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The introduction of an ambitious clean-up project in Crewe last year is already reaping dividends with cleaner streets and fewer incidents of fly-tipping being reported.

Cheshire East Council is reminding businesses to come forward and take advantage of the recently opened Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme.

Cheshire East Council has pledged to become a carbon neutral borough by 2045.

Free walk-in Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) are available from Cheshire West and Chester Council’s own mobile pop-up COVID-19 testing units which will be located in Northwich and Hoole next week.

A new Jobcentre Plus in Macclesfield was in the spotlight today (21/01/21) as local MP for Macclesfield David Rutley, who is also the Minister for Welfare Delivery at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), officially marked its opening in a special visit to see the new site in action.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer and Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary Mark Roberts want to thank residents from across the county for taking part in their online question and answer session.

Stoke-on-Trent’s popular shopping destination, The Potteries Centre, has revealed it supported a total of 15 local charities throughout 2021, volunteering over 140 hours of staff time and raising over £1,000 for community causes.

A man responsible for money laundering and drugs offences in Winsford has been jailed for more than six years.

Taste Cheshire are proud to be part of the Chester Food and Drink community and the wider community of organisations supporting local people.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer has welcomed the news that Magistrates will be given more powers to jail offenders for longer, helping to deliver justice for victims of crime.

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A popular competition for young golfers is launching in Cheshire.

Cheshire East Council is urging people to share their views on the latest proposals to boost cycling and walking in the borough.

The family of Keagan Crimes have paid tribute to him following the verdict today (Wednesday 19th January).

A teenager who stabbed a young man in Winsford has been found guilty of murder following his death.

Much-valued charity, Morton Hall Community Centre, is looking for a new Chair and additional Trustees to help secure its continued place at the heart of local community life.

To mark Neighbourhood Policing Week, Crewe local policing unit are highlighting the work they will be doing with the local community.

People with dementia may not always be able to communicate the fact that they’re cold, especially if they don’t recognise it themselves.

Cheshire East Council is inviting residents to take part in a virtual ‘conversation with’ the leader and deputy leader.

2022 is set to be a big year for Hubbub’s Community Fridge Network, as funding from Co-op will enable the UK-wide network to double in size. To kick start the process, Hubbub and Co-op are calling on communities to apply for grants for the first 100 fridges, by 1st February.

The hugely popular 100-mile Cheshire Dash is back again, this time in aid of local children’s cancer charity, The Joshua Tree.

Police will meet with a Conservative MP who has alleged that government figures have been engaging in "intimidation" that amounts to "blackmail" against Tories who have questioned Boris Johnson's position.

The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a variant under investigation - but current case rates are very low.

Could the timing be any worse? A new "sub-lineage" of Omicron coming along just as the government abandons all COVID restrictions. 

The daughter of murdered Muriel McKay has appealed to Scotland Yard's commissioner to speed up the search for her mother's body on the farm where the family believes she was buried 52 years ago.

It is the early hours of the morning, but this corner of Calais is busy, just as it always is.

Babes in the Wood killer Russell Bishop has died at the age of 55, the Ministry of Justice has said.

Three people have been arrested after a man died when a bridge collapsed during a shooting trip on a farm.

A former Conservative MP said a government whip threatened to pull funding for a major link road around Bath if he rebelled against a Brexit vote.

A British astrophysicist who was killed by a stray bullet to the head during a trip to the US state of Georgia was "much loved", his former university has said.

A revised Highway Code comes into force this week that gives cyclists clear priority over drivers - with motorists given specific instructions on how much room to allow when overtaking.

It doesn't matter that I lived in Russia and experienced its winters for a number of years.

The US and Russia have met to discuss the crisis in Ukraine - and sought to lower the temperature after days of heated standoff over a feared Russian invasion.

The UN has condemned an airstrike on a detention centre in Yemen that killed at least 60 people.

There were chaotic scenes in Honduras's congress after a brawl broke out between members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's party during the swearing in of a new congressional president.

The US and UK have warned by Russia that it would "pay a heavy price" if it invades Ukraine.

The Irish government has agreed to lift almost all coronavirus restrictions from tomorrow - in a move attributed to the passing of the peak of the Omicron wave, and the country's high vaccine uptake.

It is the early hours of the morning, but this corner of Calais is busy, just as it always is.

At least 17 people have been killed and 59 injured in a huge blast in Ghana after a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle, authorities say.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have announced the birth of their first child through surrogacy.

El Chapo's wife, a former teen beauty queen, is not actually his wife, according to a new book.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Angeles, California.

The producers of James Bond have said British actor Idris Elba is "part of the conversation" to be the next 007.

The next two editions of Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible films have been delayed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.`

Adele says she is overwhelmed by the support she received from fans after being forced to postpone the start of her Las Vegas residency.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have announced the birth of their first child through surrogacy.

Retail sales suffered their worst December slump on record last month as the Omicron variant was blamed for keeping shoppers away.

The FTSE 100 has joined a global markets sell-off as it followed Wall Street into the red amid jitters over rate rises and the outlook for tech stocks.

People should "get back to work" after Plan B rules were eased, the business secretary has said.

Plans for a new British-owned battery gigaplant in Northumberland have been boosted by the commitment of around £100m of government funds to the £3.8bn scheme.

The owner of restaurant chains Wagamama and Frankie & Benny's has warned that consumer confidence may take a while to bounce back even after Plan B restrictions are lifted.

The long-term underpayment of state pensioners, an unknown number of whom will have died without receiving what they were owed, is a "shameful shambles", according to a committee of MPs.

Netflix suffered a horror show as its shares lost a fifth of their value after latest subscriber numbers disappointed Wall Street.

Carbon emissions targets could be "bigger than Brexit" for the potential of causing unrest, and division in the country, an organising member of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group of MPs has warned.

A former Conservative MEP is to become a director of the audit regulator as the government seeks to head off criticism of the body responsible for overseeing corporate governance in company boardrooms.

Harlow is one of Essex's most deprived towns.

Two-thirds of anti-vaccination propaganda posted online is created by just 12 so-called influencers, research has found.

An 88-year-old grandmother who lost the sight in her left eye has become the first person in the UK to detect signals in it using a "revolutionary" new bionic chip.

Plans for a new British-owned battery gigaplant in Northumberland have been boosted by the commitment of around £100m of government funds to the £3.8bn scheme.

A company behind plans for Tom Cruise to shoot a film in space has revealed it will launch the world's first movie studio in orbit in two years' time.

Online daters have been warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles after a woman was duped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as Hollywood star Nicolas Cage.

Police will meet with a Conservative MP who has alleged that government figures have been engaging in "intimidation" that amounts to "blackmail" against Tories who have questioned Boris Johnson's position.

Rebel Tory MPs, known as the "pork pie plotters", are considering publishing a secretly recorded "heated" exchange with the government chief whip, according to reports.

The US and Russia have met to discuss the crisis in Ukraine - and sought to lower the temperature after days of heated standoff over a feared Russian invasion.

The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a variant under investigation - but current case rates are very low.

Two-thirds of anti-vaccination propaganda posted online is created by just 12 so-called influencers, research has found.

A dog in Hampshire has been rescued from rising tides with a sausage attached to a drone.

Wales' first minister has claimed that Boris Johnson's "history" is "catching up with him".

It doesn't matter that I lived in Russia and experienced its winters for a number of years.

The producers of James Bond have said British actor Idris Elba is "part of the conversation" to be the next 007.

At least 17 people have been killed and 59 injured in a huge blast in Ghana after a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle, authorities say.

Plans for a new British-owned battery gigaplant in Northumberland have been boosted by the commitment of around £100m of government funds to the £3.8bn scheme.

Could the timing be any worse? A new "sub-lineage" of Omicron coming along just as the government abandons all COVID restrictions. 

The US and UK have warned by Russia that it would "pay a heavy price" if it invades Ukraine.

A stolen dog has been reunited with her family - eight years after she was taken from the front garden.

Harlow is one of Essex's most deprived towns.

There were chaotic scenes in Honduras's congress after a brawl broke out between members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's party during the swearing in of a new congressional president.

The daughter of murdered Muriel McKay has appealed to Scotland Yard's commissioner to speed up the search for her mother's body on the farm where the family believes she was buried 52 years ago.

The UN has condemned an airstrike on a detention centre in Yemen that killed at least 60 people.

A former Conservative MP said a government whip threatened to pull funding for a major link road around Bath if he rebelled against a Brexit vote.

Retail sales suffered their worst December slump on record last month as the Omicron variant was blamed for keeping shoppers away.

Claudio Ranieri has vowed to fight on as Watford manager and has called on his players to change their mentality following their 3-0 home defeat to Norwich on Friday.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick says he did not take Cristiano Ronaldo's irritated reaction to his substitution against Brentford personally.

Wayne Rooney insists there has been no contact from Everton over their vacant managerial position, but is nonetheless flattered by being linked with the role at his boyhood club.

Steven Gerrard has expressed his disappointment for Rafael Benitez following his Everton sacking, but admits he was shocked his former Liverpool boss was willing to work at Goodison Park.

Deontay Wilder is still good enough to beat “pretty much anybody” but will be knocked off his perch permanently by the emerging Jared Anderson, promoter Bob Arum said.