Environment

Nantwich groups team up for eco-Sunday clean up

Nantwich groups team up for eco-Sunday clean up

Nantwich community leaders are teaming up tomorrow (May 11) to make common cause for people and nature.

Members of Sustainable Nantwich, Nantwich Civic Society, Nantwich in Bloom and other volunteers are coming together for some “Balsam Pulling” along the River Weaver through the town.

May 10, 2025
Reaseheath College £2,000 travel scholarship on offer

Reaseheath College £2,000 travel scholarship on offer

The deadline for a £2,000 travel scholarship run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich is fast approaching.

Young professionals working in Cheshire’s land-based industries can apply for the John Platt Travel Scholarship.

May 10, 2025
RSPCA Stapeley braced for flood of baby wild animal admissions

RSPCA Stapeley braced for flood of baby wild animal admissions

Staff at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich are bracing themselves for a huge rise in young wild animal admissions into its centre.

And they are now urging local residents to do their bit to come to the aid of some smaller animals.

May 8, 2025
Cheshire Fire drops case against firms in Beechmere blaze case

Cheshire Fire drops case against firms in Beechmere blaze case

Cheshire Fire Service bosses have dropped prosecutions against four organisations connected with the massive blaze which destroyed the Beechmere retirement village in Crewe.

The trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of Beechmere began yesterday (May 6) at Chester Crown Court.

May 7, 2025
CEC launches £1 bus fare for young people across Cheshire East

CEC launches £1 bus fare for young people across Cheshire East

Cheshire East Council has launched a bus saver pass for young people aged 16-19, offering a £1 flat fare for single journeys across the borough.

The 16-19 Bus Saver card now offers single bus fares for £1 and is valid on local bus services for journeys that start and/or finish within Cheshire East at any time.

May 7, 2025
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Dog paddock plan for field near Nantwich sparks objections

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to use a field at Walgherton near Nantwich as a dog exercise paddock have sparked objections from neighbours and the parish council.

Steve Newman has applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to use part of a field at Ballaglass, off London Road, as a fully enclosed paddock for members of the public to exercise their dogs.

May 1, 2025
Care home in Nantwich rated “inadequate” by Care Quality Commission

Care home in Nantwich rated “inadequate” by Care Quality Commission

A care home in Nantwich has been rated as “inadequate” following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

St Catherines Care Home on Barony Road was found to have breached regulation in FIVE areas relating to safe care and treatment, safeguarding, meeting people’s hydration and nutritional needs, staffing, and how well the home was being managed.

April 29, 2025
Evening and Sunday car park charging won’t cost to enforce, claims CEC

Evening and Sunday car park charging won’t cost to enforce, claims CEC

by Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council claims introducing evening and Sunday parking charges will not involve any additional cost for the council to enforce.

The controversial charges are due to come into force on council-owned car parks on May 26, together with a hike in prices.

April 29, 2025
Rundown old Scout hut in Nantwich

Scout leaders in Nantwich appeal for help over hut rebuild

Scout leaders in Nantwich are appealing for help to re-build their crumbling headquarters in the town.

The 3rd Nantwich (38th South West Cheshire) Scout Group are hoping for support to rebuild the hut off Davenport Avenue.

April 28, 2025
Full steam ahead for Peacock Railway in Willaston thanks to donation

Full steam ahead for Peacock Railway in Willaston thanks to donation

It’s full steam ahead for the Peacock Railway in Willaston as it plans to add a new steam engine.

Members of South Cheshire Model Engineering Society which runs the railway have received support from local cereal makers Mornflake as part of its 350th anniversary year.

April 23, 2025
Engineers to close canal towpath in Nantwich amid structure concerns

Engineers to close canal towpath in Nantwich amid structure concerns

By Jonathan White
A section of Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich is to be temporarily closed to walkers to allow for structural investigations.

The towpath will be closed and moorings suspended along the affected section for up to six weeks, the Canal & River Trust notice says.

April 22, 2025
Government approves funding for state-of-the-art Leighton Hospital

Government approves funding for state-of-the-art Leighton Hospital

Patients in Crewe and Nantwich are to benefit from a new state-of-the-art hospital after the Department of Health and Social Care rubber-stamped hundreds of millions of pounds of funding to redevelop Leighton Hospital.

Health Minister Karin Smyth has confirmed funding available for schemes in the first wave of the New Hospital Programme, including Leighton Hospital.

April 16, 2025
Aerial view of Love Lane car park activities in foreground and St Marys Church

Nantwich businessman secures Food Festival future for next three years

A Nantwich resident and businessman has helped secure the future of the town’s Food Festival after reading about the car park situation on Nantwich News.

James Litchfield, managing director of LCM Family, has agreed to sponsor the use of the Cheshire East Council car parks for the next three years.

April 16, 2025