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THE council has drawn up a full list of all the support available to families during half term.

Report reveals the pupils most impacted by Covid-19 across the borough A NATIONAL report produced in conjunction with Cheshire West and Chester Council and the borough’s schools has provided vital insights into the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on pupils’ attendance. The findings of the report, entitled It’s Time to ACT, show that pupils eligible for free school meals, pupils who have previous or current contact with children’s service and pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were the most impacted, alongside pupils from areas of high deprivation and wh...

WEST Cheshire Foodbank has seen a 60 per cent increase in demand year on year over the last quarter, the charity has revealed. Affiliated to the Trussell Trust, but a charity in its own right with distribution centres across Neston, Ellesmere Port, Chester, and surrounding rural areas, the registered charity is funded by donations. The foodbank successfully applied to Redrow’s King’s Moat Garden Village Community Fund for the Chester area and received £1,000 towards providing food parcels and activity packs for families during school holidays. West Cheshire Foodbank finance trust...

A CHESHIRE charity has joined forces with an online electricals retailer in a mission to tackle food poverty in the county. The food waste slow cooker campaign has been launched by Cheshire Food Hub, with support from online electricals retailer, AO.com. Cheshire Food Hub, in partnership with The Welcome Network and the Recipe Exchange, has recently launched the Love Slow Cookers, Hate Food Waste campaign. The project will support families across Cheshire who are struggling to make ends meet, teaching them how to use a slow cooker to make cheap and nutritious meals. AO.com has stepped...

Food parcels being prepared at the Northwich hub AN army of volunteers in Northwich is packing 2,000 food parcels for families this Christmas. Cheshire Food Hub, run by the charity Changing Lives Together, is distributing the parcels through food banks and distribution points across mid Cheshire, Chester and Ellesmere Port. The parcels feature a range of dry and tinned items, as well as a selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, with each parcel providing a family of four with enough food for a week. Volunteers are working tirelessly, six days a week, to collect the parcels – which ...