A man was rescued from the River Weaver floods in Nantwich last night, police have confirmed.
Specialist officers from across the force were called to the river close to Nantwich Pool off Wall Lane after reports a man had been caught in the floods.
Organisers say the Nantwich Spooktacular will go ahead despite heavy rain on the Showground.
Staff say they have reviewed the siting of the funfair on the field due to the recent spell of wet weather is quite wet.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East borough chiefs are being asked to reconsider a decision not to introduce a “late night levy” to bring in additional cash for police and the council.
Councils have had the power to implement a late night levy since 2011 – meaning an additional fee would be charged to licenced premises that can sell alcohol between midnight and 6am.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Parking charges across Cheshire East must be made fairer, councillors have warned, after a new five-year plan hinted at more fees.
Members of Cheshire East Council have approved the local authority’s local transport plan for up to 2024.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Council chiefs insist they will take on board residents’ concerns about the next part of the local plan – including a possible traveller transit site in Middlewich.
Consultation recently came to an end on Cheshire East Council’s latest draft for its Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD).
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is backing annual Restart a Heart campaign in more ways than one.
The service is directly helping to save lives through defibrillators in all 36 fire engines and outside all 28 fire stations.
The British Hen Welfare Trust in Cheshire has rehomed its 5,000th hen as a new pet.
The team, based in Nantwich and run by Cheshire coordinator David Marek, took more than 300 hens out of their colony cages and rehomed them to 61 different families earlier this month.
A young Nantwich Fire Cadet is hosting a curry night to help raise funds to build much-needed classrooms for schoolchildren in Nepal.
Ashleigh Culleton, 14, will be heading out to Nepal next year with a group of Cheshire Fire Cadets.
Drivers are being warned that the key A500 route between M6 and South Cheshire will be closed overnight for almost two months from October 21.
The closure, to allow initial work on the £55 million dualling project, will be in place between A531/B5472 Meremoor Moss roundabout and M6 Junction 16.
One in eight planned food hygiene checks are missed in Cheshire East, according to campaigners.
Today, the Unchecked.uk have warned of a “gaping hole” in the food safety regime, as new figures show 731 overdue food hygiene interventions of rated premises in Cheshire East in 2018/19.
By Jonathan White
ACTive Crewe Travel is offering a human-powered three-wheel vehicle for free loans to local groups.
The volunteer group, which promotes walking and cycling in the area, received the Christiania cargo bicycle as part of a joint initiative.
Cheshire East Council bosses have pledged to tackle developers who breach conditions set down as part of planning permission.
Approval for new housing and other buildings is often granted ‘subject to conditions’, ranging from colour of materials, technical matters involving contaminated land and drainage, and even times and days when construction work is permitted.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Leisure facilities in Nantwich and four other towns are to be upgraded as part of a council scheme worth more than £12 million.
And work in Nantwich, given the thumbs up by councillors at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, will include fencing around Barony Park which local residents have been campaigning for to prevent unauthorised traveller camps.
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