Staff at a Starbucks store in South Cheshire were shocked to find a kitten dumped in a bin outside their coffee shop.
The seven-week-old black kitten was found by an employee as he went to put a bag of rubbish in an industrial bin at the back of the store in Holmes Chapel Road, Middlewich.
Thousands of people are set to descend on Nantwich as the annual Food Festival arrives in town.
The three-day event is likely to pull in record numbers, say organisers.
A Nantwich councillor has urged resident to air their views on whether plans for a Nantwich South bypass linking the A500 to the A530 are viable.
Cheshire East Council leader Cllr Michael Jones revealed last week how the idea is being considered in a bid to alleviate traffic problems in Nantwich.
Town criers from around the UK were in fine voice in Nantwich at the annual Town Crier Championships.
Eleven town criers in all competed as crowds gathered to watch them perform in Nantwich town square.
By Kirsty Rollings
A Nantwich South bypass could become a reality to boost transport links in South Cheshire, admits Cheshire East Leader Cllr Michael Jones.
The bypass is one of a number of ideas council chiefs are now considering to boost infrastructure when the HS2 rail line opens in 2027.
Work to repair and restore Grade ll listed Nantwich Aqueduct will begin on September 14.
The £200,000 restoration project, which will take eight weeks, is being paid for mostly by public donations of £135,000 to the Canal and River Trust.
Scores of Nantwich Food Festival volunteers are in full training ahead of one the biggest weekends for the town.
Sixty-four enthusiastic volunteers met up at the Olive Tree in Nantwich to brush up on their skills.
A talented Reaseheath College landscape gardener proved he is among the world’s best by taking silver at the WorldSkills finals in Brazil.
Matt Beesley and fellow team member Jonathan Gill achieved Britain’s first ever medal in landscape gardening at the global Olympics-style final in Sao Paulo.
Developers want to knock a historic Nantwich building down which was once part of Barony Hospital, and replace it with 24 apartments.
Daniel Epstein, of EPRA Fabrics Limited, wants to demolish the former school and children’s home and build two new apartment blocks on Barony Court.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is appealing to residents to help the barn owl thrive.
The iconic owl, with a distinctive heart-shaped face, was a common sight in Cheshire almost 100 years ago, but is now one of the most threatened species.
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has been awarded a £5,000 grant by Cheshire East towards its £126,000 refurbishment project.
The church applied for a community grant from Cheshire East Council to help fund new toilets and disabled access.
Wulvern Housing chiefs have pledged to remove signs and CCTV from scrap metal collector Michael “Flash” Meakin’s Nantwich property if fly-tipping stops.
Thousands of residents have protested at Wulvern after they installed signs and a camera outside Mr Meakin’s home on Gerard Drive.
The countdown to the Nantwich Food Festival is on, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors for the three-day event next month.
The town will be flooded with flavours and aromas from around the world during the festival, from September 4-6.
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