Cheshire East Council has officially reopened Victoria Park in Macclesfield, following a revamp of facilities. Work began at the end of July to install new equipment and overhaul the park's design. Rope walks, balance beams, climbers, a wheelchair friendly roundabout and inclusive tactile play … [Read more...]
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Schools urged to make bids for £25,000 funding from Manchester Airport ahead of upcoming deadline
Time is running out for Primary schools near Manchester Airport to submit applications to a one-off £25,000 fund to mark the airport Community Trust Fund’s 25th anniversary. One local primary school will receive the top prize for a new eco-friendly garden or outdoor learning area, whilst a … [Read more...]
Clarion Wealth Planning accelerates carbon neutral plans
Clarion Wealth Planning is accelerating its plans to become carbon neutral as part of a new initiative called Best Service, Best Workplace, Best World. The company had been aiming for carbon neutral status by next April but is now expecting to achieve the milestone by the autumn. Clarion, … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council submits petition against HS2 plans
Cheshire East Council has submitted its petition against the recent government bill progressing the HS2 rail line from Crewe to Manchester. The HS2 Phase 2b Hybrid Bill provides powers to construct and operate the stretch of the high-speed rail link from Crewe to Manchester, due to become … [Read more...]
Work underway on revamp of Victoria Park, Macclesfield
Work has begun on a significant programme of improvements to Victoria Park in Macclesfield town centre. The £100,000 project will involve a complete overhaul of the current facility, with many aspects of the park’s existing format being enhanced to accommodate new equipment including rope walks, … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport gives support government strategy for ‘Jet Zero’
Manchester Airport has welecomed the launch of the UK government’s Jet Zero Strategy to support the aviation sector to reduce CO2 emissions. Launched at this week at the Farnborough Air Show, the strategy outlines the government’s approach to balancing the benefits to the UK economy of its … [Read more...]
LSH Auto announces EV charging partnership
LSH Auto, the dealership group behind Mercedes-Benz of Macclesfield, has appointed electric vehicle (EV) charging network, ChargePoint, as its preferred supplier in the UK. The business has announced it will install new places to charge electric cars throughout its UK Mercedes dealerships, … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council pledges £39,000 to support community-led projects to improve the borough
A project to create wetlands in Wilmslow, facilities for visually impaired bowlers in Poynton, and the addition of 53 'lost' names to a Macclesfield war memorial are among the community-led projects Cheshire East is supporting through the Cheshire East Crowd with £39,000 of funding. The council … [Read more...]
North West to develop UK’s first regional Net Zero Skills plan
The North West is set to develop a new Net Zero Skills Charter to ensure the region benefits from the projected rapid growth in green jobs. The move is a collaboration between key organisations including Net Zero North West (NZNW), the North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) and academic … [Read more...]
Cheshire town shortlisted for UK’s first Hydrogen Village
The Whitby community in Ellesmere Port is one of two sites shortlisted to pilot the use hydrogen as an alternative low-carbon fuel for heating homes. The town, which is home to a major planned hydrogen manufacturing facility as part of the wider HyNet scheme, is set to pilot the way in using … [Read more...]
£30 million funding announced to decarbonise road network
The government has announced a second round of funding to back innovative projects with the potential to help decarbonise the UK's road network. The Department of Transport's (DfT) £30 million Live Labs 2 competition will support pioneering projects to make the construction, maintenance and … [Read more...]
Electricity North West prepares for 1 million extra electric vehicles in the region by 2030
Stockport and Warrington based Electricity North West is predicting that the region can expect 1.2 million electric vehicles to be on its roads by 2030, up from 200,000 currently. With battery costs for electric cars decreasing, the region's power grid operator has increased its forecast by 20% … [Read more...]