Environment

M6 motorway in Cheshire to close for bridge and junction repairs

M6 motorway in Cheshire to close for bridge and junction repairs

A £3 million Highways Agency project to repair bridges over the M6 motorway in South Cheshire starts this week.

And it will mean the full closure of southbound and northbound carriageways on some days.

January 20, 2015
Councillors advised to reject controversial Hack Green travellers site

Councillors advised to reject controversial Hack Green travellers site

Planners have recommended a controversial bid to turn former Hack Green RAF camp near Nantwich into a large-scale site for travelling families, is rejected.

The plan is to create nine large plots on the site off Coole Lane in Austerson, for showpeople families to live and store fairground equipment.

January 20, 2015
Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

A Nantwich cattle dealer who repeatedly ignored disease control regulations has been jailed for four months.

Anthony Ronald Kirkham, of Ridley Farm, Bunbury, re-offended just three days after receiving a suspended sentence for similar breaches in May 2013.

January 16, 2015
Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall bosses hope the venue’s toilet troubles will be at an end soon.

The hall, now run by Nantwich Town Council, is to finally undergo a £81,000 project to repair and revamp its crumbling loos.

January 13, 2015
Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Angry parents at a Nantwich primary school have slammed a two-year delay over a new car park which should resolve traffic dangers children face every day.

They say youngsters walking to and from Stapeley Broad Lane Primary are dicing with death along the busy A529 Audlem Road at peak drop-off and pick-up times.

January 13, 2015
Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party politicians have welcomed plans to turn South Cheshire into a potential hub for geothermal energy.

Surveys and drilling is set to take place in the Cheshire Basin north of Nantwich.

January 9, 2015
Cheshire Basin project could provide UK geothermal power

Cheshire Basin project could provide UK geothermal power

A study is to take place into whether the Cheshire Basin near Nantwich could generate long-term, renewable energy from geothermal power.

Keele University is to carry out major research into whether land north of Nantwich and west of Crewe could be viable.

January 6, 2015
Dog Watch scheme launches in Stapeley to tackle rise in dog fouling

Dog Watch scheme launches in Stapeley to tackle rise in dog fouling

A community Dog Watch scheme has been launched in Nantwich, with the backing of a local veterinary centre.

Nantwich South and Stapeley councillors Peter Groves and Andrew Martin hope it will encourage responsible dog ownership and crackdown on fouling on streets and footpaths.

January 5, 2015
Cheshire East gets £10.4 million to tackle pothole problem

Cheshire East gets £10.4 million to tackle pothole problem

More than £10 million of extra funding will help tackle pothole-ridden roads across Nantwich and Crewe.

Cheshire East Council has received it as part of a £54.5 million Government allocation to improve roads over the next six years to 2020/21.

December 30, 2014
Nantwich RSPCA centre cares for seal found stranded in field

Nantwich RSPCA centre cares for seal found stranded in field

RSPCA staff in Nantwich are nursing a seal back to health after it was found stranded in a field.

The sea mammal, which was discovered “exhausted” near Newton-le-Willows, is now at the Stapeley Grange wildlife centre on London Road.

December 22, 2014
A530 Whitchurch Road in Aston to close for 10 days

A530 Whitchurch Road in Aston to close for 10 days

One of the busiest roads in and out of Nantwich is to close for 10 days so engineers can remove two manholes.

The A530 Whitchurch Road, in Aston, will be shut to all traffic when the project starts in February.

December 22, 2014
Plans for new recycling depot for South Cheshire unveiled

Plans for new recycling depot for South Cheshire unveiled

A new recycling and refuse plant is to be built in South Cheshire, replacing Pyms Lane which is to be sold to Bentley.

Cheshire East Council wants to build a multi-purpose depot on the site of the disused Ideal Standard factory in Middlewich.

December 20, 2014
Two new Street Pastors to patrol Nantwich town streets

Two new Street Pastors to patrol Nantwich town streets

Two new Street Pastors have started patrolling Nantwich town centre to work alongside police keeping revellers safe.

The pastors were welcomed by Nantwich Mayor Cllr Christine Farrall at a St Mary’s Church ceremony.

December 20, 2014