By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Taxi drivers are in short supply across Crewe and Nantwich after nearly 150 quit when their trade was badly affected by the pandemic.
Kim Evans, licensing team leader at Cheshire East Council, said this was a regional and national issue and London was down by about 4,000 drivers.
Cheshire East Council is inviting businesses to apply for funding of up to £6,000 through the government’s Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme.
The scheme provides one-off grants to support eligible rate-paying hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses experiencing difficulties because of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Council chiefs who withdrew a rural lane from its winter gritting route, today admitted they had to grit part of it after pressure from Cheshire Police.
Highways were called out by police after officers attended the latest in a series of accidents on Coole Lane, between Nantwich and Audlem.
Nantwich residents are being urged to have their say on a masterplan of ideas for the town’s Barony Park.
Cheshire East Council, Nantwich Town Council, the Friends of the Barony and Nantwich in Bloom have developed the “vision” for future improvements to the community space.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich is among winners in the latest round of government investment to boost higher level technical skills and innovation.
Newly formed Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are collaborations of specialist colleges, universities and employers who work together to reform and deliver higher levels of technical education and skills required by progressive, modern businesses.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A proposal to merge Cheshire East Council’s bereavement and cemetery company with its waste collection firm has been dumped.
CEC has reviewed its wholly owned companies, also known as ASDVs (alternative service delivery vehicles).
Generous students and staff from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich pulled together to help those in need at Christmas.
All departments were involved in collecting non perishable food, household items, toiletries and festive treats to make up a bumper delivery for Nantwich Foodbank.
Residents on Coole Lane in Nantwich have witnessed yet another accident in icy conditions after Cheshire East removed it from its gritting routes.
Freezing temperatures turned wet patches into treacherous ice on the rural route between Nantwich and Audlem earlier today
The former Car Transplants site at Hurleston has been re-let to two major employers.
Reaseheath College and Blue Machinery Ltd have signed deals for use of buildings and yard area of the site off the A51 near Nantwich.
Councillors in Nantwich are to create a Climate Change Working Party after declaring a Climate Emergency on behalf of the town.
Councillors say it is in recognition of the climate and environment crisis facing the world.
A young orphaned otter cub found in a bin is now being nursed back to health by RSPCA staff in Nantwich.
RSPCA inspectors were called to rescue the cub which was found on Christmas Eve suffering from hypothermia.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Garden waste bins will not be collected anywhere in Cheshire East until next Monday at the earliest because of staff shortages.
And black and grey bin collections which were missed in some areas last week should be collected by the end of Wednesday January 5, staffing levels permitting.
Rail passengers in Nantwich are urged to check Transport for Wales emergency rail timetable from Monday January 3 amid mounting staffing issues.
TfW and Network Rail say they are experiencing “significant increase in staff absences” due to Covid which is impacting rail services.
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