News in Sandbach

Firefighters were called to put out a garage blaze next to the Aldi car park in Sandbach this afternoon.

The incident occurred on Sunnymill Drive with the fire first spotted by a neighbour at around 3:30pm.

A Long Covid "pathway", including an assessment hub in Liverpool, is being developed for Cheshire and Merseyside patients.

The development was revealed at Thursday's (April 15) NHS Cheshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) governing body.

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Cheshire East Council has launched a click and collect service at its rapid Covid-19 testing site in Sandbach to coincide with this week's lockdown easing.

Residents will now be able to visit the local testing site at the Wesley Centre, off Wesley Avenue, to collect pre-booked lateral flow tests (LFT) to undertake at home.

Local residents aged 45 and older can now book their Covid-19 vaccine.

This is because all adults in the UK aged 50 or over - as well as those who are classed as clinically vulnerable - have now been offered their first dose, ahead of the April 15 deadline for the nine priority groups.

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.