The auction of Brookfield Hall in Nantwich has been delayed until the end of July to see if a campaign group can save it as a community asset, Cheshire East has confirmed.
The council wanted to sell the hall at auction on June 22-23 with a price tag of £150,000.
The final works to get the new A51 Reaseheath Bypass in Nantwich open look set to take place in July.
Cheshire East Council highways have announced that the developer-led works are scheduled to start from Monday July 6th.
White Stuff have now opened their new store in the former NatWest Bank in Nantwich town centre.
The popular clothing brand has revamped the ground floor of the building at 36 High Street, and they opened for the first time yesterday (June 18).
Residents in Willaston have aired concerns over plans to convert a former pub into a new children’s nursery.
Proposals have been submitted to Cheshire East Council to convert The Lamb on Wistaston Road into a nursery.
By Jonathan White
A volunteer at the popular Peacock Railway miniature railway near Nantwich has become the first female member of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society to qualify as a steam locomotive driver.
Town councillors have backed a campaigner to call for Cheshire East Council to pause any auction of Brookfield Hall in Nantwich.
Sam James is spearheading a campaign to save the hall and turn it into a community asset for local groups to use.
Willaston parents sending children to Malbank in Nantwich face a hefty £950 annual bus bill after Cheshire East decided to axe free transport.
Highways chiefs say the opening of a new crossing at the Peacock roundabout means children who live within the three-mile statutory limit now have a “safe walking route” to Malbank.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have voted to fight plans for 75 homes in Nantwich at appeal on highways grounds after hearing there’s “a ticking time bomb” caused by unplanned, piecemeal developments.
Nightingale Land wants to build the homes on fields off Broad Lane in Stapeley and to bulldoze a bungalow for access.
A Nantwich mum is driving a major campaign to save a community asset in the town being auctioned off.
Sam James has stepped forward to try and save Brookfield Hall which Cheshire East Council are looking to sell off later this month.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have given the go-ahead for a new Leighton Hospital in South Cheshire which will “secure the future of healthcare provision for decades to come”.
The strategic planning board was unanimous today (June 9th) in approving the outline application for a new six-storey hospital, ancillary buildings, multi-storey car park, access points, parking and associated infrastructure.
A furious headteacher has hit out at council officials who are to remove free school transport between Willaston and Nantwich after opening a new crossing.
Malbank School head John Harrison says Cheshire East’s decision to deem a near three-mile hike between Willaston and his school a “safe to walk” route raises “serious concerns about student safety”.
Organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival have recruited a number of new team members to help with the 2026 event.
The festival, which is volunteer-run, will be staged over three days between September 4th and 6th, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to the town.
Work is set to formally begin on developing a new Local Plan for Cheshire East, says the council.
The Local Plan is designed to be a “blueprint” for how the borough will grow and thrive well into the 2040s.
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