By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A controversial 188-home scheme for Nantwich has been deferred by councillors because of safety concerns over a play area and the lack of allotments.
Cheshire East’s planning officers had recommended the strategic planning board approve the reserved matters application from David Wilson Homes and Muller for the phase one development on land at Peter Destapleigh Way at Stapeley.
Fire crews tackled a fire at an allotments site in Nantwich where controlled burning was out of control.
The incident happened at around 5.10pm last night (January 22) at the allotments on Welshmans Lane, Nantwich.
Members of Wistaston Allotments on Wistaston Green Road have welcomed the delivery of an unused sales cabin from a local housebuilder.
The community of 40 members was searching for a suitable cabin for the allotment to hold monthly meetings, fundraising discussions and wider community events like open days.
By Jeremy Herbert
When all around is madness, go down to the garden and get your hands dirty.
That is a prescription that millions have turned to in this time of anxiety, uncertainty and isolation.
A Nantwich resident is calling for reduced allotment opening hours to help limit disturbance to his family.
Andrew Spanton, who lives next to Brookfield Allotments, also told Nantwich Town Council he had been in a dispute over the use of bonfires on the site.
Gardeners in Stapeley can now apply for allotment sites after a deal was struck between their parish council and Nantwich Town Council.
The two authorities have come to a financial agreement so Stapeley residents can now apply for allotments in Nantwich town boundary.
A Nantwich youngster and his friends are flying their flag high this week – after winning an allotment flag design competition!
Young designer Jack Best, 10, a pupil at Weaver Primary, and his classmates entered the contest to design a logo for the Brookfield Allotments Association last winter.
Two councils are still bogged down in a 12-month legal battle over who should resolve flooded allotments in Nantwich.
As allotment tenants at the Brookfield site highlight their battle with swamped plots, Nantwich Town Council and Cheshire East Council remain at loggerheads.
Allotment gardeners in Nantwich are spending a third winter under water – because two councils are arguing over who should fund repairs to a burst drain.
More than 20 plots on the site between Brookfield Park and Park Road, are flooded out again.
Tarporley allotment holders are staging an open day in a bid to raise awareness of the threat they face.
The community allotments, established more than 40 years ago, provide space for residents to exercise and grow vegetables, fruit and flowers.
Police in Nantwich are warning homeowners in the town to be alert after a number of sheds were broken into overnight. The allotments on Welshman’s Lane were particularly targeted by thieves, officers say.
Nantwich residents are to receive a reduction in their council tax bill from the town council in 2014-15. Town councillors have approved plans to drop the Nantwich precept by 5.9%.
One of Nantwich’s major assets is now under the ownership of the town council. Nantwich Civic Hall will be managed and maintained by Nantwich Town Council after talks with Cheshire East Council concluded today.
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