Environment

Nantwich councillors back plan for trial closure of town centre roads

Nantwich councillors back plan for trial closure of town centre roads

Nantwich Town councillors have agreed to plans for a “soft closure” of two key town centre roads for a day.

The idea to close Pillory Street and Hospital Street is to allow for studies on the impact it has on air pollution, local business, pedestrian footfall.

February 13, 2025
Cheshire East admits “issues” with A500 surface dressing works

Cheshire East admits “issues” with A500 surface dressing works

Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council have finally admitted there are “issues” with the surface dressing along the A500 Shavington Bypass.

It follows hundreds of complaints from motorists about loose gravel smashing windscreens and denting vehicles since the works were done last summer.

February 13, 2025
Sign earlier in week at Elwood Way junction

Nantwich roadworks causing major delays set to be extended by four weeks

A programme of roadworks causing major delays at one of Nantwich’s busiest junctions looks set to be extended by another FOUR weeks.

Works have been taking place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Elwood Way since January 20.

February 12, 2025
“Pride of Romany” Historic England project launched in Nantwich

“Pride of Romany” Historic England project launched in Nantwich

A new Historic England project has been launched in Nantwich to celebrate and preserve the British Romany community.

The Atchin Tan Heritage Project, Pride of Romany has been awarded £23,000 from Historic England’s 2025 grants programme.

February 10, 2025
Plans for electrical substation to power new Leighton Hospital

Plans for electrical substation to power new Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital chiefs have submitted a planning application to Cheshire East Council to build an electrical substation on land just off Flowers Lane in Crewe.

The proposed substation will provide power to the site of the planned new hospital, located to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.

February 6, 2025
Anger grows over potholes as readers launch new group

Anger grows over potholes as readers launch new group

Fed-up residents across South Cheshire have been signing up to a new Facebook group to highlight the growing danger of potholes on the borough’s roads.

In just a few days the new Facebook group – called Cheshire East Pot Hole Surveillance – had attracted more than 700 people

February 3, 2025
CEC highways chiefs decline interview to explain state of our roads

CEC highways chiefs decline interview to explain state of our roads

Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council have declined an interview to explain the current situation with the borough’s crumbling road network.

But in a statement, they claim the extra £21 million allocated to CEC by the Government would be no where enough to fix the borough’s potholes.

January 31, 2025
Plans to scrap or cut back CCTV service are ditched by CEC

Plans to scrap or cut back CCTV service are ditched by CEC

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Cheshire East Council has scrapped plans to consult on proposals to axe or reduce its CCTV service.

But the authority is to ask Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner and other partners to help fund it.

January 30, 2025
Nantwich Market “highly commended” as UK title goes to Shrewsbury

Nantwich Market “highly commended” as UK title goes to Shrewsbury

Nantwich’s historic market was beaten by Shrewsbury to the title of Britain’s favourite market.

Nantwich had been shortlisted in the top 10 in the country in the “Great British Market Awards”.

January 30, 2025
Cheshire East “working hard” to make roads safe, says highways chair

Cheshire East “working hard” to make roads safe, says highways chair

Cheshire East Council is “working hard to make roads safe”, claimed a council leader today.

It comes after many motorists flooded us with complaints about the crumbling state of our busy A roads, in particular the A530 Middlewich Road and A530 Whitchurch Road.

January 28, 2025
Reaseheath Zoo mourns death of beloved Tapir Timmy

Reaseheath Zoo mourns death of beloved Tapir Timmy

Staff at Reaseheath Zoo in Nantwich are mourning the death of Timmy, a Brazilian Tapir.

Timmy has been a popular attraction at the mini zoo since arriving in Nantwich in 2007

January 28, 2025
Reaseheath College to stage popular lambing weekends

Reaseheath College to stage popular lambing weekends

Popular lambing weekends are to take place again at Reaseheath College in Nantwich in March.

The college has confirmed there will be two weekends – March 1-2 and March 8-9 – for visitors to witness the arrival of newborn lambs and learn about farm life.

January 27, 2025
Pothole-ridden A530 Whitchurch Road closed for repairs

Pothole-ridden A530 Whitchurch Road closed for repairs

The pothole-ridden A530 Whitchurch Road is to be closed for four days near Aston and Broomhall for repairs.

Cheshire East Council started works today (January 27) and a closure is in place between the junction of Slaughterhouse Lane to the junction of Shropshire Lane.

January 27, 2025