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Congleton Household Waste Recycling Centre will close to the public at 5pm on Sunday, 5 September 2021.

Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer is holding a public meeting on 2nd September 2021 to discuss speeding and anti-social behaviour on the A34 in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge.

Two runners from Poynton will be running in the iconic London Marathon on 3 October 2021 for Manchester’s much loved internationally acclaimed cancer centre, The Christie.

Demonstrating their commitment to supporting the local community, Gascoigne Halman has made a donation of £5,000 to East Cheshire Hospice to help support the crucial end of life care that it provides for adults from across the area.

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As the region’s largest provider of post-16 education, Cheshire College is committed to ensuring learners are able to make the most out of their time studying at one of their state-of-the-art Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester.

More than 280 people were seriously injured on Cheshire’s roads in 2020. That’s more than five people per week. 29 people sadly lost their lives.

The family of a 70-year-old man who died in a collision in Wilmslow have paid tribute to him.

Residents have been thanked for their response during surge testing in Winsford, Northwich and the CH1 3 and CH1 4 postcode areas of Chester.

Police are appealing for witnesses after Congleton Pride banners tampered with in the town.

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As part of What3Words (W3W) Awareness Week, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding the public of the importance of a piece of technology that could help save a life.

Walk-in and mobile, pop-up vaccination clinics will be operating in Ellesmere Port and Northwich next week, offering COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults over the age of 18.

Officers across Cheshire Constabulary took part in a series of activities to mark the first ever Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week.

East Cheshire NHS Trust highlights to patients and visitors the importance of continued social distancing and mask wearing whilst attending healthcare settings.

Police are appealing for information from members of the public in relation to an assault in Wilmslow.

Boat trips return at Anderton Boat Lift, with historic ‘Canal Town’ re-enactments, free fishing taster sessions and walking groups for the over 55s.

Cheshire Constabulary has become the first force ever to achieve the British Dyslexia Association’s SMART Award.

Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury has praised the workforce at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service for going ‘above and beyond’ during the pandemic.

Updated advice on coronavirus vaccines for 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK is set to be issued in the coming days, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland will lift most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions next Monday.

Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics has brought more success on water and land for Team GB, with eight medals - including two golds - and cyclist Jason Kenny crowned Britain's most successful Olympian ever.

A five-year-old boy has died a week after suffering a head injury at a Fenwick department store.

Seven men have been found guilty of the murder of a law student, mistakenly shot during a botched drive-by assassination attempt.

A British traveller forced to quarantine for 10 days in a Heathrow hotel on his return to the UK claims he has moved room twice due to a rodent infestation.

More than three quarters of the neighbourhoods in England and Wales registered higher excess deaths than the five-year average in the year leading up to March 2021, Sky News analysis has found.

The UK has recorded another 138 coronavirus related deaths - the highest daily total since 17 March.

Boris Johnson has declined Nicola Sturgeon's invitation to meet for talks while he is in Scotland this week.

A terrorist convict who launched an attack 10 days after his release from prison had boasted in jail of his intention to join ISIS and kill the Queen, an inquest has heard.

Armed personnel backed by Iran are suspected of seizing an oil tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in what a Royal Navy threat centre called a “potential hijacking”.

We follow Jason Zafeirakopoulos as he drives into the Rhodes countryside, past a blackened landscape on either side.

Joe Biden has said New York governor Andrew Cuomo should quit after an investigation found he sexually harassed 11 current and former state government employees.

Fires are still ravaging parts of southern Turkey as temperatures continued to soar amidst low humidity despite extra crews and personnel being drafted in.

Three people have died following an explosion in the green zone of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, with at least another three others injured.

The attack on an Israeli-linked tanker - the Mercer Street - triggered diplomatic turmoil propelling the shadow war between Iran and Israel on the high seas back into the international spotlight.

Ukrainian police have launched a murder case after a Belarusian activist who was reported missing was found dead in a park in Kiev.

The Belarusian Olympic sprinter who refused to board a plane home from the Games has said officials from her country "made it clear" she would face punishment if she returned.

A year on from the massive explosion which hit Beirut, an international human rights group has said senior Lebanese officials failed to protect the public from the risks posed by highly explosive material stored at the capital's port.

China is conducting mass testing in Wuhan after it identified its first domestic cases of the Delta variant in the city where coronavirus was first detected in late 2019.

Rapper DaBaby has apologised after comments he made about HIV-positive people and gay men saw him widely criticised and kicked off festival line-ups.

Noel Clarke has officially left his production company following allegations of sexual misconduct and bullying made earlier this year.

Matt Damon has reportedly denied using the homophobic "F-slur" in his personal life and says he stands with the LGBTQ+ community following a backlash to comments he made in a recent interview.

Queer Eye star Tan France and his husband have welcomed their first child via a surrogate.

Rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault after a woman was injured in Streatham, south London.

A UK businessman with precious stock on the container ship Ever Given has spoken of his relief that the ship has finally arrived in the UK, four months later than scheduled.

The London-listed owner of The Hut Group, the health and beauty e-commerce giant, will this week unveil the latest instalment in a blizzard of industry dealmaking: a £275m takeover of Cult Beauty.

McLaren Group is to sell its technology arm to a private investment firm in the latest stage of its bid to refocus on its core motorsport and supercar manufacturing operations.

There is no prospect of an amber watchlist being introduced at the latest travel review this week, Sky News understands - as a minister confirmed the next update will be on Thursday.

Young people benefit from being in the office, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said, as he highlighted its positive influence on his own early career.

Major financial firms, including the British insurer Prudential and UK banking giant HSBC, are behind plans to speed up the closure of Asia's coal-fired power stations in the face of the climate crisis.

PepsiCo has agreed a $3.3bn (£2.4bn) deal to offload a majority stake in Tropicana and other juice brands.

Rolls-Royce Holdings has picked a UK government contractor as the preferred bidder for its maritime engine manufacturing arm after an earlier sale to a Russian group was vetoed by Norwegian politicians.

Greggs expects to create around 500 new jobs in the coming months as profits bounced back to outstrip pre-pandemic levels.

Shares in China's biggest online gaming companies slumped after state media branded their products "spiritual opium" and compared them to "electronic drugs".

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has for the first time paid bounties to hackers for finding vulnerabilities in its computer networks before they could be exploited by the UK's adversaries.

Shares in China's biggest online gaming companies slumped after state media branded their products "spiritual opium" and compared them to "electronic drugs".

Fewer contacts of people with coronavirus will be told to isolate by the NHS COVID-19 app after an update.

Professional footballers are at an increased risk of developing dementia depending on the length of their careers and their playing position, according to a landmark study.

Video-conferencing company Zoom, which became a household name during the coronavirus pandemic, has reached an $85m (£61m) settlement in the US.

Cockatoos in Sydney have learned to open bins - and the technique is catching on, as others have worked out how to do it by watching them, scientists say.

Fewer contacts of people with coronavirus will be told to isolate by the NHS COVID-19 app after an update.

There is no prospect of an amber watchlist being introduced at the latest travel review this week, Sky News understands - as a minister confirmed the next update will be on Thursday.

Updated advice on coronavirus vaccines for 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK is set to be issued in the coming days, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

A senior Russian traffic officer accused of leading a criminal gang has been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes.

The Belarusian Olympic sprinter who refused to board a plane home from the Games has said officials from her country "made it clear" she would face punishment if she returned.

Joe Biden has said New York governor Andrew Cuomo should quit after an investigation found he sexually harassed 11 current and former state government employees.

Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics has brought more success on water and land for Team GB, with eight medals - including two golds - and cyclist Jason Kenny crowned Britain's most successful Olympian ever.

The UK has recorded another 138 coronavirus related deaths - the highest daily total since 17 March.

A UK businessman with precious stock on the container ship Ever Given has spoken of his relief that the ship has finally arrived in the UK, four months later than scheduled.

Three people have died following an explosion in the green zone of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, with at least another three others injured.

Fires are still ravaging parts of southern Turkey as temperatures continued to soar amidst low humidity despite extra crews and personnel being drafted in.

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland will lift most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions next Monday.

Seven men have been found guilty of the murder of a law student, mistakenly shot during a botched drive-by assassination attempt.

A British traveller forced to quarantine for 10 days in a Heathrow hotel on his return to the UK claims he has moved room twice due to a rodent infestation.

Matt Damon has reportedly denied using the homophobic "F-slur" in his personal life and says he stands with the LGBTQ+ community following a backlash to comments he made in a recent interview.

A year on from the massive explosion which hit Beirut, an international human rights group has said senior Lebanese officials failed to protect the public from the risks posed by highly explosive material stored at the capital's port.

Josh Adams, Bundee Aki and Wyn Jones are all set to make their Test debuts for the British and Irish Lions after being named in a much-changed starting XV for Saturday's series decider.

Premier League players from all 20 clubs will continue to take a knee during the upcoming 2021-22 season to highlight their opposition to racism.

Bundee Aki says he was having the time of his life on the British & Irish Lions tour even before being called up for Saturday's decisive third Test against South Africa.

In an exclusive sit-down with Sky Sports' Dinesh Karthik ahead of India's Test series in England, captain Virat Kohli opens up about his cricketing mindset, discussing his feisty attitude on the field, his thought process while batting, his devotion to fitness, leadership, social media and more. Here is Kohli in his own words…