Environment

Dale Robson with Denzel and Welly

New group promotes dog-friendly Nantwich shops to prevent thefts

By Jonathan White
A new Facebook group called ‘Dog friendly shops in Nantwich and surrounding areas’ has been set up to help prevent dogs being left outside and at risk from thieves.

It comes after the high-profile case of Denzel and Welly, two black Labradors stolen from outside M&S on Beam Street in Nantwich on March 27.

April 7, 2021
Aerial view of Nantwich town centre, pic by Jonathan White

Cheshire East Council prepares for reopening of town centres

Cheshire East Council says it is preparing for the reopening of town centres like Nantwich and urging businesses to access support available.

All non-essential retail will reopen from Monday April 12, as well as restaurants, bars and cafes for outdoor table service and hair and nail salons, libraries, and gyms.

April 7, 2021
Hack Green Secret Bunker secures Government grant to stay open

Hack Green Secret Bunker secures Government grant to stay open

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker near Nantwich is to receive £75,324 in the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

The museum, off Coole Lane, Baddington, is one of around 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

April 6, 2021
Crewe to pilot country’s first dual use Covid-19 testing site

Crewe to pilot country’s first dual use Covid-19 testing site

Cheshire East Council is trialling a dual use Covid-19 testing site in Crewe – the first of its kind in the country.

From tomorrow, the existing walk-through testing site in Crewe will become dual use for two weeks from April 6-19

April 5, 2021
Nantwich pub boss spreads some Easter cheer with chocolate eggs!

Nantwich pub boss spreads some Easter cheer with chocolate eggs!

A big-hearted pub boss in Nantwich helped spread some ‘eggstra’ Easter cheer by leaving chocolate eggs around the town centre with post-it notes attached.

Adam Loxton, assistant manager at The Leopard on London Road, was inspired to place the eggs around town by his family.

April 2, 2021
Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than two-thirds of Cheshire East fly tipping incidents last year took place in Crewe, new data shows.

The figures, released after a Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service, show where the borough’s fly-tipping hotspots are.

April 1, 2021
Travellers moved from Barony Park in 24 hours in injunction’s first test

Travellers moved from Barony Park in 24 hours in injunction’s first test

Travellers who broke through new barriers onto Barony Park in Nantwich in breach of a court injunction were moved on shortly before 4pm today.

It was the first test of the new two-year injunction granted to Cheshire East Council last August.

March 30, 2021
More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

RSPCA chiefs today issued a plea for people to take rubbish home after latest figures showed more than 80 call outs in Cheshire to animals badly affected by litter.

Incidents included a duck tangled in a medical face mask, a baby hedgehog with plastic wrapped around her neck, a fox with his head caught in a pasty wrapper, and a gannet entangled in plastic.

March 30, 2021
Travellers breach injunction and break into Barony Park in Nantwich

Travellers breach injunction and break into Barony Park in Nantwich

Council and police chiefs need to take immediate action against travellers who breached a court injunction and broke on to Barony Park in Nantwich, said MP Kieran Mullan.

According to residents, travellers broke through the new park perimeter fencing and gained access to the park via Middlewich Road earlier this evening (March 29).

March 29, 2021
Nantwich Foodbank “drop and go” event hailed huge success

Nantwich Foodbank “drop and go” event hailed huge success

Organisers of the fifth “drop and go” in aid of Nantwich Foodbank have hailed the event a massive success after almost two tonnes of food was donated.

The sun shone for the 10 Food Festival volunteers who ran the collection at Brine Leas School in aid of the town’s Foodbank clients.

March 29, 2021
Plans for traveller transit site for Cheshire East submitted

Plans for traveller transit site for Cheshire East submitted

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A long-awaited planning application to construct traveller pitches at Cledford Hall has been submitted.

The bid, which would provide a temporary accommodation “transit site” for 10 pitches and an amenity block, has been brought forward by Cheshire East Council.

March 26, 2021
Nantwich Litter action leader named “Local Legend” by The Cat FM

Nantwich Litter action leader named “Local Legend” by The Cat FM

The leader of Nantwich Litter Action Patrick Robinson has been named as the latest “Local Legend” by The Cat FM.

Patrick received his monthly “Baked by Gill Cat Cake” and a Local Legend certificate from The Cat’s MD Chris Cadman.

March 25, 2021
Cheshire East and HSE team up for Covid-secure business checks

Cheshire East and HSE team up for Covid-secure business checks

Cheshire East Council and Health and Safety Executive officers are checking up on local businesses to see if they have Covid-secure measures in place ahead of planned reopening.

CEC has vowed to “take immediate action” on businesses which are not managing risk and protecting workers, customers and visitors.

March 23, 2021