Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich are among the busiest 10 in the UK, a survey shows.
An annual survey of lock usage, published by the Canal & River Trust charity, shows the Shropshire Union Canal and Llangollen Canal have two locks each included in the top eight of the national lock movements league table.
By Jonathan White
A young autistic artist has unveiled his latest oil paintings of Nantwich town centre landmarks.
Christian Turner, 24, from Sandbach, has produced two pieces of work following on from his paintings last year of Nantwich Town Square and Christmas in Nantwich.
The result of a second public inquiry into the Muller Property application for Stapeley could take as long as 10 weeks to be announced.
A four-day inquiry was held last week into the first phase proposal by Muller to build 189 houses, industrial units, space for a school, and access road off Peter de Stapleigh Way.
Police, countryside rangers and council teams are targeting irresponsible dog owners to cut the number of attacks on livestock in South Cheshire.
A new ‘Get a Grip’ campaign has been launched to ensure pets do not harm farm animals and nesting birds.
Thousands across South Cheshire felt tremors today after a 4.4 earthquake affected parts of Wales and England.
Shaking has been reported across south Wales, the south west of England and the Midlands.
Highways chiefs in Cheshire East have almost doubled the number of pothole repair teams in a bid to tackle the rapid rise in road defects.
Drivers are faced with hundreds of potholes on many journeys around Crewe and Nantwich, with major roads also badly affected.
Villagers are fighting plans to turn a historic country house near Nantwich into a wedding and events venue.
The owners of Grade II listed Hatherton Lodge, in Hatherton have submitted plans to Cheshire East Council for a change of use.
River Weaver in Nantwich continues to attract plenty of wildlife – as these stunning pictures show!
Our latest riverside resident is a Cormorant, captured in these images by local photographer Paul Topham.
Nantwich War Memorial is now officially a Grade II listed monument.
Historic England has added the memorial, on the town square on High Street, to the list of buildings of ‘Special Architectural or Historic Interest’.
Council Tax is set to rise by 5.99% this April – a higher increase than was proposed by Cheshire East Council just three months ago.
The authority’s Cabinet approved the move yesterday, claiming it is needed to “protect frontline services”.
A developer bidding to build more than 1,000 homes in Nantwich, has had its legal challenge of Cheshire East Council’s Local Plan thrown out by High Court judges.
Muller Strategic Projects, who want to build the ‘Nantwich South’ village in Stapeley, had argued the authority’s Local Plan was void because irregularities over air quality data.
The first 110 Redrow properties of the new Kingsbourne development in Nantwich are to go on sale.
The homes on the site close to River Weaver and town centre, will be sold ‘off-plan’ from an on-site sales centre from February 10.
Residents in Nantwich are calling for action to make town centre stores tidy commercial waste and rubbish off the streets.
Many say not enough is being done and calls for a late night levy on commercial premises have re-surfaced.
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