News in Sandbach

Cheshire's police and crime panel has approved a 4.4 per cent hike in the police precept after the commissioner said the alternative was to cut services.

This means residents living in a band D property will see an extra £10 for the year added to the policing element of their council tax bill.

A suitable site for a biodiversity project must be found in Middlewich quickly to ensure the town doesn't lose out on £241,000 of funding.

Cheshire East approved British Salt's application for a 18,375sqm warehouse off Faulkner Drive but the scheme will result in the loss of biodiversity and a £241,147 payment has been secured to deliver habitat creation at an off-site location.

A motorist who left his passenger to die following a collision on Warmingham Lane, Middlewich, has been jailed.

Liam Foster, of Smallbrook Walk, Crewe, was sentenced to 42 months in prison at Chester Crown Court on Friday, February 4th.

A Sandbach artist has just appeared on the popular Sky TV series, Landscape Artist of the Year - a fine art competition and search to find the UK's next great landscape artist.

Abz Heywood (23), of Elworth, creates semi-abstract landscapes and seascapes using a combination of acrylic and stitch and communicates her interpretations through layering materials on canvas.

A former Elworth Cricket Club player had a different job on his hands at the weekend – leading England out on to the pitch as captain of England's rugby team in the Six Nations.

Tom Curry, who played for Elworth in his youth and stepped in for a match during the summer when he came back to watch the first team, captained his first match for England on Saturday.

Strictly fabulous Cheshire legend, Mark Farrugia, is putting a new spin on his growing business by launching his own dance wear.

The amazing teacher, who appeared on Claudia Winkleman's radio show and the local BBC News following Nub News coverage, here.has launched a selection of dance T-shirts featuring his logo.

Looking for a part-time job and fancy working for a quintessentially English house near Sandbach?

Rode Hall – an early eighteenth-century country house, the home of the Wilbraham family since 1669 - is looking for an experienced bookkeeper for 10 hours a week.

Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for Sibelco UK to extend the silica sand extraction at a local quarry.

The council's strategic planning board was unanimous in granting permission to extend the extraction limit at Bent Farm Quarry, Wallhill Lane, Brownlow near Sandbach.

Two men from Sandbach have been arrested by police on suspicion of harassment.

The men - who have not been identified - were arrested yesterday (Wednesday, February 2).

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