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.
Six companies are being prosecuted for alleged failures to comply with fire safety laws, following the huge blaze that destroyed Beechmere retirement village in Crewe.
And their first court appearance will be exactly four years to the day of the fire back on August 8 2019.
Cheshire East Council wants the views of users on how to spend £2.4 million on bus services in the borough.
Meanwhile, bus users will enjoy an extension to the £2 single bus ticket scheme now being offered until October 31, with a fare cap of £2.50 from 1 November for another year.
More than two dozen Nantwich residents armed with forks, spades, trowels and secateurs teamed up to fight for a cleaner and greener town.
The volunteers came together to clean up historic Monks Lane this week.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Jubilant Bunbury residents clapped and cheered as Cheshire East Council refused plans to “cram” up to 25 entry-level homes onto a field in the village.
Nearly 50 villagers packed into the council chamber at Crewe for southern planning meeting to oppose plans by Roger Ryder to demolish a house on Bunbury Lane and build affordable homes on the site.
Community volunteers in Nantwich are stepping up to create more opportunities for youngsters in the town.
And they see Guy Harvey Youth Club on Birchin Lane as key to better provision.
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