Environment

Nantwich Show and Cheese Awards part company for 2021 event

Nantwich Show and Cheese Awards part company for 2021 event

The Nantwich Show will be a one-day Saturday event in 2021, but will not longer include the Cheese and Dairy Awards, it emerged today.

The show, cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place on Saturday July 24 next year – the first time for 120 years it has been held on a weekend.

June 26, 2020
Campaign group welcomes CEC plan for more walking and cycling

Campaign group welcomes CEC plan for more walking and cycling

A South Cheshire group campaigning for more sustainable transport, has welcomed Cheshire East Council’s plans to boost cycling and walking facilities.

Ben Wye, who runs Active Crewe Travel, said there needs to be a commitment to improving measures for safer, more comfortable and more convenient facilities for walking and cycling.

June 26, 2020
Councils like Cheshire East face massive budget shortfalls, stats show

Councils like Cheshire East face massive budget shortfalls, stats show

Cheshire East Council is facing a massive £41 million budget shortfall this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new statistics revealed today.

And it could be one of many authorities considering a S114 notice – which effectively declares those authorities bankrupt.

June 25, 2020
Nantwich salon, pub and restaurant owners digest re-opening guidelines

Nantwich salon, pub and restaurant owners digest re-opening guidelines

Pub, restaurant and hair salon owners across Nantwich are today viewing the published Government guidance which is allowing them to re-open on July 4.

The guidance sets out a whole range of conditions that such businesses should adhere to to ensure safety of staff and customers.

June 24, 2020
More “active travel” plans unveiled for Nantwich residents

More “active travel” plans unveiled for Nantwich residents

Nantwich could see pop-up cycle lanes, more walking routes, lower speed limits and wider pavements as part of plans to encourage more “active travel” among residents.

June 23, 2020
Nantwich pedestrians “jumped for our lives” on closed road

Nantwich pedestrians “jumped for our lives” on closed road

A Nantwich woman has described how she and two others in her party had to “jump for their lives” and were nearly knocked over on Pillory Street.

They said they were almost hit by a BMW car being driven down the ‘access only’ closed road today (June 20).

June 20, 2020
South Cheshire domestic abuse charity to share in £8 million fund

South Cheshire domestic abuse charity to share in £8 million fund

A South Cheshire charity providing emergency accommodation for women suffering domestic abuse is to receive a share of £8.1 million government funding.

Cheshire Without Abuse, based in Crewe, is to get £231,600 as part of a funding package announced by Homelessness Minister Luke Hall.

June 19, 2020
Cheshire East Council scheme claims to deliver more affordable homes

Cheshire East Council scheme claims to deliver more affordable homes

Cheshire East Council says a new housing development framework will ensure greater control on the type, price and forms of housing on council-owned land sold to developers.

June 17, 2020
Nantwich retailers reopen from pandemic lockdown

Nantwich retailers reopen from pandemic lockdown

By Jonathan White
Non-essential retailers in Nantwich have reported “good” trade since reopening yesterday as the three-month high street lockdown was relaxed across England.

Shop safety measures in place include hand sanitizer points, floor markings for social distancing and plastic screens at tills.

June 16, 2020
Nantwich organisations step up pressure over parking charges

Nantwich organisations step up pressure over parking charges

Two Nantwich organisations have stepped up pressure on Cheshire East Council to rethink bringing back car parking charges in the town.

Many retailers and residents are furious at the decision by CEC to reintroduce the charges on the day non-essential shops are allowed to reopen as lockdown restrictions ease.

June 15, 2020
RSPCA chiefs warn of equine crisis across Cheshire

RSPCA chiefs warn of equine crisis across Cheshire

RSPCA were called about more than 407 equine incidents in Cheshire last year, sparking fears that more sick horses will be dumped during the current pandemic.

The charity is warning a financial recession could plunge the country into a second equine crisis which has already led to thousands of dumped and dying horses and crippled welfare charities.

June 15, 2020
“Free after 3pm” parking on Snow Hill in Nantwich stays, council says

“Free after 3pm” parking on Snow Hill in Nantwich stays, council says

The “free after 3pm” parking initiative will be retained on certain car parks from June 15, including Snow Hill in Nantwich.

Cheshire East Council confirmed this as it issued a defence of its decision to re-introduce parking charges from Monday as non-essential shops re-open.

June 12, 2020
Nantwich beauty spots “drowning” in plastic waste, says campaign group

Nantwich beauty spots “drowning” in plastic waste, says campaign group

Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich has called on the “selfish minority” to stop polluting the town’s beauty spots.

It says areas such as Nantwich Lake are being blighted by a tide of throw away plastic bottles, cans, ice cream and snack wrappers.

June 12, 2020