By Jonathan White
St Mary’s Acton will host an exhibition to setup a duo of events during the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend.
On Saturday June 4 they are hosting a Jubilee-themed exhibition inside the church from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Pupils from Nantwich primary schools have scooped awards in a Rotary Art and Handwriting competition.
Eleven schools submitted entries with the theme of the competition “My Favourite Time Of Year”.
Cheshire Police made 26 arrested and recovered a number of knives in a crackdown as part of Operation Sceptre.
Officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) targeted suspected knife crime offenders in a bid to remove dangerous weapons from the streets.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A village pub near Nantwich has been granted a licence for an outdoor dining area despite objections from some nearby residents.
The Royal Oak at Worleston has recently reopened after undergoing a full refurbishment.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Ten thousand pounds was taken from a South Cheshire school’s budget to pay staff it doesn’t employ and teachers’ pensions haven’t been paid because of failures in the council’s new finance system.
Headteacher Carl Leech told of the shambles and lack of support his school has faced since the Best4Business HR and finance IT system was introduced by Cheshire East Council.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Ambitious plans to transform the former Crewe baths into a flagship community centre have been approved.
Cheshire East’s southern planning committee was unanimous in approving the scheme, which councillors described as a good news story for the town.
Fed-up road users in Wrenbury have launched a petition to get this busy pothole-ridden rural road re-surfaced.
It comes after residents believe Cheshire East Council had the funds to do the work on Station Road and Wrenbury Road last year – but then diverted the money elsewhere.
Ambulance bosses say they are confident the closure of the busy A530 Middlewich Road to Leighton Hospital will not endanger patients in an emergency.
It comes after one resident revealed how a paramedic warned him that “people in Audlem will die” because of the time it is taking ambulances to get to Leighton.
Artists and craftspeople are being offered the chance to exhibit and sell their work at a three-day arts and crafts festival in Bunbury.
The event, dubbed Inspire22, will be held at St Boniface Church in the village.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East says the Homes for Ukraine Scheme has been successful but some refugees have been re-matched with new sponsors because of failed safeguarding checks or relationship breakdowns.
Dan Coyne, operational lead at Cheshire East for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, said the council had so far inspected 139 of the 204 homes offered in the borough.
A Nantwich estate agent has appealed for help amid a series of trips he is making to Ukraine to deliver humanitarian aid.
Gary Fear, from Butters Bee Estate Agents in the town, went to Ukraine in April where he spent four days delivering vital food and medical supplies to refugees fleeing the conflict.
A “Community Stage” launched in Nantwich is proving a big hit for aspiring musicians, poets, artists, singers, comedians and performers.
The “stage” takes place every Sunday 6-9pm at the Granary Arts cafe off Welsh Row.
Dear Editor
All Cheshire East Conservatives are delighted by the £12 million fund that this Government has allocated to Family Hubs.
Some of this money is now coming to Cheshire East.
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