News in Sandbach

Detectives from Cheshire Police have charged a man with drugs offences following a vehicle stop-check at Sandbach Service Station.

Ervi Sanxhaku, of no fixed abode, was arrested after a vehicle was stopped by officers at the southbound service station on Thursday 15 October.

The mayor of Sandbach has paid a visit to the areas newest care home to take part in a socially distanced tree planting ceremony and to officially welcome the team and residents to the town.

Elworth Grange care home on Booth Lane, Moston, is one of care provider, Ideal Carehomes, newest sites which has benefitted from a £10 million investment and provides all the finishing touches you would expect from a "luxurious" home.

A Sandbach football club is offering home workers who may be sick of the same four walls a change of scenery, along with unlimited tea and coffee.

Sandbach United FC after noticing pubs across the country making similar offers and wanted to help the community utilise the facilities they had to offer.

SANDBACH Town Council says it still has grants it wants to give to community organisations including cash to help out those hit by Covid-19.

The authority's Community Grants budget is still open for applications for funding from groups and organisations in town.

Sandbach Town Council has launched this year's Poppy Lamppost sponsorship scheme to help raise funds for the Royal British Legion.

The scheme involves individuals, groups and businesses sponsoring a poppy on the lampposts throughout the town centre at £5 each.

Sandbach United saw their winning start to the season halted by the new table toppers Vauxhall Motors, with the home side running out 2-1 winners at the Syncreon Arena.

Andy Hockenhull made one change from the side that convincingly beat St Martins 5-1, with in-form Robbie Hatton unfortunately unavailable. However, promising young striker Bobbie McDonnell passed his fitness test following a recent knee issue to start the game.

Cheshire East Council is asking residents, businesses and other organisations about its aim of being an open and enabling organisation.

The council says the new corporate plan sets out the vision and priorities for the council over the next four years.

A THEATRE company which counts Bradwall Village Hall among its touring venues has received a lifeline grant from the government's £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

Cheshire Rural Touring Arts which operates across Cheshire East cancelled all its shows on March 17 because of the pandemic.

Cheshire Police is urging road users to pay attention, drive carefully and drive to the condition of the road following an increase in road deaths.

The number of people who have lost their lives on Cheshire's roads between June and September this year has doubled in comparison to the same period in 2019.

The leader of Cheshire East Council has criticised the government's lack of communication over the implementation of local lockdown restrictions announced today.

Cllr Sam Corcoran said he first heard that the borough would go into the 'high' tier of restrictions through the media and only received official confirmation 20 minutes before the prime minister's announcement in parliament earlier today.