By Jonathan White
Two workmen from Severn Trent capped a major water eruption on the A530 Park Road in Nantwich today (July 25).
The leak had sent jets of water blasting 30ft water into the air.
More mobile household waste recycling centres are to be introduced in September, including one for the Wrenbury and Audlem area.
Cheshire East Council said that from September 1st, mobile HWRC will be expanded to cover areas where residents are either more than a 20-minute drive of a HWRC site or in an area where incidents of fly-tipping are high.
Acton Primary School pupils have been crowned winners of a composting competition which aims to help students rethink food waste.
Sixteen schools entered the “Small hands, big impact” competition which invited pupils to learn about composting and recycle their food and garden waste.
Cheshire East Council has launched a new online tool which it claims will make reporting potholes and other local issues easier.
traCE, officially launched yesterday (July 23), will replace the council’s current third-party solution “Fix My Street”.
Campaigners in Nantwich have hit out at plans to open two fast food takeaway stores at a petrol station in the town.
Motor Fuel Group, who run the filling station at Morrisons in Nantwich, has applied for planning permission to build a Greggs and Burger King there.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new police station on the outskirts of Crewe have been recommended for approval.
Cheshire Police wants to build the new offices and deployment base on land to the west of David Whitby Way at Basford East, Shavington.
Nantwich residents and motorists have faced delays and disruption this weekend due to major railway works on the Shrewsbury-Crewe line.
Track renewal works have meant road and level crossing closures in place from yesterday (July 19) until 4am tomorrow (Monday July 21).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors are calling on the government to reduce its housing target saying the borough needs “plan-led development, not developer-led planning”.
The target has soared by more than 150% from 997 dwellings per annum to 2,471, following changes brought in by the Labour government.
Nantwich councillors have backed the town’s community wellbeing garden with another three years of funding.
The Growing Health Community Garden CIC (GHCG), based at Brookfield Park, has secured the funding which will allow project coordinators to seek further grants.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East bosses want more people to use bus services so it can increase passenger numbers and get more government grants to improve services.
It comes as the authority has been allocated more than £5.4 million in a local bus grant for 2025/26 from the Department for Transport.
EXCLUSIVE
Developers who plan to convert the former B&M store in Nantwich into apartments, said they are NOT creating a HMO for asylum seekers.
Suraj Gangani and Anshul Raja, of Apavi Group Holdings, bought the building on Swine Market in May.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for an 80-bed care home on land previously identified for a school in Nantwich have been recommended for approval.
Muller Property Group is seeking outline permission for the three-storey care home at Maylands Park, together with public open space, access, layout and appearance.
A petrol station in Nantwich could soon have a Greggs and Burger King outlet.
Motor Fuel Group, who run the filling station at Morrisons in Nantwich, has applied for planning permission to build the food outlets.
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