Council chiefs have admitted resurfacing work on a busy Nantwich road had to be repaired – just three weeks after it was completed!
Work to resurface Station Road and Prachitts Row near Aldi supermarket was carried out the week before Easter, with closures over several days.
Children from a primary school in Nantwich donned their hard hats to visit a care home building site – where they are planning to bury a time capsule!
Pupils from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School visited the site of Barony Lodge Residential Care Home in Barony Road to get inspiration for artwork to place in the time capsule outside the home, which will be run by Sanctuary Care.
Eight new animal cruelty complaints in Cheshire are being received every day by the RSPCA, new figures show.
The RSPCA investigated 2,787 complaints about animal cruelty in Cheshire last year – with eight new animal welfare concerns being looked into by local inspectors every day.
A Nantwich playground by the Shropshire Union Canal has been re-opened after a £58,000 refurbishment.
The recreation area on Marsh Lane was renovated as part of a joint scheme by the Canal & River Trust charity, WREN and Cheshire East Council.
By Stephen Topping
Cheshire East Council insists it has no immediate intention of introducing mandatory 20mph speed limits despite renewed calls to boost road safety.
National campaign group 20 is Plenty – which has local branches in Nantwich, Crewe, Congleton, Sandbach, Wilmslow and Bollington – is again urging the council to lower the speed limit in built-up areas.
Motorists are being warned to plan journeys as a major link at the busy Crewe Green roundabout closes today for THREE months.
The link between Crewe Green Roundabout and Hungerford Road and Sydney Road will be closed to allow highway improvement works.
By Stephen Topping
Cheshire East councillors are urging the Government to close a loophole allowing cross-border taxi hiring in an effort to protect children.
New legislation in 2015 made cross-border taxi hiring easier, so vehicles licensed by other councils can lawfully work in Nantwich and Crewe without meeting Cheshire East Council’s requirements.
By Stephen Topping
More than 20,000 homes with planning permission are yet to be built in Cheshire East – with some dating back as far as 2010.
Cheshire East Council has granted planning permission for 20,441 homes that are currently unbuilt.
By Stephen Topping
Men and women are expected to live up to 15 years longer in rural areas of Cheshire than in the centre of Crewe.
Latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics highlight an alarming inequality in life expectancy across Cheshire East.
A big-hearted Nantwich girl has been raising RSPCA funds by selling healthy bird seed to people visiting Nantwich Lake.
Alicia Lewis, aged 9, wanted to help the local wildlife centre during her Easter break.
A Swan turned completely black after getting covered in oil, has been released back into the wild after a remarkable transformation at RSPCA Stapeley.
The swan was picked up by an RSPCA officer from a lake in Radcliffe, Manchester, after being spotted by a member of the public.
By Stephen Topping
Communities in Cheshire East will benefit from a share of a £2 million New Homes Bonus, with £324,000 allocated for Nantwich.
The cash is from a Government grant paid to councils as an incentive to build new homes.
The owners of the Barrel and Tap in Nantwich are planning a new venture – a Gin Bar in Nantwich town centre.
Change of Use plans have been submitted to turn the former Nantwich Square News shop at 41 High Street into a specialist gin venue.
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