By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Plans to improve cycling and walking provision across Cheshire East have been approved by council leadership.
The CEC cabinet today approved the implementation of “Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans” (LCWIPs) — covering Crewe, Congleton, Macclesfield, and Wilmslow.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A bid to bring free parking to car parks in Nantwich and across Cheshire East as lockdown eases has not been ruled out by council leaders.
Nantwich South and Stapeley Cllr Peter Groves asked a Cabinet meeting today (March 9) if CEC would bring in free parking in May, June, and July to boost the borough’s town centres.
Government plans for a new criminal offence aimed at tackling unauthorised encampments has been backed by Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan.
Details were published today to introduce a new criminal offence which allows police to seize vehicles and arrest trespassers residing on land if “they cause significant damage, disruption or distress”.
Cheshire Police is set to appoint Mark Roberts as its new Chief Constable.
He is currently the Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and served with Cheshire Constabulary as Assistant Chief Constable from 2014-2017.
Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich are to benefit from a government grant of £10,000 to help combat social isolation among the area’s readers.
The Reading Friends project is a national scheme, overseen by the Department for Media, Culture and Sport and run by the Reading Agency.
By Jonathan White
The Shropshire Union Canal has revealed one of its secrets near Nantwich during the pandemic.
The rarely seen “Shroppie Shelf” has become visible below the water because of fewer boats using the waterway.
London Fashion Week is usually held twice a year, in February and September, and there are likewise specific men’s fashion week shows in January and June.
As a “Big Four” fashion week alongside Milan, Paris, and New York, London owns a significant piece of the worldwide market and known for its inventive creations.
The redevelopment of the Royal Arcade site in Crewe will take another step forward this week as a public consultation on the plans gets underway.
Details of the proposed scheme for a new bus station, multi-storey car park, cinema, bowling centre, gym, restaurants, cafes and bars will go on display ahead of a planning application being submitted in April.
The annual ‘4 Day Plant and Art Sale’ will be held at St Bartholomew’s in Church Minshull, near Nantwich. It is scheduled to run from 10am-5pm throughout the May Bank Holiday weekend, between Friday April 30 to Monday May 3. There will be a selection premium quality of British grown Bedding and basket plants, perennials, shrubs, fruit trees, vegetable plants,[Read More…]
Cheshire East Council is inviting applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme.
The council has been awarded Government funding in a bid to support Cheshire East residents to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes.
Staff and parents at a small village school near Tarporley are celebrating a recovery plan which will help keep the school open.
Residents have campaigned to save Huxley CE Primary school and Cheshire West and Chester has now approved the recovery plan and the school is now ready for a new beginning.
A Crewe and Nantwich campaign to provide free laptops for schoolchildren during home learning has smashed through the target of 100 devices.
People across the area have donated old devices and a team of volunteers have been collected, repairing, upgrading and preparing them to be handed out to families who need them.
Nantwich Council staff were verbally abused as they installed ‘social distancing’ reminder signs on town centre benches, councillors were told.
Staff this week fixed the signage to many of the benches around the town square following concerns that too many people were breaching lockdown rules and gathering in groups.
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