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Nantwich Town secure key signings in summer re-build

Nantwich Town secure key signings in summer re-build

Nantwich Town have made several key signings as they rebuild over the summer ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

The Dabbers most recent signing is midfielder Ethan Hartshorn who joins from Congleton Town.

June 3, 2026
INSPIRE 26 set to fill Bunbury church with art and flowers

INSPIRE 26 set to fill Bunbury church with art and flowers

The INSPIRE 26 art and flowers festival is set to take place in St Boniface Church in Bunbury later this month.

The event is being sponsored by Mornflake Oats, Okells Garden Centre and Mike and Dawn Dodds of Nantwich Market, and will take place from June 26th-28th.

June 3, 2026
“Across the Tracks” footbridge exhibition launches at Nantwich Museum

“Across the Tracks” footbridge exhibition launches at Nantwich Museum

A new exhibition called “Across the Tracks – The Art of Nantwich Station Footbridge” is to be held at Nantwich Museum between June 9th-20th.

The footbridge – its design, construction and condition – is the subject of the temporary exhibition, curated by Malcolm Reid.

June 2, 2026
Planners plead with councillors over controversial homes in Stapeley

Planners plead with councillors over controversial homes in Stapeley

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East planning officers are urging councillors not to defend an appeal from Nightingale Land to build 75 homes in the open countryside at Nantwich.

The company wants to build the dwellings on a 3.83-hectare field off Broad Lane, in Stapeley.

June 2, 2026
Royal Ascot Gold Cup 2026: Chester Racecourse runners to watch

Royal Ascot Gold Cup 2026: Chester Racecourse runners to watch

The flat season is approaching one of the premier races of the year, as trainers, jockeys, and owners all gear up for the return of Royal Ascot.

Scheduled to begin on Tuesday 16th June, the five-day festival includes several Group 1 races, most notably the Gold Cup.

June 2, 2026
Ofsted calls for improvements for Cheshire East Council care leavers

Ofsted calls for improvements for Cheshire East Council care leavers

Ofsted inspectors have called for improvements in the way Cheshire East Council supports its care leavers.

But they also highlighted positive progress made in other areas, with the quality of practice for care leavers now better since the previous inspection.

June 2, 2026
Nantwich man charged with offences linked to religious group protests

Nantwich man charged with offences linked to religious group protests

A man from Nantwich and another from Crewe have been charged in connection with offences outside the religious group centre raided by police last month.

Daniel Tsimbilakis and Jordan Kennerley were arrested on Sunday (May 31st) in the Victoria Avenue area of Crewe.

June 2, 2026
Bags of rubbish captured in community litter pick in Nantwich

Bags of rubbish captured in community litter pick in Nantwich

A community litter pick and alleyway clean-up in Nantwich has been hailed “a great success” after volunteers transformed Cow Fields alleyway.

Volunteers joined the litter picking team on Snowhill with Sustainable Nantwich before heading to Cow Fields which links Beam Street, the library, the pharmacy and the police station to the estate.

June 2, 2026
New Leighton Hospital plans recommended for approval by CEC

New Leighton Hospital plans recommended for approval by CEC

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new Crewe hospital on land next to the existing site at Leighton have been recommended for approval.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking permission for a new six-storey hospital, ancillary buildings, multi-storey car park, access points, parking and associated infrastructure on land off Middlewich Road.

June 2, 2026
Aerial view of Worm Charming Championships at Willaston Primary

Worm Charming World Championships return to Willaston

By Jonathan White
The annual Worm Charming Annual Championships are set to take place in Willaston on Saturday June 13th.

The event is one of the UK’s quirkier competitions which attracts participants and media from around the world.

June 1, 2026
Plans to bulldoze former kennels for new homes near Shavington

Plans to bulldoze former kennels for new homes near Shavington

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to approve plans to bulldoze buildings on the site of a former kennels at Hough near Shavington to make way for eight homes.

The council’s planners are recommending the southern planning committee approves the development for land at Birchwood House on Birch Lane, despite it being in the open countryside.

June 1, 2026
Brookfield Hall set to be auctioned off

Campaign to save Brookfield Hall in Nantwich from auction

A campaign is underway to stop Cheshire East Council from auctioning off a community hall in Nantwich.

Brookfield Hall, off Shrewbridge Road, has been put up for sale by the council and is set to be auctioned on June 25th.

June 1, 2026
Fire crews tackle blaze on open land in Hankelow

Fire crews tackle blaze on open land in Hankelow

Fire crews tackled a blaze on open land off a lane in Hankelow near Nantwich.

The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Friday (May 29th) at an address off Longhill Lane.

May 31, 2026