News in Sandbach

Cheshire East Council has launched several new grant schemes to support businesses through the pandemic restrictions.

The schemes are available to apply for through a single, simplified form which aims to assess Cheshire East businesses for several government grants on offer, thus maximising the council's reach to businesses.

Police seized 45 knives and arrested 10 people in Cheshire during a week of action against knife crime.

Those arrested during the national campaign, codenamed Operation Sceptre, were taken into custody on suspicion of committing knife-related offences.

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Elworth Grange care home, based near Sandbach, is offering local people the opportunity to design their official 2020 Christmas card and be in with a chance to win £100 of high-street shopping vouchers.

The competition encourages people from the the local area to draw, paint or even photograph a design for Christmas card in line with a poignant 'Christmas Spirit' theme.

Cheshire East residents have been urged to stick to lockdown rules or risk being plunged into further local restrictions over Christmas.

The authority's Labour leader Cllr Sam Corcoran, says the rise in infections across the region over the past few weeks needs to be tackled firmly to prevent the borough returning to a tiered system of controls after December 2.

A new scheme that works with perpetrators of domestic abuse to change their behaviour and protect families will be developed in Cheshire.

Police and crime commissioner David Keane made a successful bid to the Home Office for £233,000 in funding from their perpetrator programme fund.

A rail firm is auctioning off sought-after Crewe Station signs to raise cash for a Sandbach-based charity.

Avanti West Coast has donated the signs to be sold off in the Rail Aid campaign which is Railway Children charity's week-long fundraising initiative (November 22 to 27) taking place later this month.

Cheshire East Council is asking residents, businesses and other organisations about its plans for a greener future for the economy and environment.

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

Police in east Cheshire are warning dog owners to be vigilant following a number of suspicious incidents.

Over recent months there have been incidents in Brereton, Scholar Green and Leighton which have caused owners to be concerned that someone is attempting to steal their dogs.