News in Sandbach

Crewe is uniquely positioned in terms of location, heritage and expertise to become the new headquarters for Great British Railways, Cheshire East has said.

Councillors from across the borough unanimously backed a motion for the council to engage directly with the Transport Secretary Grant Schapps and prioritise the submission of a competitive bid for Crewe to host the new HQ for Great British Railways.

Cheshire East's director of public health is advising residents to keep on wearing face masks when inside with people they don't live with.

Latest figures released on the official UK government website (16 October) show the rate of positive cases in Cheshire East as 704 per 100,000 population. This is significantly higher than the rates per 100,000 population in the North West at 458 and 456 in England.

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Looking for somewhere peaceful to go this weekend? Sandbach Nub News reader Ingrid Victor found exactly that on a visit to Lovell Quinta Arboretum.

The stunning 28 acre site in Swettenham has created a "Silent Space" where you are encouraged to switch of your mobile phones and listen to nature.

A mum who runs her own cleaning company is taking her mop and bucket to Sandbach Park – to add her sparkle and shine to the park's toilets.

Heidi Weaver who runs Heidi's Tip Top Shine in the town noticed the toilets needed a bit of a makeover while taking her children Aurelia (5) and Jessica (7) to the toilets at the park.

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Cheshire East officers are recommending councillors ground plans for a microlight centre to relocate to Barthomley.

The Cheshire Microlight Centre, which has operated for nearly 30 years at Arclid, has applied for planning permission to relocate to Walnut Tree Farm at Barthomley.

Food and drink makers in Sandbach and the surrounding area are being offered a free guide to give them the ingredients for digitalisation.

The downloadable document has been produced by Made Smarter, the North West technology adoption programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies.

Criminals linked to county lines drug dealing have been targeted during a week of action across Cheshire.

Police arrested 18 men, including two teenagers, and six women on suspicion of drug offences.

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