A bid to use a “toxic” herbicide to kill the invasive weed marestail on a Nantwich Allotment site has been thrown out by councillors.
Some tenants at Brookfield Allotments off Shrewbridge Road wanted external contractors in to use a glysophate-based weedkiller to zap the pesky plants.
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council looks set to permanently close three tips at Middlewich, Bollington and Poynton – despite overwhelming opposition in a public consultation.
A report to the council’s environment committee simply “notes” the consultation outcome but still recommends councillors “approve permanent closure of the HWRC sites at Bollington, Middlewich and Poynton”
Drivers who pay by phone to use Cheshire East Council car parks will need to download a new app as the authority is switching providers and returning to RingGo.
RingGo will replace the council’s current provider PayByPhone from October 1, when the existing contract ends.
Nantwich Show organisers have signed a 10-year contract to stage the event at Reaseheath College, securing its future for at least another decade.
Town councillors heard how this year’s show had been a huge success, with almost 10,000 people through the gates
Local councillors and Crewe & Nantwich MP have welcomed the go ahead for a new direct bus service from Nantwich to Leighton Hospital.
Cheshire East Council’s Highways and Transport Committee voted unanimously to approve the service, which will come into service from April 2025.
RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery staff in Nantwich are taking in stray and abandoned kittens at an “alarming” rate.
And they have today urged the public to do their bit by getting their pets neutered.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council proposals for bus services show it wants to improve public transport not just for existing users but make it a valid alternative to car use, a councillor said.
Cllr Laura Crane (Lab) was speaking as councillors discussed the recent bus service review and consultation.
The owners of the Olde Barbridge Inn near Nantwich are to close the pub at the end of September, they have announced.
The popular canalside pub in Barbridge, off the A51, will shut after Sunday September 29.
A Nantwich councillor wants to lure fast food giant McDonald’s to open a new outlet in the town.
Nantwich is one of the few sizeable towns in Cheshire which does not have the famous “golden arches” outlet.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to set up a housing fund so registered providers can buy open market properties to rent out as social homes.
The cash will come mainly from developer S106 contributions which were given for off-site affordable housing.
A new performing arts academy under the name of TV actress Pauline Quirke is to open in Nantwich.
PQA Nantwich will be officially unveiled on September 20, based at Malbank School & Sixth Form College.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to sell off land it owns in Crewe so it can be used for a permanent residential Gypsy and Traveller site.
The land at Coppenhall Moss was allocated in the council’s site allocations and development policies document (SADPD) for seven permanent Gypsy and Traveller pitches.
Residents are being urged to have their say on plans for weekly food waste collections across Cheshire East – and to reduce black bin collections to every three weeks.
The collections are part of the “Simpler Recycling Scheme” legislation announced by the Government in October 2023.
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