News in Sandbach

SANDBACH Curshaws have emerged again at the top of the CREWE AND DISTRICT LEAGUE table helped by Sam Critchley's hat-trick.

The Champions have started relatively slowly by their standards, having dropped two points from their opening four games, but they were in imperious form when seeing off their title rivals FC Bollington by a 5-2 margin.

Sandbach Park has won a national award and retained its Green Flag status as people continue to enjoy outdoor spaces in the autumn months.

The popular town centre park in has achieved the top award, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces in a record-breaking year for the Green Flag award which marks its Silver Jubilee.

Today (October 26th) is National Pumpkin Day and Sandbach Nub News couldn't resist sharing this photograph of Haslington baby, Dolly Abbotts.

The four month old is pictured in her garden posing for a photograph surrounded by pumpkins.

A business which started off life serving artisan coffee out of a van has celebrated its first birthday today (Tuesday) – and said a big thank you to its customers.

Blackwater & Grubb launched a mobile van in Sandbach Park helping people enjoy delicious coffee, tea and refreshments while out walking in the park.

Ghoulish goings on were the order of the day when a popular sporting event came to Sandbach.

Salt Wars was held in the summer when youngsters enjoyed training sessions to find the winner of the Salt Wars Cup playing football, rounders and rugby.

The Royal British Legion's Assistant Director of Operations has issued a heartfelt plea for people to back this year's Poppy Appeal – the first back on the streets since Covid hit.

Nicola Cook, who lives in Sandbach, says every poppy counts this year as the organisation celebrates its 100th anniversary and makes a triumphant effort to make up for lost revenue after it was "hit hard" due to the pandemic.

FAMILIES in Sandbach are being invited to celebrate the life of a loved one this Christmas with St Luke's 'Light up a Life' appeal.

They can dedicate a light on the Christmas tree at the South Cheshire hospice and join in for a virtual service of remembrance on Sunday, December 5.

CHESHIRE East Council has voted to back the UK100 pledge despite claims from one councillor it would cost £5 billion to achieve the carbon zero aims across the borough by 2045.

The motion, proposed by Knutsford councillor Quentin Abel was that Cheshire East makes the UK100 pledge and asks the relevant committee to determine whether the council should join the UK100 Network.

Plus Dane, which owns and manages 18,000 homes across Cheshire and Merseyside, has appointed Paul Knight and Claire Ryan to its top team.

The company has several properties in Sandbach including Lightley Court, one of its sheltered schemes, Commons Mill, Greenacres and Union Street plus shared ownership at Gilberts Cross and a mixture of flats, bungalows and houses in Hassall Green. .

A Cheshire East councillor was physically assaulted while campaigning and another was stalked on train journeys and later became targeted by an obscene caller and a troll.

High Legh councillor Kate Parkinson and Mobberley councillor Charlotte Leach both spoke to the Local Democracy Reporting Service about their ordeals to encourage others to speak out and report such incidents to the police.