Organisers cancel Nantwich Food Festival 2021
Organisers have cancelled this year’s Nantwich Food Festival because of the current pandemic.
The popular 3-day event, scheduled for September, pulls in tens of thousands of visitors every year.
Environment
Nantwich Museum bids to buy Bronze Age “Wrenbury Hoard”
Nantwich Museum is bidding to buy a late Bronze Age collection of items known as “Wrenbury Hoard”.
The collection of seven objects are believed to around 3,000 years old and was discovered in the Wrenbury area of Nantwich.
Rural Nantwich communities feel “cut off” by Cheshire East Council after floods
Angry parish councillors near Nantwich are clubbing together to call on highways chiefs to stop leaving rural areas “cut off” by flooded roads.
Villagers in the Wrenbury, Newhall, Sound and Marbury areas say council bosses have left them stranded by failing to empty gullies and clear the floods.
Work starts on Leighton Hospital’s new £15m Emergency Department
Work is now underway on a new multi-million pound project to expand Leighton Hospital’s Emergency Department.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the hospital, received government funding last year to reconfigure and expand emergency care services.
Cheerbrook Farm Shop still open despite A51 road closure for repairs
Bosses at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich say they are still open this weekend – despite the main A51 Newcastle Road being closed by highways for major repair work.
The business was preparing for a busy Valentine’s weekend when they told about the closure by a customer.
South Cheshire residents urged to air views on latest HS2 consultation
Crewe and Nantwich residents are being urged to have their say in the latest consultation for phase 2a of the HS2 scheme.
Phase 2a will connect the controversial high speed rail line to Crewe from Birmingham and Crewe.
Pothole-ridden main road in Nantwich “prioritised” for repairs, says Council
Highways chiefs say they will repair a badly damaged road on one of the busiest routes into Nantwich in the next 24-48 hours.
The A51 Newcastle Road, close to Cheerbrook farm shop, was badly damaged more than two weeks in floods caused by Storm Christopher.
Plastic Free Nantwich to host virtual session with expert
Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on residents to look beyond Covid and continue the campaign to become plastic free.
The group, which took the town to Plastic Free Town status last year, is hosting an online session on Wednesday February 17 at 6pm.
CEC to boost carbon emission reduction at Leighton Grange
Cheshire East Council has agreed initial steps to boost carbon emission reduction at Leighton Grange near Crewe.
Councillors in the Cabinet have agreed the council can press ahead with its goal to install solar panels to provide energy to the composting plant at the site, along with initiating a tree planting scheme.
Updated plans unveiled for £1.7 million revamp of Nantwich Pool
Updated plans have been unveiled to expand Nantwich Pool and leisure centre on Wall Lane.
The £1.7 million plans include a single storey extension to front right-hand side of building to extend existing gym.
Nantwich Show cancelled for 2021, organisers announce
Nantwich Show for 2021 has been cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, organisers have announced.
It’s the third consecutive year the Show, one of the biggest events in the town’s calendar, has had to be called off.
Flood Alert in place for Weaver catchment in Nantwich area
By Hannah Youds
Nantwich remains under a Floor Alert along the River Weaver catchment after more heavy rain and the forecast of snow this weekend.
The Environment Agency has placed the Weaver Catchment on Flood Alert along its stretch including Crewe, Frodsham, Winsford and Northwich.
Kitten found dumped in carrier outside RSPCA centre in Nantwich
A kitten was found dumped outside the Stapeley Grange RSPCA animal centre in Nantwich with toy mouse.
Staff, who have named him Matty after lead singer of The 1975 band, are appealing for information to trace the owner.
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