Five baby robins are now in the care of RSPCA Stapeley staff after being found in a nest in the chassis of a car – at the end of a 200 mile journey!
The driver had travelled from Scotland to Cheshire before they discovered the nest when they heard a purring noise in his engine.
Cheshire East Council is to scrap its transport company Transport Service Solutions (TSS) and bring its delivery back in-house.
The move follows “an extensive review” of each of the authority’s wholly-owned companies.
Millfields Primary School pupils have been encouraging residents to join them on their new Fairground Trail around Nantwich.
The 5km route starts and ends at Millfields School on Marsh Lane, and residents have been decorating their houses along the route.
A proposal for a new “free” primary school in Nantwich has been unveiled by Cheshire East Council.
The school would be built as part of the new Kingsbourne housing development near Nantwich Town’s stadium between Waterlode, the A51 at Reaseheath, and River Weaver.
A nightclub boss in Nantwich is preparing to open after what he described as a “tough 15 months” of lockdown closure.
Nigel Woodhouse, who runs Studio Nantwich on Castle street, will reopen the venue for dancing after being force to close due to the Covid pandemic.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Recycling rates across Cheshire East could drop if the Government goes ahead with proposals which could see each household have up to six bins, councillors fear.
The Government wants a more consistent approach to the way waste is collected and recycled across England and has published consultations on new waste management and funding changes for 2023.
There have been 1,715 incidents of “intentional harm to animals” in Cheshire over past five years, latest RSPCA figures show.
The stats were released as the charity launches its new “Cancel Out Cruelty” campaign.
Childcare inspectors say services for children with special educational needs (SEND) across Cheshire East have been “transformed”.
It comes three years after an earlier report highlighted “significant weaknesses” in the provision.
A plan to designate Cheshire’s Sandstone Ridge as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is not going far enough, warns Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
They say the move is not enough to support an “abundance of wildlife, nor to contribute to tackling our climate and nature emergencies”.
Salon staff in Nantwich proved a cut above when it comes to fundraising after completing a charity trek.
And workers at Steve Burgin on Hospital Street toasted Nantwich people who backed their effort to boost funds for a charity bringing clean water to families in developing countries.
Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has called on Cheshire East Council to re-open a car park in the town centre.
Local businesses say the closure of the Hospital Street and Church Lane car park is damaging trade.
Up to 230km of roads will be removed from Cheshire East Council’s winter gritting routes, the authority has confirmed.
The review into gritting – called “Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure” (WMHI) code of practice – will see 103km of roads added to the routes.
A campaign is underway to designate the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Natural England announced the proposal today (June 24) alongside an ambitious new landscapes programme for the area which takes in villages such as Beeston, Peckforton, Burwardsley, Bunbury and Bickerton.
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