News in Sandbach

MORE detail has been shared on Cheshire East Council's proposed cuts in its upcoming budget.

The council is set to pass a new budget in February for the 2021/22 municipal year, which legally must be balanced between expenditure and income.

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All nursing home residents in Sandbach should receive their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine by the end of January, a local health group has said.

The SMASH Care Community group, which helps coordinate community healthcare across the local area, is expected to get its first batches of the vaccines on Thursday (7 January).

Cheshire East's leaders have said the lockdown announced last night by the prime minister is needed to stop the spread of Covid-19.

These new measures mean that schools and colleges in Macclesfield and across the borough are now closed to most pupils except for vulnerable children and children of critical workers. Most pupils will be learning remotely from home.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation laying out new national lockdown plans.

These come as Sandbach enters a was entering its first full of Tier Four restrictions as cases continue to rise due to the new COVID variant.

A road in Sandbach had to be closed over the weekend after firefighters were called to put out a car fire.

Shortly after 3pm on Saturday the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to reports of smoke coming from a car on Congleton Road.

Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran says the authority will remain "dedicated to minimising the impact on the most vulnerable" in Sandbach and across the borough when finalising its financial plans.

He added that the pandemic has put the council "under acute financial pressure".

Sandbach United ran out 5-2 winners over Nantwich Town in the Andy Kimber Memorial Fundraiser match.

It was a cold Wednesday night in Cheshire, and the volunteers at Sandbach United had been working tirelessly to get enough snow off the pitch for it to be deemed playable. But as the fog came rolling in, and the temperature somehow dropped even lower, the ears and hearts of Sandbach fans were warmed by the sound of the first whistle.

The council has announced it is assisting schools across Cheshire East in getting the mass testing of students in place for their delayed return in the new year.

Secondary school and college students will be making a phased return after the Christmas holidays to get the testing program in place.