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Stapeley Grange wildlife centre unveils new Bird Flu isolation units

Stapeley Grange wildlife centre unveils new Bird Flu isolation units

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich has unveiled purpose-built isolation units to allow safer admission of high-risk birds amid the Avian Influenza crisis.

The units at the London Road centre have been two-years in the making.

February 13, 2026
Full plans for new primary school at Basford East submitted

Full plans for new primary school at Basford East submitted

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors will be updated next week on progress on the new Basford East Primary School as plans have been submitted for the proposed new build.

The school, which will be built on land off David Whitby Way, will cater for children from the 815 new homes being built in the area.

February 13, 2026
Chart-topping artist lined up for Nantwich Roots event

Chart-topping artist lined up for Nantwich Roots event

Chart-topping artist Elles Bailey is heading to Nantwich as part of this year’s Nantwich Roots event, organisers have announced.

The Blues/ Americana singer is currently at number 15 on the National Album Chart as well as being No 1 on the Americana chart with her new release “Can’t Take My Story Away”.

February 12, 2026
Cheerbrook staff in Nantwich support end-of-life care service

Cheerbrook staff in Nantwich support end-of-life care service

Big-hearted staff at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich have stepped forward to help keep an end-of-life care service going in memory of their co-founder.

The service was first launched in memory of Cheerbrook boss Andrew Shufflebotham two years ago.

February 12, 2026
Mornflake supports blind Wistaston judo competitor

Mornflake supports blind Wistaston judo competitor

Blind paralympic hopeful Scott Bailey and his guide dog Milo received a VIP welcome to Mornflake after melting the hearts of millions of TV viewers.

Judo competitor Scott, 37, from Wistaston, and his devoted four-legged companion, have been the face of many Guide Dogs UK television campaigns and just lately the pair were featured in news stories about local councils banning parking on pavements.

February 12, 2026
Cheshire East Council - Delamere House, Crewe 1 (Google)

LETTER: What budget will new Cheshire devolved authority have?

Dear Editor,
I have just perused CEC’s website and looked at the Devolution sections.

It is certainly cracking on at a pace even though the latest report to the Shadow Authority Board on 30th January amounted to 218 pages, single, and with a few blank separation spacers.

February 12, 2026
Car ends in hedge after crash at Nantwich junction

Car ends in hedge after crash at Nantwich junction

A vehicle was left embedded in a hedge in Nantwich after a collision at a busy junction.

Emergency services had to close the roads at junction of Park Road and Wellington Road last night.

February 12, 2026
Former gasworks site in Nantwich approved for new private car park

Former gasworks site in Nantwich approved for new private car park

Plans to convert the former gasworks site off St Anne’s Lane in Nantwich to a private car park have finally been approved by Cheshire East Council.

The brownfield site, once earmarked for the ambitious Vision for Nantwich mixed use redevelopment, had previously received outline planning permission for a scheme that included apartments, a hotel, restaurants and boutique retail units.

February 11, 2026
Shavington man jailed after making more than £500k supplying drugs

Shavington man jailed after making more than £500k supplying drugs

A Shavington man who benefited from more than £500,000 for supplying class A and B drugs in Crewe has been jailed.

Lee James, of Woodnoth Drive, was sentenced to seven years at Chester Crown Court.

February 11, 2026
Cheshire College students embark on Leighton Hospital scheme

Cheshire College students embark on Leighton Hospital scheme

Students from Cheshire College – South & West have been working alongside construction, design and healthcare professionals to explore how sustainable travel can shape the future of Leighton Hospital.

Eleven T Level Design, Surveying and Planning students took part in an industry-led Active Travel in Hospital Design workshop.

February 11, 2026
Nantwich Town narrowly beaten by Crewe Alex in Cheshire Cup semi-final

Nantwich Town narrowly beaten by Crewe Alex in Cheshire Cup semi-final

Nantwich Town were narrowly beaten by their League Two neighbours Crewe Alexandra in a hard-fought Cheshire Cup semi-final.

The Dabbers went down 2-1 at the Swansway Stadium, despite a stunning strike by Alex Panter.

February 11, 2026
LETTER: “Alarming state” of roads should not be brushed aside

LETTER: “Alarming state” of roads should not be brushed aside

Dear Editor
As a local resident, I know potholes are a widespread problem, but the situation on Wistaston Green Road in Wistaston has reached a truly alarming state and can no longer be brushed aside as “just one of those things”.

From Middlewich Road right through to Valley Road, the surface of Wistaston Green Road is riddled with potholes.

February 11, 2026
Nantwich Police warning amid spate of property break-ins

Nantwich Police warning amid spate of property break-ins

Nantwich Police have issued a warning to residents amid a spate of reported burglaries and attempted break-ins in the area.

The latest incidents happened in both the town as well as more rural areas, including Willaston and Bridgemere.

February 10, 2026