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Cheshire East Council earns Green Flag Award for parks

Cheshire East Council earns Green Flag Award for parks

Parks and green spaces in Cheshire East have been honoured in the 2020 Green Flag Awards.

Queens Park in Crewe is among seven locations in the borough which will be raising their Green Flag Awards granted by Keep Britain Tidy.

October 26, 2020
Nantwich Museum to stage first live exhibition since Covid pandemic

Nantwich Museum to stage first live exhibition since Covid pandemic

Nantwich Museum is to host its first live exhibition following its closure due to the Covid 19 epidemic.

A small exhibition echoing the annual Rotary Art and Handwriting competition will run in the Museum up until Christmas.

October 26, 2020
Work on Meadowbrook Cemetery improvements complete, says Orbitas

Work on Meadowbrook Cemetery improvements complete, says Orbitas

Work to improve a South Cheshire cemetery which had caused upset among bereaved families, has been completed.

The project at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Crewe aimed to improve access to an area for cremated remains.

October 26, 2020
George & Dragon maintain 100% start with victory over Faddiley

George & Dragon maintain 100% start with victory over Faddiley

George & Dragon maintained their 100% start with a 7-1 win at Faddiley in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division.

The scorers for George & Dragon were Scott Taylor with a hat-trick, Robbie Hatton, Callum Norwell, Ryan Mitchell and Joe Duckworth.

October 25, 2020
Protesters leave teddy bear messages outside Nantwich Conservative office

Protesters leave teddy bear messages outside Nantwich Conservative office

People angry at local MPs voting against extending free school meals, have taken their protest to Conservative party doors in Crewe and Nantwich.

Dozens of people joined in by leaving messages on toys outside the Conservative office on Churchyardside in Nantwich town centre today (October 25).

October 25, 2020
Major A530 route between Nantwich-Middlewich reopens

Major A530 route between Nantwich-Middlewich reopens

The A530 major route between Nantwich and Middlewich has re-opened after a five-month closure to revamp a railway bridge.

The “Boulderstones” road bridge which spans the railway between Crewe and Chester, had to undergo a major £5.7 million of works to make it safer for road users above and rail passengers below.

October 25, 2020
Nantwich art student earns international praise for “nature” face masks

Nantwich art student earns international praise for “nature” face masks

A fine art graduate from Nantwich has earned international recognition for her artistic and natural take on face masks.

Visual artist Estelle Woolley has created a series of self-portraits, featuring masks made from natural materials, including flowers and plants – and even a wasps’ nest!

October 25, 2020
Nantwich Town sign stadium rights deal with Optimum Pay Group

Nantwich Town sign stadium rights deal with Optimum Pay Group

Nantwich Town have struck a deal with a local firm to sponsor the club’s stadium on Waterlode.

The Optimum Pay Group has naming rights of The Stadium, which will be now be known as the “Optimum Pay Stadium”

October 24, 2020
New presenters join The Cat FM for weekly shows

New presenters join The Cat FM for weekly shows

Two South Cheshire performers Megan Lee and Joel Montague have joined the Cat 107.9FM to present new weekly shows.

Singer songwriter Megan Lee, from Nantwich, has been co-presenting Thursday Breakfast Show with Gary Johnson for over a year.

October 24, 2020
Food vouchers available for crisis-hit families, says Cheshire East Council

Food vouchers available for crisis-hit families, says Cheshire East Council

Council chiefs say food vouchers are available for families in Crewe and Nantwich struggling to afford to feed their children during the pandemic.

Their pledge comes as the row deepens over MPs rejecting a proposal to extend free school meals until Easter.

October 24, 2020
Nantwich primary school uses Covid scanners on pupils

Nantwich primary school uses Covid scanners on pupils

A Nantwich school is checking every pupil’s temperature as they arrive in a bid to keep it Covid free.

Stapeley Broad Lane C of E Primary, in Broad Lane, is one of the first schools in the area to use stand-alone devices which scan the temperature of each pupil, staff member and visitor as they enter the building.

October 23, 2020
Outgoing Mayor Cllr Kirkham

Nantwich Mayor launches Christmas card competition for youngsters

The Mayor of Nantwich is on the hunt to find a budding young artist to design this year’s Christmas card.

Councillor Pam Kirkham is inviting young residents and pupils of Nantwich, under the age of 16, to come up with a design for her Christmas card.

October 23, 2020
Dr Kieran Mullan

Crewe & Nantwich MP defends “no” vote on free school meals

Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has defended his “no” vote on a proposal to extend free school meals until May 2021.

He was one of five out of six of Cheshire Conservative MPs who voted down a motion to extend free school meals to feed more than 1.4 million children during school breaks until Easter next year.

October 22, 2020