War memorial to stay

A war memorial will stay in its current position at a town hall, after a proposal to move it provoked a backlash from residents.

The tribute to the crew of World War Two warship HMS Vimiera has been on display in the foyer of the town hall in Sandbach, Cheshire, since 2023. But it was one of three locations being considered for Sandbach Town Council's mayoral honours boards, which would have meant moving the memorial elsewhere.

However, at a meeting yesterday, the council decided to hang the honours boards – a record of the town's mayors – on the second floor and leave the memorial in the foyer.