By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors and residents have urged Cheshire East to urgently review its winter gritting policy claiming lives are at risk.
We revealed in June how some roads have been removed from the route this winter including many rural roads in and around Nantwich.
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.
As we spend more time indoors during the darker, cooler months, many people turn their attention to home renovation.
With winter approaching, we’re spending less time in the garden.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s emergency health and care system is under huge pressure and a plan is being drawn up to help cope with the coming winter as hospital targets are missed.
And bosses say A&E at hospitals like Leighton are failing to meet ambulance handover times due to lack of community care for patients who could be discharged.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East health chief has warned of a “challenging winter” amid fears Covid will result in lower resilience to flu.
Director of public health Dr Matt Tyrer said it was vital people got the message that they should be vaccinated for both conditions.
Up to 230km of roads will be removed from Cheshire East Council’s winter gritting routes, the authority has confirmed.
The review into gritting – called “Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure” (WMHI) code of practice – will see 103km of roads added to the routes.
Cheshire East Council is to roll out its holiday activity fund for vulnerable children this summer, the authority says.
It follows the council’s roll-out of the government’s support package for vulnerable children and families placed at risk during the Covid pandemic.
Dear Editor
I have fought long and hard for residents from our Ward and for those who use Colleys Lane to access either the A534 Crewe/Nantwich Road or the A530 Middlewich Road, by repeatedly asking for Cheshire East’s Labour/Independent Administration to reconsider their decision to cut it from the Winter Gritting Routes.
Dear Editor,
At this week’s Cheshire East Full Council meeting I asked, once again, if the Labour/Independent Cabinet had made up its mind regarding its proposal to axe winter gritting from some of our semi-rural and rural roads.
Nantwich Town could be in line for a £27,000 support package from the Government to help it through the current pandemic lockdown.
The Government’s £10 million Sports Winter Survival Package has been announced to help non-league clubs in Steps 3-6 who have not been able to resume their season since Christmas.
Nantwich Museum has unveiled a new “The Battle of Nantwich, 25 January 1644” video to commemorate the event.
Despite this year’s Holly Holy Day being cancelled by Covid, this video will help bring home the significance of the annual event.
Weather forecasters say more snow showers could hit South Cheshire over the next few days.
Local photographers like Jonathan White have been sending in these beautiful winter images, capturing the snow at various locations.
The Winter 2020 matches of the South & Mid Cheshire Tennis League began this week, writes Jonathan White.
Teams across Cheshire are participating are Division 1, including Wistaston A, Nantwich A, Hartford A, Congleton A, Cuddington A, Cuddington B, Alsager A, Nantwich A.
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