By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new Aldi store in Crewe have been approved after developers vowed to spend £40,000 to protect great crested newts on the site.
Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board passed proposals for the land, off University Way, despite officers recommending it for refusal.
Our hugely popular Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Cholmondeley Castle is back for its ninth year and promises to be a fun family day out, in the stunning location of Cholmondeley Castle. There’s so much fun in store including; bouncy castle, Punch and Judy shows, dog show, face painting, traditional fete games like hook-a-duck and splat-the-rat, bear hunt, Play Bus and[Read More…]
Classmates at a Nantwich school will see their work published in a new book after excelling in a creative writing contest.
Practically all Year 5 pupils at Highfields Academy are celebrating success in The Incredible Diary of… competition run by the Young Writers Publishing
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By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council will step up its efforts to hire a new chief executive this week.
A special meeting of the council’s staffing committee will take place on Friday to approve a new job description for the role.
Nantwich is to host international violinist Rosemary Furniss for a 45-minute recital on Thursday July 4.
The performance is part of the Summer Lunchtime Concert series in St Mary’s Church.
A Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Crewe & Nantwich has called on Cheshire East Council to use a Court Injunction to prevent further unauthorised encampments on Barony Park.
Conservative candidate Dr Kieran Mullan says many other UK authorities use injunctions, which would see traveller groups removed on the same day they arrive.
A Plastic Free Nantwich Art Exhibition at St Mary’s Church, Nantwich has opened.
The exhibition was officially opened by Rector of St Mary’s Church Revd Dr Mark Hart.
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It is just over 7 weeks since the local Council elections of May 2 saw the overwhelming Conservative majority at Cheshire East Council, a majority in place since the council’s inception in 2009, evaporate with the loss of 18 seats, leaving the Conservatives 8 Councillors short and unable to form the ruling administration.
By Jonathan White
Local author Karen Kelly has launched her debut novel at an event at Nantwich Bookshop.
Karen, 51, from Wistaston, hopes her book “Lillian White’s Journey” will be a big hit with fans.
Nantwich Town have secured the signing of goalkeeper Greg Hall from their Cheshire rivals Witton Albion for the 2019-20 season.
Hall is a former four-time North West Counties Football League Goalkeeper of the Year.
A boat was destroyed in a blaze at a marina near Nantwich.
The fire broke out at the Barbridge Marina of Nantwich Road, Wardle, last night (June 23) at arond 10.30pm.
Two young farmers are looking forward to global travel thanks to an annual scholarship run by Reaseheath College and the Cheshire Agricultural Society.
Sarah Heath, a trainee land agent from Tarporley, and Rebecca Kelsall, a herdswoman from Sandbach, have each been awarded £2,000 John Platt Travel Scholarships.
By Stephen Topping
Better buses are likely to be at the top of the agenda when councillors are given the chance to overhaul the borough’s transport plan.
Cheshire East Council had been close to adopting its local transport plan for up to 2023 under the previous Conservative administration, following public consultation last summer.
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