Cheshire East Council’s highways team is deploying gritters across all main routes, as the borough is hit by the first significant cold snap of winter. Following recent heavy rain, plummeting temperatures over the next week are set to increase the risk of ice on our roads. Snow is also forecast on higher ground in the
The Mayor of Macclesfield has launched the 2016 Civic Awards, and are looking for nominations. Do you know someone who… Has made a significant difference to the Macclesfield community? Gives sustained and selfless voluntary service? Supports those less able to help themselves? In Macclesfield there are many individuals who volunteer their time and expertise for
Cheshire East Council and its partners are offering a range of advice and support to residents to stay warm this winter. As the weather becomes colder we are encouraging local people to be good ‘winter neighbours’. Older people or those with heart or breathing problems may need your help during the cold spell. Checking to
A company set up by Cheshire East Council to help local residents reduce their energy bills has saved households more than £1m in just 10 months. More than 4,000 people have signed up to buy their gas and electricity through Fairerpower, a partnership between the Council and Ovo Energy, since its launch in March. Cheshire
Children at 25 schools across Cheshire East can start 2016 feeling proud after taking part in a Borough-wide safety campaign themed around the dangers of doorstep callers. Cheshire East Council’s trading standards team has, once again, delivered a major project in schools to alert children to the need to keep doors and windows locked and
A new text-ahead service telling patients when their transport is due to arrive will be one of the features of an enhanced Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) for Cheshire, Wirral and Warrington. The new-look service will be provided by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), it was announced today. WMAS was appointed by the lead ambulance
Over the course of the last term, students at All Hallows’ have been generously donating food to the Treehouse food bank in Macclesfield. This is a local service which helps those people in the community who have fallen on hard times and are struggling to buy food for themselves and their families. As a school
Cheshire East Council has welcomed the planning inspector’s latest views on the Borough’s Local Plan. Following the resumption of the Local Plan examination in August and the holding of seven days of hearings in October, Local Plan Inspector Stephen Pratt has now issued his ‘further interim views’. These broadly support the further evidential work carried
Cheshire East Council and its partners are offering a range of advice and support to residents on how to stay well this winter. Free flu vaccinations are still available for people Public Health England has identified as being at risk of suffering from flu. People over 65, pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions
The Cheshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association is on the hunt for new members to help with their valuable work. The voluntary group – which raises funds and awareness of motor neurone disease in the Cheshire area while supporting local people affected by the condition – has several exciting vacancies which offer the