CHESHIRE East Council has its first ever Labour leader after Cllr Sam Corcoran fought off a Conservative challenge to claim the role. The Labour and Co-Operative Party member for Sandbach Heath and East won 43 votes in the race to become council
CHESHIRE East Council has granted planning permission for developers to convert the Sandhurst Hotel and Restaurant, in Chester Road, into accommodation for people with disabilities. The hotel has been vacant since it was sold last year. The application
A SCULPTURE to capture the spirit of a teenage bagpiper killed in the Manchester Arena bomb attack will herald the start of a musical legacy to keep her memory alive. Eilidh MacLeod, 14, from Barra in Scotland, was one of the 22 victims killed
A MUM has come up with a novel way to tackle dog poo. Rachel Platt, from Castle, cut a letter box hole in empty water bottles, filled them with plastic bags and attached them to trees and lampposts around her neighbourhood. The mum-of-two has
MARK Wakefield rewarded the dedication of mechanics that worked late to finish repairs to his car so that he could race at Snetterton on Sunday. The Northwich driver failed to set a time during qualifying for the Volkswagen Racing Cup’s second
SIBLINGS that learned to row while at Grange School have been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships. Emily Ford, who travelled to last year’s edition as a spare, has been named as part of a women’s four for a three-day
A SECOND CCTV system is to be installed in Middlewich amid fears that vandalism and drug dealing in broad daylight is ‘growing and growing’. Members of the public spoke out about a rise in anti-social behaviour during Middlewich Town Council’s open
A MAN has been charged with several thefts of caravans and theft of a Land Rover from Byley. Detectives investigating a series of caravan thefts have charged Lennon McMahon, 18, of Southam Close, Coventry. McMahon was arrested on Monday, May
A MOTORCYCLIST who ‘died’ at the roadside following a crash has walked his daughter down the aisle just seven months later, thanks to doctors who performed open heart surgery at the scene. John O’Brien was riding back from Llangollen to his home
A TRAINEE accountant put his best foot forward to raise cash and awareness of mental health issues. Joel Faun, from Middlewich, took part in his first Great Manchester Run and so far £848 has been raised for MIND, the British charity campaigning
THE borough's cabinet member for children and families has urged MPs to inject £2.3 billion into school funding to avoid a nationwide crisis. Cheshire West and Chester Council member Nicole Meardon met with MPs in the House of Commons last week
THE borough's cabinet member for children and families has urged MPs to inject £2.3 billion into school funding to avoid a nationwide crisis. Cheshire West and Chester Council member Nicole Meardon met with MPs in the House of Commons last week
TWO years on from a terrorist attack which claimed 22 lives at the Manchester Arena, a Moulton schoolgirl is raising money in memory of one of the young victims. Musical Orla Geraghty, 9, has raised almost £600 for the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust
A PROJECT that helps to combat isolation has received technical support from a big hearted company. Pinacl-GDA has donated data cable to support Age UK Cheshire's Men in Sheds branch in Winsford to help them connect their new 3D Printer and a host
