The controversial Red Lion abattoir near Nantwich has been ordered to stop operating, the Food Standards Agency revealed today. The slaughterhouse in Sound Heath, Wrenbury, has failed to meet requirements for safe production of meat.
A Cheshire East Cabinet councillor has vowed “very serious action” after trees blocking a proposed controversial “Nantwich South” access road were hacked down. Cllr David Brown said they are looking at whether the council’s environmental conditions have been breached.
The first phase of a massive 1,100-home “Nantwich South” village in Stapeley has been kicked out by Cheshire East councillors. But campaigners are angry a second application for an access road was deferred after oak trees were chopped down just hours before the planning meeting.
Residents and councillors in Willaston are calling on home builders to resolve parking problems on a new development. Villagers say vehicles being parked on grass verges on the new Meadow View development are leaving the verges “unsightly” and causing an “eyesore”.
Pupils from Malbank School in Nantwich learned about food production and farming during a visit to Reaseheath College. Year 7 pupils studying climate change, food poverty and sustainable communities, looked at Reaseheath’s farm and glasshouses.
By Jonathan White These pictures show the portrait bench which marks the opening of the new Crewe-Nantwich Greenway route. The route runs from Tipkinder Park in Crewe, around Queens Park and King George V playing fields to the Rising Sun Inn.
Nantwich families have the chance to meet exotic and familiar pets when Reaseheath College’s zoo opens over Easter. The college, one of the best animal management training centres in the UK, is opening its zoo to the public for two weeks from Friday March 29 to Sunday April 14.
Planners say developer Muller Property’s first phase of a 1,100-home “Nantwich South” village should be refused. Muller’s initial application is for 189 homes and access road into the site between Peter Destapleigh Way, Broad Lane and London Road.
The two secondary schools in Nantwich have been closed because of the weather today (March 22). Headteachers at Brine Leas High School and Malbank School and Sixth Form College both decided to close for the day.
Exclusive Compensation paid out by Cheshire East Council for pothole-damaged vehicles has almost trebled in 12 months, Nantwichnews can reveal. They paid out a staggering £32,000 to drivers in 2012 as claims lodged more than doubled compared to 2011.
Nantwich students took part in valuable conservation work during a tour to Botswana’s Northern Tuli Block. A group of 26 Reaseheath College students helped wildlife researchers to collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Parents in Nantwich are calling for action from Cheshire East Council to make a busy road safer near their children’s primary school. Surveys a year ago showed Wellington Road outside St Anne’s Primary should have a lollipop lady and a zebra crossing.
The Connect 2 Crewe-Nantwich Greenway will be officially unveiled to the public this week. Councillors, campaign groups, community leaders and the public will attend the opening alongside the A530, near Alvaston Hall.
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