News in Alsager

The SMASH Primary Care Network has revealed that over 10,000 patients in the top four groups have received their first Covid-19 vaccination.

The remaining patients in the top four groups from Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager, Scholar Green and Haslington should be vaccinated by the end of this week.

Due to high demand, Alsager Pharmacy will not be accepting walk-in vaccinations today.

The pharmacy located at 25 Lawton Road, will only be able to vaccinate those who have booked appointments with the NHS.

Over the weekend, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) invited you to take part in their Big Garden Birdwatch.

Residents from Alsager and Church Lawton sent their spectacular photos to Nub News and we have put together a little gallery (see above).

Officers issued a section 59 warning to a motorist for driving in an anti-social behaviour manner on Asda car park in Alsager this afternoon (Sunday).

An Alsager police spokesperson said: "If this vehicle is seen doing something similar again it will get seized.

This weekend, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) invite you to take part in their Big Garden Birdwatch.

Whether you are a keen birder or not, now is your chance to get to know your local wildlife by spending an hour looking around your garden or out of your window to see what flits past. The birdwatch takes place from Friday to Sunday (January 29-31).

Excalibur Primary School raised just under £1,000 for St Luke's Cheshire Hospice through their Rudolph Run prior to Christmas.

The primary school raised £988, after each year group had twenty minutes to run or walk as many laps of the school playground as possible on 10 December.

A local GP practice has revealed with "immense pride" that 96% of Alsager's care home residents have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Cedars Medical Centre, who revealed the excellent percentage yesterday (Wednesday), said: "A massive thank you to all our Care Home patients and to our dedicated staff who made this possible."

As you have seen, there is a national appeal to providing computers to support children being home schooled, through the purchasing of laptops.

The Rotary Club of Alsager recognise there must be a large number of laptops and tablets sitting in private homes no longer being used and could be donated for home schooling.

Officers in Cheshire have a new tool in their armoury to protect vulnerable Alsager residents from telephone scammers.

State-of-the-art call blocker devices have been installed at the homes of victims in Alsager that are particularly susceptible to this ever growing form of crime.

Schoolchildren and college students in Alsager are set to remain at home until at least March following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement earlier today, Wednesday.

The PM revealed the news while delivering a Covid update to the House of Commons, a day after official figures confirmed more than 100,000 people have now died with the virus in the UK.