Residents across Cheshire are being about buying pets online following a rise in related scams during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cheshire Police have received several reports of scammers using websites to advertise a pet and demand payment in advance.
By Jonathan White
Non-essential retailers in Nantwich have reported “good” trade since reopening yesterday as the three-month high street lockdown was relaxed across England.
Shop safety measures in place include hand sanitizer points, floor markings for social distancing and plastic screens at tills.
RSPCA were called about more than 407 equine incidents in Cheshire last year, sparking fears that more sick horses will be dumped during the current pandemic.
The charity is warning a financial recession could plunge the country into a second equine crisis which has already led to thousands of dumped and dying horses and crippled welfare charities.
Citizens Advice Cheshire East has hailed its army of volunteers who have helped keep the service operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The team rallied to ensure many people could be helped over the phone or via webchat as many individuals faced financial, housing and employment worries.
Dear Editor,
I wrote an open letter in mid-March this year to ask people to support businesses in Nantwich during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A few days later the UK was put into lockdown by the government to help control the virus, forcing most businesses to temporarily close.
More road closures are planned in Nantwich town centre to enable shoppers and pedestrians to “socially distance” in safety.
Now we can reveal the whole one-way stretches of Pillory Street and Hospital Street will close to traffic from June 15.
Bentley Motors in Crewe are planning to let up to 1,000 workers go from the South Cheshire plant, according to unconfirmed reports tonight.
ITV are reporting that the car plant’s 4,200 staff will be briefed tomorrow (June 5) on a “voluntary release program”.
Cheshire East Council has launched a £4.28m discretionary fund to support small businesses.
The funding, which will be issued in a phased approach, will initially be open to applications for a 14-day period for the following prioritised businesses:
Nantwich Museum wants people’s experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic to provide a lasting historical record of the event.
Letters, short statements and photographs are sought, with the aim of gaining an insight into how everyday life in Nantwich changed during the pandemic.
Just 2.2% of people in the Cheshire East area cycle on their way to work just once a week, according to latest figures.
And only 1.1% cycle every day on their journey to work, while fewer than 17% of people take part in cycling of any kind once a month.
The Cheshire East “Pride in the Park” events are the latest to be cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Crewe/Nantwich event was due to take place in Queens Park on September 12.
The Nantwich economy suffered a further blow today as Nantwich Food Festival directors announced September’s event will NOT go ahead.
The festival attracts tens of thousands of people every year and was due to take place on September 4-6.
Dear Reader,
It has been more than six weeks since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures and still there has been no package of support for your community news site.
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