News in Sandbach

Thorntons fans in Sandbach will still be able to satisfy their sweet tooth despite the company's announcement that it is closing all of its stores.

Burnell's, on Congleton Road, is a franchise of the popular chocolate brand and will remain unaffected by the move.

There is "a high chance" of a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases in Cheshire East if residents do not follow government guidance, according to the council leader.

Labour leader Sam Corcoran has made the claim via his daily Twitter update this morning (March 16).

Six months on from the launch of a new community policing model in Sandbach and other Cheshire towns, the county's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Keane, has reflected on the results of the programme so far.

Under this model, each of Cheshire's 122 policing communities have been provided with a dedicated police constable (PC) and police community support officer (PCSO).

Just over 20 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Cheshire East on Monday, March 15.

Neighbouring Cheshire West and Chester recorded slightly more with 30.

A stray dog caused traffic disruption on the M6 near Sandbach over the weekend.

Highways England first reported the incident yesterday (14 March) at around 7:50am between junctions 17 and 18.

The MP for Sandbach has encouraged residents to "promptly" complete their census forms.

Information packs with unique access codes are being sent out and should arrive in the next few days if they haven't already.

More than one in six care home staff in Cheshire East have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

NHS data shows 4,125 workers in care homes for older adults in Cheshire East were eligible for a first dose of a vaccination up to March 7, but just 3,412 received it.

Week one of step one of the road map is done. Schools are back, care homes are allowing designated visitors, and Cheshire has taken its first tentative step back to normality.

This week has also seen a raft of positive news in the county's Covid-19 fightback — touching on vaccines, infection rates, and hospital cases — leading two regional experts to hold a 'glass half-full' outlook on the easing of lockdown.

The number of Covid-19 patients in Cheshire's hospitals continues to fall, according to the latest NHS England data.

Across the Mid Cheshire, East Cheshire, and Countess of Chester NHS Trusts, data to March 9 shows that 102 patients were being cared for — a fall of nearly 25 per cent compared to a week before.

There was nearly a 100 per cent record at Cheshire's primary schools during the first week of reopening.

Cheshire East Council says the 98 per cent attendance figures is evidence that parents are supporting the first step on the roadmap to recovery from the latest lockdown.