, and at the same time giving your child the comfort it deserves.

Choosing the right stroller can make a big difference in how enjoyable and manageable your holiday will be.

July 28, 2024
Golf holidays in the UK: Combining sport and leisure

Golf holidays in the UK: Combining sport and leisure

The United Kingdom, with its rich history and stunning landscapes, offers some of the most enchanting golf holidays in the world.

Combining the sport of golf with leisure travel provides an ideal getaway for enthusiasts of the game.

December 7, 2023
Cheshire travel boss says sunshine holiday bookings up by 25%

Cheshire travel boss says sunshine holiday bookings up by 25%

A Cheshire travel boss has revealed there’s a massive demand for sunshine holidays with bookings up by 25% on pre-Covid levels.

According to Hays Travel North West managing director Don Bircham, January is the peak period for the industry with families desperate to escape the cold, wet and gloomy weather.

January 24, 2023
Thousands of free Easter activity places for children on free school meals

Thousands of free Easter activity places for children on free school meals

Thousands of free places for Easter activities in Cheshire East have been available for parents and carers of children eligible for income-related free school meals.

March 24, 2022
Big rise in fines handed to Cheshire East parents for taking term-time holidays

Big rise in fines handed to Cheshire East parents for taking term-time holidays

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Thousands of fines have been handed out to Cheshire East parents for taking their children out of school at term-time following a landmark court ruling.

Figures obtained by the Knowledge Academy under the Freedom of Information Act show both Cheshire East and West councils dished out more fixed penalty notices (FPNs) in 2018-19 than in 2017-18.

February 19, 2020
FEATURE: Preparing your pet for holiday travel checklist

FEATURE: Preparing your pet for holiday travel checklist

It might be Christmas, but it won’t be long before we all start thinking about escaping to the sun!

Holidays can be an exciting but stressful time for humans and pets alike.

December 17, 2019
Richmond Village Nantwich run summer holidays project

Richmond Village Nantwich run summer holidays project

A Nantwich retirement home is helping to take elderly residents away on holidays – without having to leave their home!

Richmond Village Nantwich has launched a scheme to share summer holiday stories with those who are no longer able to travel.

August 1, 2019
Hays Travel in Nantwich helps firm post record holiday sales

Hays Travel in Nantwich helps firm post record holiday sales

An independent travel firm with a base in Nantwich has defied Brexit fears by selling a record £1 million worth of holidays in one day.

The boss of Hays Travel North West, which has an outlet on Swine Market in Nantwich, said “Brexit scaremongering” was doing nothing to put off British public from booking holidays in the sun.

February 6, 2019
Nantwich head hits out at ‘punitive’ fines for parents amid High Court ruling

Nantwich head hits out at ‘punitive’ fines for parents amid High Court ruling

A Nantwich headteacher has hit out at the use of “punitive” fines for parents who take their children out of school for holidays.

Mary Hennessy Jones, head at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, spoke after a High Court ruling backed Isle of Wight parent Jon Platt for refusing to pay a £120 fine after he took his daughter out last year.

May 23, 2016