Environment

Volunteers clean Nantwich streets for North West in Bloom judges

Volunteers clean Nantwich streets for North West in Bloom judges

Big-hearted volunteers helped to spruce up Nantwich in time for the North West in Bloom judges!

Members of Nantwich Litter Group turned out for a big final pick before the judging took place in the town centre.

July 19, 2015
Mill Street ‘gate’ plan emerges to stop wagons on Nantwich square

Mill Street ‘gate’ plan emerges to stop wagons on Nantwich square

Mill Street could be gated off to stop heavy goods delivery wagons accessing Nantwich town square, it has emerged.

Residents have complained about the growing number and size of delivery vehicles coming into the town centre.

July 15, 2015
Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Fly-tippers who dumped this junk at a Nantwich beauty spot have been slammed by councillors.

Volunteers for the Nantwich Litter Group stumbled across this pile of rubbish at Coed Wen, part of the Riverside park in Nantwich.

July 14, 2015
New Nantwich ‘Youth Cafe’ could be based in The Gables

New Nantwich ‘Youth Cafe’ could be based in The Gables

A new ‘Youth Cafe’ for teenagers in Nantwich could soon be up and running in The Gables, it has emerged.

Councillors have agreed to consider the Beam Street facility as a viable ‘short term’ venue for the cafe.

July 13, 2015
New “beat” policing model better for Nantwich, says inspector

New “beat” policing model better for Nantwich, says inspector

Nantwich’s new inspector told councillors a new way of policing in the town will make it “better” than before.

Insp Alison Ross, the new Beat Manager for the town, told a Nantwich Town Council meeting that a new team dedicated to longer term “community policing” will resolve many issues.

July 13, 2015
Rising Sun Nurseries boost RSPCA with £8,600 donation

Rising Sun Nurseries boost RSPCA with £8,600 donation

RSPCA’s Crewe, Nantwich & District Branch has been given a massive boost with an £8,600 donation from a local garden centre.

Rising Sun Nurseries in Wistaston has collected the money over the last few years.

July 13, 2015
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Blow for Stapeley campaign as Government reverses Muller Property ruling

New Local Government Communities Secretary Greg Clark has reversed a decision to dismiss Muller Property Group’s appeal over refusal for its “Nantwich South” development.

In March, Eric Pickles overruled a planning inspector and dismissed Muller’s appeal against Cheshire East Council, which had refused permission for 189 homes and an access road.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Residents in Nantwich are calling on housing firms and council chiefs to sort out an overgrown plot of land left unmaintained for 13 years.

People on Saltmeadows Street, off Marsh Lane, say a large strip of land opposite their homes has been left without maintenance since 2002.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich residents face hike in council pest control costs

Nantwich residents face hike in council pest control costs

Cheshire East’s pest control service could soon charge Nantwich residents four times as much for dealing with rats and mice.

The current in-house service, which tackles pests including rats, mice, wasps, ants and fleas, makes a loss.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich Signal Box given lifeline by Nantwich Marina

Nantwich Signal Box given lifeline by Nantwich Marina

A campaign to save and relocate Nantwich Signal Box has been boosted by a potential new site.

Bosses at Nantwich Marina have now come forward with a proposal to move the structure to their site near Nantwich Aqueduct, off the A534 Acton Road.

June 25, 2015
Plan to turn Doddington Hall near Nantwich into luxury hotel

Plan to turn Doddington Hall near Nantwich into luxury hotel

Historic Doddington Hall near Nantwich could be turned into a luxury 5-star hotel by owners, the Delves-Broughton family.

Plans submitted to Cheshire East include restoring and converting the grade 1 listed hall off the A51 into a 120-room hotel, creating 60 new jobs.

June 25, 2015
Electric vehicle charging points to be installed in Nantwich

Electric vehicle charging points to be installed in Nantwich

A Nantwich car park will soon be home to electric vehicle charging points.

It comes after Cheshire East Council secured a government grant to provide recharging points for road users.

June 25, 2015
Wulvern Housing to close Nantwich payments office

Wulvern Housing to close Nantwich payments office

Housing provider Wulvern is to close its office in Nantwich because of a drop in numbers using it.

The organisation has announced it is to close two town centre offices, one in Crewe and the one in Nantwich, from July 24.

June 23, 2015