Sporty youngsters aged 5-15 have been shortlisted in this year’s Everybody Junior Awards.
The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the contributions of local sporting superstars across Cheshire East.
Two Crewe and Nantwich youngsters are currently playing a starring role in The Sound of Music show at Chester Storyhouse.
Bella McKinney, from Nantwich and a pupil at St Anne’s Primary, and Jasper Eglin from Crewe are playing leading roles in the popular show which runs until Saturday.
Cheshire East is to set up its own council-run children’s homes to provide a “loving and supportive environment” for youngsters who can’t live with their own families, writes Belinda Ryan.
The council will take over two independent homes in Crewe and Macclesfield this year, following a recent mutual decision to terminate the contract with the current commissioned provider.
Big-hearted youngsters in Nantwich are putting their best feet forward to raise funds for threatened Chester Zoo.
Many pupils who love to visit the nearby attraction were moved by its plight and fears over its future due to lockdown.
South Cheshire charity Up and Under Foundation has launched its Foundation Rides 2020 challenge to help raise funds for disadvantaged youngsters.
Five inspirational Nantwich youngsters have been chosen to switch on the town’s Christmas lights next month.
Mayor Cllr Arthur Moran said he was inundated with nominations after revealing his plans for this year’s switch on event on November 15.
By Stephen Topping
Cheshire East Council chiefs are aiming to cut social workers’ caseloads in an effort to provide better support for vulnerable youngsters.
Figures presented to Cheshire East Council’s children and families overview and scrutiny committee on Monday show that the average caseload for social workers in the local authority’s ‘children in need’ and ‘child protection’ teams has remained static over the past year.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Health chiefs are spending almost twice as much on mental health services for youngsters in some parts of Cheshire than others, according to new figures.
Data presented to the Cheshire East health and wellbeing board shows for 2018-19, the NHS Eastern Cheshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) has spent £2.9 million on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
By Stephen Topping
Urgent measures to improve support for youngsters in Cheshire East with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have been drawn up following a damning inspection.
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found “serious weaknesses” when they assessed Cheshire East Council and NHS bodies in the borough on their provision for SEND support in March.
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