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Audlem parents anger after CEC demolishes bike trail

Audlem parents anger after CEC demolishes bike trail

Furious parents have blasted Cheshire East Council claiming the authority has demolished a bike trail that youngsters built during Covid.

Contractors were seen digging up the trail just days after schools finished for the summer holidays, further angering families.

July 31, 2024
Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution backs Crewe Alexandra FC

Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution backs Crewe Alexandra FC

Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution has renewed its sponsorship with Crewe Alexandra for the third-consecutive season.

The company will hold the naming rights for Crewe’s prestigious main stand at the Mornflake Stadium with a capacity of 6,800.

July 31, 2024
Warning over “catastrophic” cyber attack for Cheshire East Council

Warning over “catastrophic” cyber attack for Cheshire East Council

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A cyber attack on Cheshire East would be ‘catastrophic’ and the council should ‘wargame’ a hypothetical situation to see how it would cope, a councillor said.

Cllr Andrew Kolker (Con) was speaking at the audit and governance committee and questioned whether the council was adequately prepared in the event of such an attack.

July 31, 2024
St Mary’s Nantwich launches £400,000 restoration appeal

St Mary’s Nantwich launches £400,000 restoration appeal

St Mary’s Nantwich has launched a £400,000 appeal to restore parts of the “Cathedral of South Cheshire”.

The grade 1 listed building is seen as being of “exceptional architectural and historic interest”.

July 30, 2024
Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

A pair of talented horticulturists from Reaseheath in Nantwich won gold medals for their garden designs at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024.

Aspiring landscape architect Harry Dean received one of just four Gold medals awarded in the Long Borders category, while Horticulture graduate Callum Corrie took Gold in the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition on the show’s opening day.

July 30, 2024
Leighton Hospital among those receiving 7,000 teddy bears

Leighton Hospital among those receiving 7,000 teddy bears

Leighton Hospital and other Cheshire hospitals have received a donation of 7,000 cuddly teddy bears.

The bears, from the Freemasons of Cheshire, will help ease anxiety felt by children going to hospital.

July 30, 2024
“A gathering of strangers” quilt on display at Nantwich Museum

“A gathering of strangers” quilt on display at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum is showcasing a new quilt made by Jan Aldersay of local textile group ‘Connected Threads’ which has been donated to the museum.

Making of the quilt was inspired by the Art Fund podcast “Meet Me At The Museum”, as well as her personal visits to museums and galleries over many years.

July 30, 2024
Nantwich CC 1sts beat Alderley Edge to maintain title bid

Nantwich CC 1sts beat Alderley Edge to maintain title bid

Nantwich Cricket Club’s 1st team maintained their Cheshire County League title challenge with an emphatic win at Alderley Edge on Saturday.

Put into bat on a bowler-friendly wicket, Nantwich – without their injured top run-scorer Luke Robinson – did not find it easy but opener Ben Wright (52) dug in for a half-century that was the foundation of the visitors’ 166-9 from 45 overs.

July 29, 2024
How to improve WiFi network security?

How to improve WiFi network security?

How much do you rely on your home Wi-Fi? Probably a lot!

From online banking to streaming movies, many devices depend on it. But an unsecured Wi-Fi network can be a playground for hackers.

July 29, 2024
Nantwich Food Festival steps out with new history walking tour

Nantwich Food Festival steps out with new history walking tour

Nantwich Food Festival has unveiled a tasty new attraction taking visitors on a walking tour of the town’s foodie heritage.

The Food History Walking Tour will take place over the festival weekend, August 30-September 1, and include visits to Nantwich Museum on Pillory Street, The Cheese Shop on Hospital Street, Nantwich Market on Market Street and The Black Lion on Welsh Row.

July 29, 2024
Fire crews tackle major blaze near Leighton Hospital

Fire crews tackle major blaze near Leighton Hospital

Fire crews across South Cheshire have been battling a major blaze on land close to Leighton Hospital.

The fire broke out in two barns off Middlewich Road in Leighton in the early hours of this morning.

July 29, 2024
Former detective from Nantwich jailed and banned from town

Former detective from Nantwich jailed and banned from town

A former police detective found guilty of assaulting a woman has been jailed and banner from entering Nantwich for 10 years.

Paul Whitehurst was jailed at Chester Crown Court today for 18 weeks and given an indefinite restraining order which prevents him from contacting the victim.

July 29, 2024
Bentley Motors marks milestone in new Design Centre

Bentley Motors marks milestone in new Design Centre

Bentley Motors in Crewe has marked a milestone in the construction of its new Design Centre with a topping out ceremony.

It follows the completion of the building’s structural phase at the company’s South Cheshire base on Pyms Lane.

July 28, 2024