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Council to provide supermarket vouchers to families in need during half-term
Posted: 24.10.20 by James Kelly Local News
Cheshire East Council has announced they will be providing supermarket vouchers for families who need them over the half-term break. The move comes...
Read in full hereCoronavirus: Cheshire's battle for extra resources rumbles on
Posted: 23.10.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
This weekend is Cheshire’s second under tier 2 coronavirus restrictions, and despite a long, and occasionally arduous road to this point, the ba...
Read in full hereMore than 500 children in care across Cheshire East, data shows
Posted: 23.10.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
More than 500 children in Cheshire East are cared for by the council, new data shows. A freedom of information request to the body reveals 535 youn...
Read in full hereCouncil health chief urges people to keep 2m apart to slow virus spread
Posted: 23.10.20 by James Kelly Local News
The director of public health in Cheshire East has called on residents to observe two metre social distancing following a sharp rise in cases locally....
Read in full hereDavid Rutley among Conservative MP's to block free school meals during holidays
Posted: 22.10.20 by James Kelly Local News
David Rutley was among the Conservative MPs to vote against a motion that would see the government free school meals for children in lower-income chil...
Read in full herePolice urge residents to work together in the fight against Coronavirus
Posted: 22.10.20 by James Kelly Local News
Cheshire Constabulary is urging residents to work together to help in the continued fight against Coronavirus. In recent weeks there has been a ste...
Read in full hereMissed bin collections nearly treble last year
Posted: 22.10.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Missed bin collections in Cheshire East almost trebled last year, the LDRS can reveal. A freedom of information request to the council showed that ...
Read in full hereOpinion: Why I support Marcus Rashford's campaign to 'End Child Food Poverty'
Posted: 21.10.20 by Cllr James Barber Opinion
In his latest Trusted Contributor article for Nub News, Cllr James Barber writes about his support of a campaign to get free school meals extended...
Read in full hereCheshire East councillors vote to freeze their allowances until next May
Posted: 21.10.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Councillors have voted to freeze their allowances until May 2021 at Cheshire East’s full council meeting. The allowances, which were recommen...
Read in full here'Infection rates do not justify tier 3' in Cheshire East, says council leader
Posted: 21.10.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council, has said he does not want to see tier 3 restrictions placed on the borough. Responding to a question...
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