News in Sandbach

Firefighters were called out to a blaze in conifer trees near Sandbach last night.

One fire engine from Holmes Chapel went to the scene n Smethwick Lane, Brereton at 10.46 pm.

WARD - Rosa Margaret aged 82 on 18th August. Funeral service to be held at St Oswald's Church, Brereton.

PIERCE – John Ivor aged 93 on 6th August. Funeral service to be held at Vale Royal Crematorium

Cheshire East Council say over 2000 children and young people from across the borough have enjoyed hundreds of free holiday activities over the summer.

The activities were funded by the government's Holiday Activity Programme, coordinated by Cheshire East Council and delivered by 40 community organisations, charities and schools in nearly 80 locations.

Did you know that British Salt at Middlewich has had plans approved for it to build something to produce a special new product?

What is it? Find out what it is plus a whole lot more in this week's Sandbach Nub News newsletter out on Friday.

Every week, Nub News highlights a job opportunity in Sandbach and the surrounding area.

We also list a full breadth of vacancies in the Sandbach Nub News Jobs Section here.

Sandbach Mayor Cllr Geraint Price Jones and his wife and Mayoral Consort, Mrs Price Jones, have played their part in helping to support the Afghan refugees.

They did a four hour shift today (Tuesday) with members from the Red Cross Emergency Response team from Cheshire, Great Manchester and Merseyside to help sort through donations.

Kia has finally killed off the 'First Edition' of the Soul EV which has been on sale since the car's launch and replaced it with a new 'Maxx' model.

The Maxx has been cunningly priced at £34,945 on-the-road, making it eligible for the UK Government's £2,500 Plug-in Car Grant for electric cars costing less than £35,000. This reduces the price that customers pay to £32,445.

British Salt has been given the go ahead to build a new manufacturing facility to produce a new product - a move which is set to create new jobs for Sandbach.

Members of Cheshire East's strategic planning board were unanimous in their approval of the development, which the company's agent, Chris Evert, said would be the first plant of its kind in the UK.

We love reader's letters. Anita Bellfield, who lives on the Abbeyfields estate in Sandbach, explains why she loves receiving her weekly copy of our newsletter.

"We moved here just before the pandemic from South Wales and we didn't know anyone. I looked around on Social Media and found Sandbach Nub News," said Anita.

Members and friends of Sandbach Royal British Legion danced the night away at a dance to mark the branch's 100th anniversary.

One of Cheshire's Deputy Lord Lieutenants, Tony Garnett, was guest at the event at Sandbach Town Hall.