Support for schools boosted by additional computer donations from Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield Ltd donates IT equipment to schools to support remote learning,
From: Laptops ready to be distributed to local schools
Sellafield Ltd has donated a further 156 recycled laptops and computers to schools across West Cumbria this month as part of its ongoing work to support student access to remote learning.
This builds on a donation of almost 500 devices in December last year as part of a wider collaborative support effort alongside local authorities, suppliers and other agencies.
Emma Graham, a senior buyer within the information services organisation at Sellafield Ltd said:
WORK on the new public services hub at the site of the recently demolished former Ellesmere Port bus station remains on track despite the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The hub, which is due to house more than 500 Cheshire West and Chester Council and Department for Work and Pensions staff, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The construction of the hub and the new bus interchange along Civic Way form part of a £16m regeneration project, of which half has come from the Government’s Local Growth Fund through the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership.
COUNCIL leaders across Cheshire have penned a letter to the Government expressing concerns over its Covid-19 lockdown strategy. The letter - which is signed by all of the county s council leaders, including Warrington Borough Council s Cllr Russ Bowden - has been addressed to Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, and calls for clarity on key workers, plus extra financial support for employers and employees to ensure people can stay at home. It comes amid what council leaders say is a more liberal interpretation of lockdown which has seen more people having to work away from home, with a noticeable increase in the number of people using public and private transport compared to previous lockdowns.
ALL Cheshire council leaders have signed a letter to the Government expressing concerns over its Covid lockdown strategy. The letter has been addressed to Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, and calls for clarity on key workers, plus extra financial support for employers and employees to ensure people can stay at home. It comes amid what council leaders say is a more liberal interpretation of lockdown which has seen more people having to work away from home, with a noticeable increase in the number of people using public and private transport compared to previous lockdowns.
By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
Warrington West railway station THE £20.5 million Warrington West railway station in Chapelford has scooped a top award. The site has received the north west’s transportation project of the year honour by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). The CIHT Awards celebrate innovation and excellence within highways and transportation and the benefits this brings to society. The station – which was funded by Warrington Borough Council, the Department for Transport, developer contributions and Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership – opened in December last year. Delivered by Balfour Beatty with the support of Network Rail who own and operate the railway, the facility is providing rail commuters with modern facilities and links to Liverpool and Manchester.