Environment

Plan for Audlem wedding venue deferred over noise assessment

Plan for Audlem wedding venue deferred over noise assessment

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have deferred an application to use a former Audlem farmhouse as a wedding venue until a noise assessment is done.

Cheshire East planning officers had recommended the scheme at The Parkes, off Monks Lane, be approved.

February 9, 2022
Nantwich Show returns with new location at Reaseheath College

Nantwich Show returns with new location at Reaseheath College

Nantwich Show is set to celebrate 125 years by moving to a new location in July – at nearby Reaseheath College.

This year’s show is set for Wednesday July 27 as organisers Nantwich Agricultural Society aim for an extra special celebration.

February 9, 2022
Bus stuck in Nantwich town centre by van on yellow lines

Bus stuck in Nantwich town centre by van on yellow lines

These pictures show how a bus driver was forced to disembark and hunt down the owner of a van left blocking its path in the centre of Nantwich.

Onlookers said the C84 became stuck on the tight left-hand bend on Swine Market in Nantwich because the van had been parked on double yellow lines.

February 7, 2022
Cheshire politicians and business leaders welcome Great British Railways competition

Cheshire politicians and business leaders welcome Great British Railways competition

Politicians and business leaders across Cheshire have welcomed the launch of a competition to find the home of the new Great British Railways HQ and have backed Crewe to clinch the honour.

The town has been featured in the competition announcement video with broadcaster Michael Portillo championing.

February 7, 2022
Reaseheath students and volunteers prepare community orchard for spring

Reaseheath students and volunteers prepare community orchard for spring

Nantwich’s Community Orchard has been spruced up by Reaseheath College students and Nantwich in Bloom volunteers in readiness for spring.

Horticulture students and community volunteers teamed up for winter pruning the fruit trees in the orchard, which is on Nantwich Riverside near Shrewbridge Road.

February 6, 2022
Early works start on major highways scheme near Leighton Hospital

Early works start on major highways scheme near Leighton Hospital

Works to prepare for the delivery of a major highways scheme near Leighton Hospital is underway – with the main works set to start by summer.

The North West Crewe Package (NWCP) will see a series of highways and junction improvements made to ease congestion and improve access to the hospital, as well as new and existing housing developments.

February 4, 2022
Canal & River Trust appeals for Cheshire volunteers

Canal & River Trust appeals for Cheshire volunteers

Canal & River Trust is on the hunt for more volunteers to help on its network of Cheshire waterways.

The charity is appealing for people to take up roles from traditional lock-keepers to wellbeing rangers on historic waterways across the county.

February 3, 2022
Cat siblings back at Stapeley RSPCA centre decade after first rehomed

Cat siblings back at Stapeley RSPCA centre decade after first rehomed

Two cats who were rehomed by the RSPCA in Stapeley as kittens, are unexpectedly back in the charity’s care again 10 years later.

Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery are looking for new homes for Heidi and Maddie after a change in circumstances meant their owner could no longer keep them.

February 3, 2022
Hankelow pub to reopen after multi-million community project

Hankelow pub to reopen after multi-million community project

A popular pub in Hankelow near Nantwich is set to reopen next month following a multi-million pound project run by villagers.

The White Lion, which has been closed since 2016, was bought by members of the local community to stop it being sold for housing.

February 2, 2022
Malbank School forced to close after Welsh Row pipe burst

Malbank School forced to close after Welsh Row pipe burst

Malbank School staff in Nantwich were forced to close the school today after a major water pipe burst nearby cut off supplies.

The burst pipe happened in nearby Welsh Row and meant no water supply at all on the school site.

February 1, 2022
British Paralympian Sarah Storey to open Nantwich leisure centre

British Paralympian Sarah Storey to open Nantwich leisure centre

Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey will officially open the newly revamped Nantwich Leisure Centre on February 12.

The Nantwich centre and Barony Sports complex has undergone a £2.1 million investment in partnership with Cheshire East Council.

February 1, 2022
Bird flu outbreak at Calveley poultry farm near Nantwich confirmed

Bird flu outbreak at Calveley poultry farm near Nantwich confirmed

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed on a commercial poultry farm in Calveley, near Nantwich.

Cheshire East Council chiefs say they are now advising local residents, partners and landowners about avian influenza outbreaks and what to look out for.

January 31, 2022
Car maker Bentley unveils huge electric vehicle plan for Crewe factory

Car maker Bentley unveils huge electric vehicle plan for Crewe factory

Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in South Cheshire after the company committed to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability in the next 10 years.

The announcement has been hailed a major boost for the UK economy.

January 27, 2022