Environment

RSPCA Stapeley staff celebrate 2023 milestone figure

RSPCA Stapeley staff celebrate 2023 milestone figure

Staff at RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich are celebrating a successful 2023 including a major expansion in the charity’s outreach work.

The RSPCA’s four education hubs in the UK, including Stapeley, are closing in on a milestone figure of the numbers of children and young people they have reached with animal welfare lessons.

December 27, 2023
Nantwich CCTV system undergoes digital upgrade

Nantwich CCTV system undergoes digital upgrade

The CCTV network across Nantwich town centre has undergone a wireless digital upgrade.

New cameras will provide enhanced higher resolution images and some have been re-positioned to capture a wider scene.

December 20, 2023
Community Payback scheme restore war veterans’ graves in Cheshire

Community Payback scheme restore war veterans’ graves in Cheshire

Police and Royal British Legion in Cheshire have teamed up to restore forgotten resting places of veterans buried in cemeteries.

They also worked with the North West Probation Service on the project, which saw offenders serving community sentences given the task of cleaning war graves.

December 20, 2023
CEC still in talks over HS2 compensation amid bankruptcy fears

CEC still in talks over HS2 compensation amid bankruptcy fears

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to continue negotiating with the Government for compensation after the scrapping of HS2, amid fears the cancellation of the northern leg could plunge the council into financial crisis.

The council had already invested £11m in preparations for HS2 coming to Crewe.

December 19, 2023
Lieutenant Arthur Brown to receive Freedom of Nantwich honour

Lieutenant Arthur Brown to receive Freedom of Nantwich honour

The pilot who diverted his World War Two plane away from Nantwich town centre before crashing close to the river, is to be honoured with the Freedom of Nantwich.

Sunday January 14 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of Lieutenant Arthur Lesley Brown’s act of bravery.

December 19, 2023
Middlewich Road to close again for a month in early 2024

Middlewich Road to close again for a month in early 2024

Daytime closures will be in place on the Middlewich Road near Leighton Hospital again early in the New Year.

Cheshire East says the closure is needed so work can be completed on the North West Crewe Package.

December 16, 2023
Christmas lights bring festive cheer to local community

Christmas lights bring festive cheer to local community

Photographer Jonathan White has been out and about capturing the dazzling festive lights on houses across Nantwich and Crewe.

These images show the lengths homeowners go to as they enter the Christmas spirit.

December 16, 2023
Nantwich in Bloom pick up 13th consecutive Gold Award

Nantwich in Bloom pick up 13th consecutive Gold Award

Members of Nantwich in Bloom were presented with their 13th consecutive Gold Award from North West in Bloom at the town council last night (December 14).

The team, led by Sue Sherwood, were presented with a certificate by Mayor Cllr Stephanie Wedgwood at the Civic Hall.

December 15, 2023
Protesters attend CEC meeting to demand parking charge re-think

Protesters attend CEC meeting to demand parking charge re-think

Protesters from Audlem called on Cheshire East Council to re-think plans to introduce parking charges, saying it would impact health workers and prevent businesses relocating to town centres, writes Belinda Ryan.

Placard-waving demonstrators turned up outside yesterday’s meeting of the full council at Jodrell Bank to put their arguments to councillors before next month’s highways committee meeting, when a decision on the charges will be made.

December 14, 2023
Christmas opening hours for household waste recycling centres

Christmas opening hours for household waste recycling centres

Cheshire East Council’s household waste recycling centres will be closed on certain dates over the Christmas and New Year period.

Below is a list of the opening days and times for residents to access Pyms Lane recycling centre and others run by CEC:

December 13, 2023
CEC looks to improve S106 funding after damning audit report

CEC looks to improve S106 funding after damning audit report

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is aiming to make S106 agreements more flexible after a damning internal audit report revealed millions of pounds had not been allocated to agreed schemes.

S106 agreements are contracts between the council and developers to secure financial or other contributions to mitigate the impact of new housing developments.

December 9, 2023
RSPCA horror at dog abandoned and froze to death in Cheshire

RSPCA horror at dog abandoned and froze to death in Cheshire

WARNING: STORY CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES
A dog is thought to have frozen to death after being abandoned and tied to a water trough in the Cheshire countryside.

RSPCA has today shared the heartbreaking images of the dog left to die.

December 8, 2023
River Weaver Flood Warning issued in Nantwich area

River Weaver Flood Warning issued in Nantwich area

The Environment Agency issued a Flood Warning along the River Weaver in Nantwich today as levels flooded footpaths.

Persistent rain in the last few days following snow melt at the weekend has led to these high levels, pictured.

December 5, 2023