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Man arrested after crime spree including burglary in Nantwich

Man arrested after crime spree including burglary in Nantwich

A man has been arrested after a crime spree across Cheshire and North wales, including a burglary in Nantwich.

A property was broken into in the Stapeley area on July 15. The house was burgled and a vehicle stolen from the driveway.

July 20, 2025
Cheshire East Council - Delamere House, Crewe 1 (Google)

Tories call for Cheshire East Council change to cabinet system

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East needs to seek government advice on how quickly it can switch to a cabinet system because of an urgent need to speed up decision-making, the Conservatives said.

Knutsford councillor Tony Dean (Con) even asked if it was possible to decide within 24 hours if there were any emergency powers which could be introduced to speed up decision-making, describing the pace of change currently as “snail-like”.

July 20, 2025
aerial pic of Wistaston Brook housing estate

Cheshire East calls on Government to reduce housing target for borough

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors are calling on the government to reduce its housing target saying the borough needs “plan-led development, not developer-led planning”.

The target has soared by more than 150% from 997 dwellings per annum to 2,471, following changes brought in by the Labour government.

July 18, 2025
Boosting your music career: The power of YouTube likes

Boosting your music career: The power of YouTube likes

In the modern world of music, YouTube serves a much larger purpose than just a platform to share songs.

It has the potential to build whole careers. Every interaction carries weight: views, comments, and likes.

July 18, 2025
How a trust deed affects your credit score in the UK

How a trust deed affects your credit score in the UK

If you’re struggling with debt in Scotland, a Trust Deed is a smart way out.

But before you move forward, it’s important to understand how it could affect your credit score.

July 18, 2025
Nantwich Town Council backs funding for community health garden

Nantwich Town Council backs funding for community health garden

Nantwich councillors have backed the town’s community wellbeing garden with another three years of funding.

The Growing Health Community Garden CIC (GHCG), based at Brookfield Park, has secured the funding which will allow project coordinators to seek further grants.

July 18, 2025
Cheshire East awarded £5.4 million grant to boost bus services

Cheshire East awarded £5.4 million grant to boost bus services

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East bosses want more people to use bus services so it can increase passenger numbers and get more government grants to improve services.

It comes as the authority has been allocated more than £5.4 million in a local bus grant for 2025/26 from the Department for Transport.

July 18, 2025
Nantwich CC crush Timperley to move third in league

Nantwich CC crush Timperley to move third in league

A sensational opening partnership between Yash Pednekar and Ali Chughtai gave Nantwich Cricket Club 1sts a crushing win over Timperley and move to third in the Cheshire County Cricket Premier League.

After doing the toss at Whitehouse Lane, the Dabbers fielded first and the spin duo of Ollie Griffiths (3-60) and Scott Wardley (3-69) helped restrict the visitors to 224-9 from their 55 overs.

July 18, 2025
LETTER: Public has lost patience with Cheshire East Council

LETTER: Public has lost patience with Cheshire East Council

Dear Editor,
The last few weeks has seen many media posts re what CEC is doing to improve our roads, and also why they do most repairs in the summer etc.

This small close of 16 properties has just been visited by CEC’s white spray team to identify pot hole repairs.

July 17, 2025
Market sentiment and Crypto prices: What’s the connection?

Market sentiment and Crypto prices: What’s the connection?

Cryptocurrency is notoriously a volatile market. The prices here fluctuate drastically over short time frames.

The main driver behind these fluctuations is market sentiment.

July 17, 2025
Developers of B&M store in Nantwich hit back at HMO claims

Developers of B&M store in Nantwich hit back at HMO claims

EXCLUSIVE
Developers who plan to convert the former B&M store in Nantwich into apartments, said they are NOT creating a HMO for asylum seekers.

Suraj Gangani and Anshul Raja, of Apavi Group Holdings, bought the building on Swine Market in May.

July 17, 2025
Crewe CC 1sts fall to first defeat of the season at Congleton

Crewe CC 1sts fall to first defeat of the season at Congleton

Crewe Vagrants CC 1sts suffered their first defeat of the season away at Congleton.

The decision to bat first seemed to be the right choice, but the Congleton wicket disagreed.

July 17, 2025
Nantwich County Primary school photo from 1954-55 found

Nantwich County Primary school photo from 1954-55 found

A former Nantwich primary school pupil has unearthed this class photo from 70 years ago!

John Horton believes his mum must have bought the photo taken of a class at Nantwich County Primary School while he was a pupil there.

July 17, 2025