News in Sandbach

The latest statistics show that Cheshire is the area with the second lowest rate of knife crime in England and Wales.

The number of knife-related offences committed in the county decreased by 27.6 per cent from the year ending in December 2019 to the year ending in December 2020.

Firefighters in Sandbach have rescued a three-year-old horse that had been stuck in a ditch.

The rescue operation took place yesterday (23 May) morning along Plant Lane with crews from four fire stations coming to assist.

Police in Sandbach have warned people not to illegally ride electric scooters on pub or risk being landed with a fine.

Officers said that while e-scooter trials are taking place in other towns, such as Chester, this does not apply to Sandbach.

New figures show that Cheshire's GP practices conducted more than 1.3 million face-to-face appointments during 2020-21 despite the many challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Between April 1st 2020 and March 31st 2021, GP practices across Cheshire also conducted 1.3 million telephone and video appointments, processed more than 52,000 referrals and issued more than 13 million prescriptions.

An 18-year-old man has been convicted of going equipped to steal catalytic converters in areas of Cheshire, including Sandbach.

Patrick Collins Jnr, of Ridgeway Avenue in Blackburn, pleaded guilty to the offence at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Monday 17 May.

The pandemic has had a big impact on the jobs market and these are difficult times for job seekers.

But there are still job opportunities available in the Sandbach and the surrounding areas which we have listed in the Sandbach Nub News jobs section.

A Sandbach dog owner has appealed for people to come forward with information nearly two weeks after her two beloved Labradors Retrievers went missing.

Evie and Ivy went missing from the farm where they live on Elton Lane on 6 May and there have been no sightings since.

Cheshire East planners have recommended that councillors reject a retail and housing development in Sandbach for the second time on heritage grounds.

The planning application, put forward by the Muller Property Group, proposes to demolish an existing property and erect 14 apartments with commercial units on the ground floor on Brookhouse Road.

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The operator Sandbach Leisure Centre has been awarded a council contract to provide activities to children with disabilities along with their parents and carers.

Everybody Sport and Recreation will deliver the Ability for All programme with activity sessions at its leisure centres across Cheshire East.