Retailers on Welsh Row have forced United Utilities to postpone planned sewer works – due to start on the first day of the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival. The water company wants to carry out “urgent” repairs to a collapsed sewer under a section of the busy street.
More than 20 Nantwich Litter Group volunteers targeted areas off Beam Street in their latest crackdown on the town’s litterbugs. Volunteers young and old covered a wide area off Beam Street from Manor Road to Volunteer Fields and routes in between.
More than 18,000 potholes on Nantwich roads have been repaired so far in 2013, according to Cheshire East Council figures. And 50,000 repairs across the borough have been carried out since January as part of a major funding injection.
The Wellington Road sewer scheme in Nantwich has been delayed because engineers found an old sewer not on their records. United Utilities had hoped the busy route would re-open on September 10 after an eight-week closure for major drainage works.
A parish council in Nantwich is to hold a public debate so residents can air views on topical issues. Stapeley Parish Council is staging the event as it prepares for a public inquiry into the controversial Muller Property “Nantwich South” planning application.
A busy route in and out of Nantwich will be closed for a further three weeks due to delays to a United Utilities sewer scheme. Wellington Road was due to re-open on September 10 after an eight-week closure for major drainage works.
The RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery in Nantwich is desperate for new homes to cope with rising numbers of abandoned and stray cats and kittens. Staff at the London Road facility fear the centre is reaching crisis point unless more people come forward to offer homes.
Volunteers have clubbed together to tackle problems facing one of South Cheshire’s most popular parks. Queens Park in Crewe is set to benefit from the new volunteer group A.N.T. (Action Not Talk).
Campaigners fighting to stop developers building on village land, took their battle to the streets of Nantwich. Members of Hands off Wistaston (HOW) held a street stall in the town square to highlight their fight to save Crewe and Nantwich “Green Gaps”.
A Willaston and Rope councillor has urged residents to fight plans for almost 900 houses on green land near their villages. Himor Group Ltd has applied to build an 880-house “Gresty Oaks” development on land bounded by Rope Lane, Gresty Lane, Crewe Road and the A500 in Rope and Shavington.
Families in Nantwich have the chance to clown around – thanks to Reaseheath College’s circus-themed maze. The Nantwich college’s popular attraction is pulling in record numbers of visitors eager to make the most of the warm weather.
A homeowner from Willaston, Nantwich is among those facing court action in a crackdown on unsightly empty properties. The warning from Cheshire East Council comes after a Crewe man was convicted in court for allowing an empty home to become dilapidated.
United Utilities was hoping to educate visitors to Nantwich Show about the value of water. The company’s public education roadshow was held at the Dorfold Park event to try and teach youngsters how much water costs.
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