Crewe and Nantwich MP Connor Naismith says he has “demanded” an explanation for why the A51 Reaseheath bypass opening has been delayed yet again.
We revealed earlier this week how the long-awaited route may now not be open until at least June 2026.
The new Reaseheath bypass has again been delayed and will not be open until at least June 2026, it emerged today.
And those behind the construction, a consortium of Kingsbourne housing developers, laid the blame for the delay at the door of Cheshire East Council highways.
Crewe and Nantwich residents are being encouraged to check the council’s website for changes to their bin collection schedule during the festive period.
There will be no black or silver bin collections on any of the Bank Holidays – Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has received a £1,500 donation towards its restoration works.
The contribution to The Nantwich Parish Church Preservation Appeal Trust will support its efforts to repair and restore the church.
A housing developer has unveiled plans to build 500 new homes on land off Gresty Lane, near the Crewe Alexandra Community Soccer Centre in Shavington.
IM Land says it is seeking views on a vision to create new homes and a new primary school on the site.
A primary school playground in Nantwich has been transformed after pupils teamed up with a company to deliver a new outdoor space.
Thermapply, through its play marking solution Project Playgrounds, worked with youngsters at St Oswald’s Primary School in Worleston.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has granted permission “in principle” for two separate small developments in Bunbury.
But councillors have raised concerns that both sites could be for large houses ‘which are not needed’.
Cheshire East Council is set to receive a record funding boost of £77.4 million for fixing roads and potholes.
And there is another £29 million available if the authority publishes “clear pothole and maintenance data”.
A specially crafted memorial bench has now been installed on Nantwich riverside in honour of local character Michael “Flash” Meakin.
Flash was a familiar figure throughout Nantwich for more than five decades as the town’s “metal man” – collecting scrap, cans and unwanted metal and, in doing so, helping the community and the environment.
Construction work has started on “critical infrastructure” for the development of the new health and care neighbourhood with a new Leighton hospital at its heart.
The work will see the creation of a new electrical substation enclosure, providing power for the proposed new net zero hospital to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
An orphaned seal pup nursed back to health by the RSPCA in Nantwich is shining bright with her own pup – more than five years after being released back into the wild.
Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre spent three months caring and rehabilitating grey seal pup Kale when she was brought in by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue back in 2020.
A social media star, a choir, hospice children, families, staff and shoppers were all present for the opening of the new Hope House Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospice shop in Nantwich.
The store has moved a few yards across High Street to the former B&M on Swine Market and refurbished it for a more accessible shopping experience.
A four-week non-statutory public consultation on plans to build the new Leighton Hospital has ended.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted three in-person events and a virtual session where residents were able to learn about plans and speak to the Healthier Futures programme team.
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