Thousands of people are expected to descend on the Nantwich Show which returns to Reaseheath Old Hall for a second year next Wednesday (July 26).
Organisers Nantwich Agricultural Society say 75% of traders from last year are returning and there will more than 250 trade stands packed into the one-day event.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The number of public electric vehicle charging points in Cheshire East will need to double by 2025.
Government figures show there are currently just 153 publicly available charge points in the borough.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Fares could be introduced for bus pass holders in Cheshire East who currently travel free on a FlexiLink ‘dial-a-ride’ service for elderly and disabled people.
That is one option Cheshire East Council is considering in a bid to keep the FlexiLink service running as passenger numbers drop.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council plans to switch off some street lights to save energy and £450,000 a year.
But bosses say assessments will be done because some options carry a greater risk of falls and traffic collisions.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to increase the mileage rate for families whose children qualify for free home-to-school travel in an attempt to slash nearly £450,000 off school transport costs.
The council offers personal travel budgets (PTB) to some parents whose children are eligible for free transport.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Town councils like Nantwich could be given the option of taking on some car parks if they don’t want to see charges introduced, the deputy leader of Cheshire East has said.
The council is also looking at piloting a system of “demand responsive parking charges” at a number of locations
Loungers plc is set to open Navio Lounge in Nantwich this month in the former Barclays Bank building.
The firm has transformed the Grade II listed site on Churchyardside and is due to open for the first time on Wednesday July 26.
A long-standing Nantwich councillor has called on Cheshire Police to re-open the town’s police station helpdesk as the local population continues to rise.
Cllr Arthur Moran has tabled a “notice of motion” which will be discussed by town councillors at their monthly meeting this week (July 13).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is considering plans to close its headquarters in Sandbach and operate out of its offices at Crewe and Macclesfield.
The council is also looking at proposals to move Macclesfield Library into the town hall.
A typical home in Nantwich and surrounding villages is now worth £280,000, according to latest figures.
There are now no settlements in Nantwich where a typical home costs less than £250,000, says the report by home valuations site Varbes.
Nantwich Library looks set to be closed every Friday and half a day on Mondays under new service budget cuts proposed by Cheshire East Council.
The details emerged in a letter to Nantwich Town Council from CEC’s director of environment and neighbourhoods.
Two young agriculturists are eyeing global travel thanks to a scholarship run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich and the Cheshire Agricultural Society.
Niamh McGrath, an undergraduate agricultural co-ordinator from Knutsford, and Emma Cook from Kelsall, a co-manager of a calf rearing unit, have each been awarded £2000 John Platt Travel Scholarships.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A former Nantwich pub looks set to be converted into a funeral directors with a self-contained flat above.
The Rifleman on James Hall Street closed earlier this year after the landlords announced they had to call time on the pub because it was no longer financially viable.
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