Environment

Beam Street parade of shops up for sale for £1.1 million

Beam Street parade of shops up for sale for £1.1 million

A parade of shops on Beam Street in Nantwich which includes Domino’s Pizza, Shelter and Our Time Candles is up for sale for £1.1 million.

Commercial property specialists Legat Owen said today the fully let row of units, 38-50 Beam Street, is fully occupied and produces a rental income of more than £100,000.

April 13, 2026
Town councillors agree £40,000 loan for Nantwich Players

Town councillors agree £40,000 loan for Nantwich Players

Town councillors in Nantwich have approved plans for a £40,000 loan to Nantwich Players for essential building works at its Love Lane theatre.

The loan will be paid back over 10 years at an agreed interest rate of around 5.5%, the council was told last night.

April 10, 2026
Fallen tree stopped from damaging Airman’s Grave in Nantwich

Fallen tree stopped from damaging Airman’s Grave in Nantwich

High winds during Storm Dave damaged and uprooted a large tree close to the Airman’s Grave in Nantwich.

Engineers from Cheshire East Council were called out over the weekend after the high winds hit on Saturday.

April 7, 2026
Highways officers “dragging feet” over local road schemes, say councillors

Highways officers “dragging feet” over local road schemes, say councillors

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East highways officers are “dragging their feet” over schemes being funded by councillors’ ward budgets – with one saying Cheshire East faces losing nearly £50,000 of investment because “we can’t get a response”.

Cllr Craig Browne was speaking as the highways and transport committee which discussed the member ward budget scheme.

April 3, 2026
National Express to cut Nantwich out after axing services

National Express to cut Nantwich out after axing services

Coach operator National Express are cutting services from April 13th – and is axing the only service which connects to Nantwich.

Among a number of routes being cut is the service 551 which from Liverpool to London which goes via Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham and Heathrow.

April 3, 2026
CEC highways chiefs name wrong A roads for improvements

CEC highways chiefs name wrong A roads for improvements

Cheshire East highways bosses have been slammed after releasing plans for treating major A roads – including two which don’t exist!

The authority unveiled this week a programme of highways and transport improvements set to take place across the borough in 2026-27 as part of a £45 million investment.

April 3, 2026
Pathway made safer for Luncheon Club residents in Nantwich

Pathway made safer for Luncheon Club residents in Nantwich

A crumbling and “unsafe” pathway in Nantwich has been repaired after Luncheon Club members complained to councillors.

The path on Beam Street in Nantwich is the main route for elderly members of the club to get to the club at Nantwich Civic Hall.

April 1, 2026
Cheshire East Council reaches 60% of carbon neutral target

Cheshire East Council reaches 60% of carbon neutral target

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East marked its last ever meeting of the environment and communities committee by revealed it has achieved 60% of its target to be carbon neutral by 2030.

But councillors warned it was important to keep the momentum going, especially during a backlash against climate change measures from some national politicians and media.

March 31, 2026
People cooling off in Nantwich outdoor pool

Nantwich’s famous outdoor pool to open from April 10th

Nantwich’s famous outdoor brine pool is to open on April 10th for the new 2026 season.

The facility – one of the only inland brine pools left in the UK – is a popular destination for many swimmers.

March 29, 2026
Proposed access to site off Broad Lane

75-homes plan for Stapeley deferred for second time

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Nantwich housing application has been deferred for a second time for a traffic assessment – with a parish councillor warning “until there’s a fatality, nobody’s going to take us seriously”.

The proposal from Nightingale Land for up to 75 homes off Broad Lane was deferred earlier this month by the strategic planning board (SPB) for a traffic assessment to identify any cumulative impact.

March 27, 2026
Wrong size road sign for new Reaseheath A51 bypass?

Wrong size road sign for new Reaseheath A51 bypass?

It has been a Nantwich road project dogged with delays and problems.

Now it seems the latest setback to the new A51 Reaseheath bypass is the wrong size road sign!

March 27, 2026
Reaseheath research reveals rise in euthanasia rates for stray dogs

Reaseheath research reveals rise in euthanasia rates for stray dogs

The number of stray dogs being euthanised has tripled in three years, research by Reaseheath College in Nantwich and others has revealed.

The study looked at the number of dogs across the UK and the Republic of Ireland having to be euthanised in dog shelters.

March 27, 2026
Batherton Lane housing Nightingale Land plans

Nantwich councillors air concerns over housing plans in Stapeley

Ward councillors in Nantwich have spoken out over fears of multiple housing development bids for the Stapeley area.

Cllrs Geoff Smith and John Priest were at Cheshire East Council’s Strategic Planning Board today (March 25th) regarding a planning application for 75 homes off Broad Lane.

March 25, 2026