News in Sandbach

It's up ... Sandbach Town Centre's Christmas tree is on the Cobbles ready and waiting.

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Rural risk specialists are urging North West farmers to 'stop and think twice' following a surge in agricultural deaths – and issued a stark warning for those who are failing to protect their most important asset.

Figures published by the Health and Safety executive revealed that 41 people were killed as

Sandbach United face a big match tonight (Tuesday) as they take on Crewe Alex in the first round of the Cheshire Senior Cup.

The Ramblers travel to the Gresty Road stadium for a 7.15 pm kick-off.

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Students at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College found themselves wearing wild and wacky socks to kick-start Anti-Bullying Week.

Pupils and staff donned different socks yesterday (Monday) to show their support for the national event running from November 15th – 19th organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.

A singer songwriter who grew up in Alsager but who now lives near Sandbach has launched his third album and it has shot to number one in the UK singer songwriter album charts– despite only being launched at the weekend.

Rob Wheeler, who picked up the Songwriter of the Year in the ARC Radio Listener awards 2021 recently has also shot to number five in the USA's equivalent album chart.

A Conservative councillor has accused Cheshire East of cancelling this month's full council meeting so the administration can hide from public scrutiny 'after taking a mauling at the October meeting'.

And Middlewich residents who had pledged to turn up at the meeting in Crewe on Thursday (November 18) have also slated the council's decision to cancel and vowed to be at next month's meeting to get answers to their questions.

Cheshire East's planning department is under such pressure because of nationwide recruitment problems that some staff are off sick and one new starter left after six weeks to join the private sector.

Members of the council's environment and communities committee were told a resourcing review is already under way and, at Thursday's meeting, new executive director of place Jayne Traverse offered to do a full review of the system.

Funding must be found soon to expand Sandbach Cemetery now that Cheshire East has acknowledged additional land at Hassall Road was set aside for burial purposes, a councillor has said.

Cllr Mike Benson (Sandbach Town, Con) said if there was only nine years' capacity at the cemetery in 2017 then there was probably only five years now.

Cheshire East has given the go ahead for a public consultation on plans to protect Jodrell Bank from potential harm from future planning development.

Members of the environment and communities committee voted unanimously on Thursday to approve the draft Jodrell Bank Observatory supplementary planning document for four weeks of public consultation.