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Cat found in Nantwich reunited with owner – 20 years after going missing!

Cat found in Nantwich reunited with owner – 20 years after going missing!

A seriously ill 22-year-old cat who had been missing from home for TWO decades has been reunited with her shocked owners after she was handed into the RSPCA!

Phoebe was found alone in a field in Bridgemere, near Nantwich last week and she took the elderly pet to the RSPCA’s nearby Stapeley Grange Animal Centre.

March 11, 2021
Cycling and walking scheme approved by Cheshire East councillors

Cycling and walking scheme approved by Cheshire East councillors

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Plans to improve cycling and walking provision across Cheshire East have been approved by council leadership.

The CEC cabinet today approved the implementation of “Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans” (LCWIPs) — covering Crewe, Congleton, Macclesfield, and Wilmslow.

March 9, 2021
Free parking plan for Cheshire East towns not ruled out by leaders

Free parking plan for Cheshire East towns not ruled out by leaders

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A bid to bring free parking to car parks in Nantwich and across Cheshire East as lockdown eases has not been ruled out by council leaders.

Nantwich South and Stapeley Cllr Peter Groves asked a Cabinet meeting today (March 9) if CEC would bring in free parking in May, June, and July to boost the borough’s town centres.

March 9, 2021
Crewe and Nantwich MP backs Government plan to tackle unauthorised encampments

Crewe and Nantwich MP backs Government plan to tackle unauthorised encampments

Government plans for a new criminal offence aimed at tackling unauthorised encampments has been backed by Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan.

Details were published today to introduce a new criminal offence which allows police to seize vehicles and arrest trespassers residing on land if “they cause significant damage, disruption or distress”.

March 8, 2021
Royal Arcade plans for Crewe set to enter public consultation

Royal Arcade plans for Crewe set to enter public consultation

The redevelopment of the Royal Arcade site in Crewe will take another step forward this week as a public consultation on the plans gets underway.

Details of the proposed scheme for a new bus station, multi-storey car park, cinema, bowling centre, gym, restaurants, cafes and bars will go on display ahead of a planning application being submitted in April.

March 7, 2021
CEC welcomes applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme

CEC welcomes applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme

Cheshire East Council is inviting applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme.

The council has been awarded Government funding in a bid to support Cheshire East residents to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes.

March 7, 2021
Nantwich council staff verbally abused as town centre bench signs installed

Nantwich council staff verbally abused as town centre bench signs installed

Nantwich Council staff were verbally abused as they installed ‘social distancing’ reminder signs on town centre benches, councillors were told.

Staff this week fixed the signage to many of the benches around the town square following concerns that too many people were breaching lockdown rules and gathering in groups.

March 6, 2021
New £90,000 Barony skatepark moves step closer, councillors told

New £90,000 Barony skatepark moves step closer, councillors told

A new £90,000 Barony Park skatepark in Nantwich is a step closer, Nantwich Town councillors have been told.

And it was music to the ears of one young Nantwich resident who spoke passionately at last night’s town council meeting about the desperate need for the facility.

March 5, 2021
BUDGET 2021: Political and business reaction across Cheshire

BUDGET 2021: Political and business reaction across Cheshire

Conservative MPs in South Cheshire have welcomed today’s Budget – but CEC and business leaders say it does not go far enough to help the post-pandemic recovery.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP unveiled is eagerly-awaited Budget today as many families and businesses look for help to bounce back from the Covid lockdown of the past 12 months.

March 3, 2021
New bars to open in Nantwich as lockdown nears end

New bars to open in Nantwich as lockdown nears end

Nantwich could emerge from the Covid pandemic lockdown with new bars in the town centre.

Outlets on Hospital Street and High Street in the town centre are set to open this summer as the country returns to relative normality.

March 2, 2021
Cheshire East launches “contaminated land” public consultation

Cheshire East launches “contaminated land” public consultation

Cheshire East Council is seeking views from residents on its plans for dealing with potentially contaminated land in the borough.

The authority is updating its five-year strategy for identifying and inspecting potentially contaminated sites.

February 28, 2021
Cheshire East Council says highways maintenance funding “cut” by Government

Cheshire East Council says highways maintenance funding “cut” by Government

Cheshire East highways chiefs say their Government funding for highways maintenance has been slashed by almost £4 million.

CEC says it has been allocated £13 million from the government’s highways maintenance funding for next financial year.

February 25, 2021
More than 20 people investigated over waste crime in Cheshire

More than 20 people investigated over waste crime in Cheshire

More than 20 people are being investigated following an operation to tackle waste crime in Cheshire.

Vehicles and companies believed to be involved in illegal disposal or management of waste were targeted.

February 24, 2021