News in Macclesfield

MORE than £1.3 million was spent on agency social workers by Cheshire East Council last year, data shows.

A Freedom of Information request to the council shows that officials sanctioned a £1,370,528 spend on agency social workers in the 2019/20 municipal term, with 18 staff being employed by the authority in adult services on August 1.

Cheshire East Council is adopting a new approach and launching a new long-term campaign to attract and recruit more people to become foster carers.

With more than 530 cared for children and young people in Cheshire East there is a need to find homes for children locally.

The latest plans for the future of development in Cheshire East are to be discussed by councillors this week.

A revised draft of the borough's Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD) is up for debate, which forms the second part of the council's 'local plan' — the blueprint for development in the borough.

Older people in Cheshire lost over £75,000 last year, according to new cybercrime data acquired by the charity Age UK.

A Freedom of Information request to Action Fraud, the national fraud reporting centre, found that Cheshire Constabulary received 91 reports of cybercrime, in England and Wales between April 2018 and March 2019, from people aged 55 and over.

Macclesfield town councillors have rallied behind the Silkmen as fans look for new ways to take community football forward.

Councillors, some of whom dressed in the Silkmen colours, were addressed by representatives from the Silkmen Supporters' Trust (SST) and the Macclesfield Town Community Sport's Trust during a virtual meeting of the full town council on Monday.

The Cheshire East Council leader has said that "additional measures will be required" to stem the increasing rate of coronavirus in the borough.

Cllr Sam Corcoran said the council will "explore" what restrictions can be put in place across the borough in lockstep with Cheshire West and Chester.

The short-term future of the 130 bus service looks to be secure, with funding in place to keep buses running until March 2021.

The service, which runs between Macclesfield and Handforth, was set to be axed by operator D&G Bus on October 3.

Cheshire East Council is calling on people to 'show the air you care' – and do their bit to mark Clean Air Day.

Clean Air Day, on October 8, will see schools, workplaces and communities across the borough and UK raise awareness of air pollution and inspire people to take simple steps to tackle air pollution – helping protect the environment and health.

Cheshire East's opposition leader, Cllr Janet Clowes, has told the LDRS that the borough is "not in a state of imminent change" regarding a potential local lockdown.

The Conservative representative also welcomed the government's local lockdown approach as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Two Macclesfield businessmen are taking their 'Town Apps' to the nation after their first local successful launches.

UK Town Apps very first App was launched for Macclesfield in November 2019 by Fabio Mazzieri and Steve Morton.