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John Dwyer, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, wants people to know about specialist support packs that are available to survivors of sexual abuse in the county, detailing the help available and the reporting options that survivors have open to them.

An 83-year-old great-grandad from Macclesfield is running two marathons in just one week to raise funds for The Christie at Macclesfield.

The concept of a new green traffic-free walking and cycling path across Cheshire East is to be discussed at a public meeting this week.

The NHS in the North West has started to roll out the Covid-19 jab to young people aged 12 to 15, as part of the biggest vaccination drive in health service history.

Corinne Worswick, a care assistant in Wilmslow, has gone above and beyond to enable her client to be at her Granddaughter’s wedding in Buckinghamshire.

Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson will be joining a record 21 other Members of Parliament in running the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 3rd October 2021.

A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his neighbour at her flat in Congleton.

On Thursday 23rd September, Police and Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer joined representatives from Cheshire Constabulary, Cheshire East Council and local elected representatives at a public meeting to discuss speeding and anti-social behaviour (ASB) issues on the A34 in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge.

Macclesfield firefighters have a new weapon in their armoury that will be ‘invaluable for challenging incidents’ and saving lives.

Winsford residents are being invited to attend a Community Conversation event to help make the town an even better place to live.

Congleton Lions and Congleton Partnership are jointly sponsoring a Resuscitation and Defibrillator training event.

Since purchasing Winsford Town Centre in 2018, Cheshire West & Chester Council has been working on transformative plans to redevelop the Town Centre and make it a destination Winsford residents can be proud of, with construction starting next spring 2022.

After many years in the making, the newly renovated Congleton Cenotaph was officially unveiled at a dedication event on Sunday 19 September 2021.

It has been nearly a year since the Knutsford Voucher was launched and Knutsford Town Council is urging people who have a voucher that expires by the end of the year to spend them.

Cheshire East Council is seeking views on a strategy that sets out how children with disabilities and their families will be supported as communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Partners working together in Crewe to bring forward major change and investment in the town have welcomed plans to develop Lyceum Square into an exciting open-air events and performance space.

Cheshire East Council has submitted plans to transform Crewe’s Lyceum Square into an exciting events and performance space as part of the town centre’s regeneration.

Cheshire East Council is reminding residents that Covid-19 remains a significant risk to public health and to continue with Covid safe behaviours of ‘hands, face, space and fresh air’.

Passengers waiting at one of the borough’s bus stations can now enjoy a new 'pocket park', following work by Cheshire East Council to transform an overgrown patch of land.

Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was seriously assaulted in Northwich.

Former police officer Wayne Couzens is due to appear in court today as he faces sentencing for the murder of Sarah Everard.

Boris Johnson has suggested key workers such as medics and carers will not get priority to refuel at petrol stations as the situation was now "stabilising".

Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate have accused the British government of being "climate villains".

Katie Price's family say they have been concerned "for some time" about her mental wellbeing after the TV star was reportedly involved in a car crash.

The UK has recorded 34,526 new COVID cases and 167 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say if he is moving Labour away from the left to the centre of British politics, but insisted: "You can't lose four elections and not change".

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has hinted she could create a rival to James Bond.

Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour members on Wednesday that under his leadership, the party will be "back in business".

Troops are gearing up to start driving fuel lorries to petrol stations later this week after the Ministry of Defence approved an official request for assistance.

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.

Twenty-one World Health Organisation (WHO) staff members were allegedly involved in sexual abuse during the agency's response to the Ebola crisis in central Africa, according to an official report.

Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate have accused the British government of being "climate villains".

It's easy to focus on the scale and the spectacle of what's happening in La Palma.

The cruise ship industry is facing calls for more regulation to prevent infectious disease spreading, after passengers were left stranded on board vessels following the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.

Years of conflict in Afghanistan and the chaotic withdrawal of America's military might does not seem to have made an impact on the long-time, autocratic president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

America's top military commander has said the credibility of the US has been damaged as a result of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands - that could create clouds of toxic hydrochloric acid vapour - is now within 800m of the ocean. 

Le Palma's donation centre is a place for evacuated residents to find clothes and food, and also a place for them to console each other. 

An explosion at an apartment building in Gothenburg that injured 16 people may have been caused by a suspect device, Swedish police have said.

Barbers in Afghanistan's Helmand province have been banned by the Taliban from shaving or trimming beards.

Senior royals joined actor Daniel Craig and tennis star Emma Raducanu on the red carpet for James Bond's long-awaited latest outing.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has hinted she could create a rival to James Bond.

Katie Price's family say they have been concerned "for some time" about her mental wellbeing after the TV star was reportedly involved in a car crash.

Movie memorabilia worth an estimated £5.5m is set to be sold at an auction next month.

Comedian Vic Reeves has revealed he has a benign brain tumour "the size of a grape" that has left him completely deaf in one ear.

The fuel crisis has "stabilised" and there are "early signs" it is coming to an end, industry members have said, as the transport secretary echoed their comments and called for "normal buying habits" to return.

Watching the queues outside petrol stations these past days, one cannot help but be reminded of another moment some years ago when people queued in their thousands in Britain's high streets to withdraw a crucial resource: the bank run on Northern Rock in 2007.

Oil prices have topped $80 a barrel for the first time in three years while wholesale gas costs have surged dramatically again - likely adding to pressure on drivers and household energy bills in the months ahead.

While the UK obsesses about panic-buying of petrol, there are fuel crises going on elsewhere around the world, no more so than in China.

Fuel sales could be rationed and forecourt opening hours limited to try and tackle panic buying under the government's emergency plans for dealing with fuel crises.

Unilever has brewed a shortlist of bidders for its PG Tips and Lipton Ice Tea brands as it brings the £4bn auction to the boil.

The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has drafted in City advisers to refinance his assets in eastern Europe as he seeks ways of keeping his wider empire afloat.

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has revealed that HGV issues have been affecting deliveries to customers as well as the supply of raw materials.

The government is taking over the Southeastern rail franchise after a "serious breach" by the network operator - which it said failed to declare £25m in taxpayer funding that should have been returned.

New plans are being drawn up to make it easier for broadband customers to switch suppliers.

Amazon has created a home robot designed to guard the house as well as help with caregiving.

An American cryptocurrency developer has pleaded guilty to assisting the North Korean regime evade US sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programme.

The Great Red Spot, a storm on Jupiter which has been observed raging for more than 150 years, is spinning faster and faster, baffling scientists.

New plans are being drawn up to make it easier for broadband customers to switch suppliers.

Facebook has announced that it is pausing its Instagram Kids project following criticism from child protection authorities and legislators.

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say if he is moving Labour away from the left to the centre of British politics, but insisted: "You can't lose four elections and not change".

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he spoke to Andy McDonald before he announced he was quitting Sir Keir Starmer's top team - but he denied there had been "some deep-laid Machiavellian plot".

It's 18 months since Sir Keir Starmer took over as Labour leader with a not-so-subtle slogan that the party was "under new leadership".

Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate have accused the British government of being "climate villains".

Watching the queues outside petrol stations these past days, one cannot help but be reminded of another moment some years ago when people queued in their thousands in Britain's high streets to withdraw a crucial resource: the bank run on Northern Rock in 2007.

A cat has been saved by fans at an American football game in Miami after it plunged about 30ft from an upper deck of the Hard Rock Stadium.

Years of conflict in Afghanistan and the chaotic withdrawal of America's military might does not seem to have made an impact on the long-time, autocratic president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

Oil prices have topped $80 a barrel for the first time in three years while wholesale gas costs have surged dramatically again - likely adding to pressure on drivers and household energy bills in the months ahead.

The cruise ship industry is facing calls for more regulation to prevent infectious disease spreading, after passengers were left stranded on board vessels following the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.

The fuel crisis has "stabilised" and there are "early signs" it is coming to an end, industry members have said, as the transport secretary echoed their comments and called for "normal buying habits" to return.

A cow wandered on to the M25 motorway on Thursday morning after breaking through a fence and escaping its field.

The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has drafted in City advisers to refinance his assets in eastern Europe as he seeks ways of keeping his wider empire afloat.

Boris Johnson has suggested key workers such as medics and carers will not get priority to refuel at petrol stations as the situation was now "stabilising".

The UK has recorded 34,526 new COVID cases and 167 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

While the UK obsesses about panic-buying of petrol, there are fuel crises going on elsewhere around the world, no more so than in China.

Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.

Fuel sales could be rationed and forecourt opening hours limited to try and tackle panic buying under the government's emergency plans for dealing with fuel crises.

Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands - that could create clouds of toxic hydrochloric acid vapour - is now within 800m of the ocean. 

Troops are gearing up to start driving fuel lorries to petrol stations later this week after the Ministry of Defence approved an official request for assistance.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has hinted she could create a rival to James Bond.

Sheriff Tiraspol pulled off an enormous shock as they won 2-1 at Real Madrid to make it two wins out of two in Champions League Group D with a late strike from Sebastien Thill.

Oleksandr Usyk's team have announced that Anthony Joshua has 'activated in principle' a rematch clause and they hope Kiev will host the fight in February.

Roger Hunt, an England World Cup winner and Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer of all time, has died aged 83.

Arsenal are capable of mounting a challenge for the Premier League top four this season after their 3-1 win over Tottenham in Sunday's north London derby, according to Paul Merson.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been awarded a wildcard into the main draw of Indian Wells.