News in Sandbach

More than half of all sick days taken in February by staff at the Cheshire NHS body leading the Covid-19 vaccination programme were down to stress, anxiety, or depression.

That's according to the latest workforce report from NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which leads the vaccine roll-out in the county.

A mysterious "humming" noise is driving some Sandbach residents spare with no idea where it is coming from.

Nichola Friel, a Cooksmere Lane resident, raised the issue on social media and found that others have had similar experiences with the humming across the town and further afield.

A unique interactive arts festival coming this weekend is set to light up the streets of Sandbach.

The 'Legends, Lights and Lullabies' artistic event is being run by festival organisers, SpareParts, and residents are encouraged to take part.

Plans to charge residents aged 85 and over £5 per week for "assistive technology" care have led to clashes between councillors.

The plans, which were approved for public consultation on Tuesday (April 6), would mean over-85s pay the same "standard charge" as other assistive technology users.

Sandbach library has reopened in line with the next stage of the government's roadmap.

Sixteen Cheshire East Council libraries have opened their doors again and have done so with full Covid-safe restrictions in place.

With the roadmap out of lockdown moving along we are all looking forward to getting together again. Many are now planning events in Sandbach and we want to help!

With more fun activities coming up locally in the near future, we thought it would be a good time to let you know about our Nub News What's On section.

AFTER an unseasonably chilly April week, it can be tempting to think of the cold temperatures as pathetic fallacy for Cheshire's pandemic fightback.

However, despite the grey clouds and clouds of visible breath, the county has had a week of good news on the Covid front.

CHESHIRE East chiefs have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh after his passing today.

The council said it extended its condolences to the Queen and all members of the Royal Family and said Prince Philip, who was 99 and the longest-serving British consort to the monarch, had "stamped his own mark on the nation", notably through the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme for young people, which he founded in 1956.

A NATIONAL period of mourning has been declared after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

Buckingham Palace announced Prince Philip's passing, aged 99, at midday today (Friday).

THE benefits of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine "outweigh the risks", a leading Cheshire NHS official has said.

Clare Watson, the accountable officer for the NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is leading the county's vaccination roll-out, made the comments after a recommendation from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for under-30s to seek alternative coronavirus vaccines because of a possible link to blood clots.