Five new plaques will be unveiled marking landmark Nantwich buildings as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations this summer.
The plaques have been put together by Nantwich Civic Society, and will add to ones they first installed around 20 years ago around the town
A number of Ukrainian refugees have now settled in Cheshire East under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the council has confirmed.
So far, 13 people have now arrived and settled with more set to come.
A new website and series of videos have been published to back a campaign for Crewe to be the home of Great British Railways.
The dedicated website – www.gbrcrewe.co.uk – aims to show all Crewe has to offer and give the public the chance to pledge their support and get behind the campaign.
A grey seal pup who rehabilitated by the RSPCA in Nantwich after being orphaned during Storm Eleanor in 2018 has been sighted again as an adult – nearly four years later.
Tolgus, named after a Cornish tin mine, was found on Constantine Bay during severe weather that swept across the country.
A Nantwich train driver has helped a team of volunteers drive buses across to Ukraine to transport children to safety from their war-torn country.
Mark Hardy-Johnson, who drives train by day, signed up to help when he saw an appeal on social media for drivers.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council might have to scrap some of its controversial rubble charges if government plans to change rules around charging for DIY waste go ahead.
The council introduced its rubble charge – up to £3.50 for a bag – in January 2018.
Nearly 900 trees are being planted at Combermere Abbey near Nantwich to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The 889 trees will also commemorate the number of years since the abbey was established in 1133.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council will drive ahead with scaled-back plans to improve bus services despite the government putting the brakes on some schemes by refusing grant funding.
The council had put together an ambitious bus service improvement programme (BSIP) in the hope of securing funding as part of the government’s national “bus back better” strategy.
Bird flu surveillance and protection zones around two commercial poultry premises near Nantwich have ended, Cheshire East Council has confirmed.
It follows completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the 3km protection zones and 10km surveillance zones on premises at Calveley and Crewe.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council raked in more than £1.5 million in parking fines in 2021.
And one driver received a whopping 58 tickets totalling £3,320!
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for a new commercial business park at Alvaston on the outskirts of Nantwich.
Blok (UK) Ltd wants to build six office blocks with parking for 153 cars on the 2.73 acre grassland site north of the Alvaston roundabout.
Cheshire East Council has outlined its planned works programme for highways in 2022-23.
The programme includes repairs and renovations on roads, paths and bridges in and around the Nantwich area as well as across the borough.
A university graduate who fell in love with international cuisine while working as a waiter says he is “super excited” about launching a new food and drink festival in Nantwich this summer.
Michael Johnston, 29, is steaming ahead with plans for an event for all ages at Dorfold Hall showground after a chance visit to Nantwich last year left him bowled over by the town’s friendliness and food culture.
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