Environment

Nantwich Agricultural Society earn High Sheriff of Cheshire award

Nantwich Agricultural Society earn High Sheriff of Cheshire award

Nantwich Agricultural Society has been presented with a prestigious High Sheriff of Cheshire Award.

The honour is in recognition of the team’s “great and valuable service to the local community” through its work on the Nantwich Show and wider community.

October 30, 2025
Councillor objects to sex shop licence renewal by Nantwich Road store

Councillor objects to sex shop licence renewal by Nantwich Road store

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A councillor has objected to the licence renewal for a sex shop which has operated on Nantwich Road in Crewe for 21 years with no complaints.

Cheshire East’s licensing sub-committee was told by the council’s licensing team leader, Kim Evans, that the licence for Temptations Adult Shop was renewed annually and there had never been an objection from anyone previously.

October 28, 2025
Nantwich Youth and Community Centre awarded lottery grant

Nantwich Youth and Community Centre awarded lottery grant

The Nantwich Youth and Community Centre has been awarded a £20,000 grant by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Staff and members are celebrating the cash boost which will help fund dedicated youth workers at the centre on Birchin Lane.

October 24, 2025
Seddon Homes reveals plan for 275 homes on Stapeley land

Seddon Homes reveals plan for 275 homes on Stapeley land

Another house builder has unveiled plans to construct hundreds of homes on open land in Stapeley, Nantwich.

Seddon Homes has revealed it wants to build 275 homes on land off Broad Lane.

October 24, 2025
Families put mark on Nantwich’s new primary school

Families put mark on Nantwich’s new primary school

Families turned out in force to a special event marking a milestone in the development of a new school in Nantwich.

Parents, grandparents and toddlers were invited to put their mark – quite literally – on the Kingsbourne Academy as construction continues ahead of its scheduled opening next September.

October 23, 2025
Starbucks confirm plan to open in former WHSmith in Nantwich

Starbucks confirm plan to open in former WHSmith in Nantwich

Coffee giant Starbucks have confirmed plans to open a new store in Nantwich after submitting proposals for new signage.

The new store is set to be in the former WHSmith shop at 35 High Street, where refurbishment work has been taking place for months.

October 23, 2025
Calveley Primary awarded Eco-Schools Green Flag award

Calveley Primary awarded Eco-Schools Green Flag award

Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award 2025 by Keep Britain Tidy.

The award is in recognition of its outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental education.

October 21, 2025
Nantwich residents face £10 hike in council garden waste scheme

Nantwich residents face £10 hike in council garden waste scheme

Nantwich residents are facing a £10 rise in Cheshire East Council’s waste recycling scheme in 2026.

The cash-strapped authority is putting up the annual subscription for the scheme from £59 in 2025 to £69 next year.

October 21, 2025
Dabbers Dash in Nantwich marks Baby Loss Awareness

Dabbers Dash in Nantwich marks Baby Loss Awareness

By Jonathan White
The Dabbers Dash community run in Nantwich was dedicated this month to promoting Baby Loss Awareness Week through the national Sands Ribbon Run.

Families, friends and runners of all ages started from the Barony Park Pavilion and took part in the 5km route around the Barony and along Sandford Road.

October 20, 2025
Planners back bid to convert former Barony Hospital into apartments

Planners back bid to convert former Barony Hospital into apartments

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Planning officers have recommended councillors give the go-ahead to convert a former workhouse which later became part of the Barony Hospital, into apartments.

Greenhouse Property Management wants to convert Bevan House, the three-storey listed former workhouse building, and John Snow House, a two-storey separate detached building on the Barony site in Nantwich, into 31 apartments.

October 20, 2025
10,000 poultry to be culled at Wybunbury farm amid bird flu outbreak

10,000 poultry to be culled at Wybunbury farm amid bird flu outbreak

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a poultry farm near Wybunbury, Government officials have said.

The cases of “highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1” was confirmed yesterday (October 13th).

October 14, 2025
Amazing £100,000 new Barony play park designs unveiled for Nantwich

Amazing £100,000 new Barony play park designs unveiled for Nantwich

Barony Park’s playground in Nantwich is set to be updated with a new £100,000 multi-use play area.

And today we can reveal the draft plans for the new Barony Park playground.

October 14, 2025
Fire crews spend 18 hours tackling compost fire near Nantwich

Fire crews spend 18 hours tackling compost fire near Nantwich

Fire crews spent almost 18 hours tackling a large compost fire on land in Hunsterson, near Nantwich.

Crews from Nantwich and Audlem were first called out at around 6.20pm last night (October 12) to land off Pewit Lane, Hunsterson.

October 13, 2025