Thousands of people packed in to Nantwich town square to enjoy the festivities of the Nantwich Christmas Lights switch-on event.
The event, organised by Nantwich Town Council, proved as popular as ever and featured music, entertainment, fireworks and laughter.
The Wingate Children’s Centre in Wrenbury is planning a Wingate Winter Wonderland event for December 8.
The centre, which caters for children with complex physical and learning disabilities, will open its doors to everyone for the event which plays a key role in their fundraising calendar.
Schools and organisations across Crewe and Nantwich have been raising money for the annual Children in Need appeal this week.
Malbank Sixth Form College students have been raising money for Children in Need this week.
Cheshire Police chiefs have changed their vetting process for new recruits following the fall out from the Ian Naude case.
Naude, 30, joined the force in 2017 and went on to rape a 13-year-old girl while based in Crewe.
Shropshire Union Canal through Cheshire is to undergo more than £600,000 of repairs.
The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has scheduled the work over winter in Audlem, Beeston, Chester and Market Drayton.
A student police officer based in Crewe has been found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl – just after he clocked off duty.
Father-of-one Ian Naude drove his victim to secluded waste ground, sexually assaulted and raped her while filming some of it on his mobile phone.
Nantwich Museum’s Christmas Craft Fair featuring goods made by the museum’s Craft Group will take place 10.30am to 3pm on Saturday November 24.
Items for sale in aid of museum funds include handmade Christmas gifts and decorations.
Pear Tree Primary School in Stapeley is undergoing a £250,000 extension and refurbishment to cater for growing pupil numbers.
Builders have moved in and work is underway following the school’s successful application for funding.
Santa’s preparing his Float and gearing up for his annual tour of Crewe and Nantwich!
As always, thousands of families will get a chance to visit him during the tour between December 3 and 18.
By Jonathan White
A Remembrance Day service in Wistaston helped to raise £357 for the Royal British Legion.
Wistaston Memorial Hall and Community Centre on Church Lane were filled to capacity for the November 11 Service of Remembrance – the centenary of the end of First World War.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The amount of rubble waste being dealt with at Cheshire East tips has fallen by 80% since a new charge was introduced.
Cheshire East Council launched a charge of £3.50 per bag for construction waste in January as part of wider changes to its recycling centres.
By Claire Faulkner
There was a fantastic atmosphere at the Lyceum when local group, Curtain Call Productions presented their latest show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Directed and choreographed by Joel Montague, the show was bursting with energy and was a joy to watch.
By Jonathan White
Volunteers for Wistaston in Bloom have blossomed this year after scooping the village’s first ever Gold Award at the ‘Britain in Bloom’ (North West) 2018 awards.
They received their certificate at a ceremony at the Southport Convention Centre on November 2.
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