News in Sandbach

The polling station in the Elworth ward of Sandbach opened at 7am today (Thursday) and voters have until 10pm to cast their vote.

There is one polling station, Elworth Scout Hall in School Lane, where the three eligible districts within the ward are voting..

Diver Tom Daley may have put knitting in the national spotlight last year but he could certainly get some tips from 'nearly 90' year old Harold Jinks from Sandbach.

Harold has kindly knitted 63 beanie hats and three jumpers for St Luke's Hospice to sell to raise money for patient care.

Police are reminding dog owners to make sure they have control over their dogs when they are walking in the Cheshire countryside.

The advice comes after a sharp rise in livestock worrying offences, with family dogs who have never done this before suddenly bolting and chasing sheep, which in some cases they spotted three fields away.

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The family of a man who died following a collision on the M6 have paid tribute to him.

Malcolm Cleaver, 63, from Rugby was the HGV driver involved in a serious collision on Tuesday, January 11th.

Voters in the Elworth ward in Sandbach go to the polls tomorrow (Thursday) in a town council by-election.

Three candidates are standing for one seat up for grabs in the Sandbach Town Council by-election.

CREWE'S luxury car maker has announced the production of its first battery-powered electric vehicle.

The development and build of the vehicle is part of a programme of £2.5 billion which Bentley Motors is investing in "sustainability" over the next ten years.

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A Cheshire East councillor who has worked in the NHS throughout the pandemic has quit the Conservative party because of the national 'party gate' scandal.

Cllr Nicky Wylie, who represents Poynton East and Pott Shrigley, has issued a joint statement with the Cheshire East Conservative Group to say she had left the Tories 'in light of recent national events'.

A Sandbach pub is asking pub goers to help them choose their next guest ale by popping a counter in a jar on the bar.

The Military Arms in Congleton Road, which had a major revamp last year as revealed in the Sandbach Nub News click here. is giving drinkers the vote.