Environment

New cycling infrastructure in Cheshire East “will provide safety”

New cycling infrastructure in Cheshire East “will provide safety”

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
New cycling infrastructure “will enable the most vulnerable people in our society to maintain their independence by providing safety” in Cheshire East.

That’s according to Cllr Suzie Akers Smith, Cheshire East Council’s Cycling and Walking Champion.

February 23, 2021
Work starts on major “Cultural Quarter” riverside development in Nantwich

Work starts on major “Cultural Quarter” riverside development in Nantwich

Work has started on a major project to open a new “Cultural Quarter” in Nantwich including a boutique hotel, artisan shops, restaurants and apartments.

Vegetation and trees have been cleared off the former gasworks site on St Anne’s Lane to allow for a six-month clean up of contaminated land.

February 22, 2021
CEC Ward councillors get extra budget to tackle local highways problems

CEC Ward councillors get extra budget to tackle local highways problems

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Ward councillors in Cheshire East are to have an extra £4,200 to tackle issues like potholes from April.

As part of the Cheshire East 2021/22 budget, Cllr David Marren proposed an amendment to the finance plans which would see each member given ‘at least £4,200’ to tackle highway maintenance issues in their area.

February 18, 2021
Nantwich Clinic unveils “Health Hub” plan at larger site in town

Nantwich Clinic unveils “Health Hub” plan at larger site in town

A popular independent health clinic in Nantwich is expanding and moving to larger premises on the outskirts of the town.

Tom and Gill Fox, who run The Nantwich Clinic, are set to open an all-new Health Hub by converting premises off Newcastle Road in Stapeley, opposite Cheerbrook farm shop.

February 16, 2021
Organisers cancel Nantwich Food Festival 2021

Organisers cancel Nantwich Food Festival 2021

Organisers have cancelled this year’s Nantwich Food Festival because of the current pandemic.

The popular 3-day event, scheduled for September, pulls in tens of thousands of visitors every year.

February 15, 2021
Nantwich Museum bids to buy Bronze Age “Wrenbury Hoard”

Nantwich Museum bids to buy Bronze Age “Wrenbury Hoard”

Nantwich Museum is bidding to buy a late Bronze Age collection of items known as “Wrenbury Hoard”.

The collection of seven objects are believed to around 3,000 years old and was discovered in the Wrenbury area of Nantwich.

February 14, 2021
Rural Nantwich communities feel “cut off” by Cheshire East Council after floods

Rural Nantwich communities feel “cut off” by Cheshire East Council after floods

Angry parish councillors near Nantwich are clubbing together to call on highways chiefs to stop leaving rural areas “cut off” by flooded roads.

Villagers in the Wrenbury, Newhall, Sound and Marbury areas say council bosses have left them stranded by failing to empty gullies and clear the floods.

February 14, 2021
Work starts on Leighton Hospital’s new £15m Emergency Department

Work starts on Leighton Hospital’s new £15m Emergency Department

Work is now underway on a new multi-million pound project to expand Leighton Hospital’s Emergency Department.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the hospital, received government funding last year to reconfigure and expand emergency care services.

February 12, 2021
Cheerbrook Farm Shop still open despite A51 road closure for repairs

Cheerbrook Farm Shop still open despite A51 road closure for repairs

Bosses at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich say they are still open this weekend – despite the main A51 Newcastle Road being closed by highways for major repair work.

The business was preparing for a busy Valentine’s weekend when they told about the closure by a customer.

February 12, 2021
South Cheshire residents urged to air views on latest HS2 consultation

South Cheshire residents urged to air views on latest HS2 consultation

Crewe and Nantwich residents are being urged to have their say in the latest consultation for phase 2a of the HS2 scheme.

Phase 2a will connect the controversial high speed rail line to Crewe from Birmingham and Crewe.

February 11, 2021
Pothole-ridden main road in Nantwich “prioritised” for repairs, says Council

Pothole-ridden main road in Nantwich “prioritised” for repairs, says Council

Highways chiefs say they will repair a badly damaged road on one of the busiest routes into Nantwich in the next 24-48 hours.

The A51 Newcastle Road, close to Cheerbrook farm shop, was badly damaged more than two weeks in floods caused by Storm Christopher.

February 11, 2021
Plastic Free Nantwich to host virtual session with expert

Plastic Free Nantwich to host virtual session with expert

Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on residents to look beyond Covid and continue the campaign to become plastic free.

The group, which took the town to Plastic Free Town status last year, is hosting an online session on Wednesday February 17 at 6pm.

February 9, 2021
CEC to boost carbon emission reduction at Leighton Grange

CEC to boost carbon emission reduction at Leighton Grange

Cheshire East Council has agreed initial steps to boost carbon emission reduction at Leighton Grange near Crewe.

Councillors in the Cabinet have agreed the council can press ahead with its goal to install solar panels to provide energy to the composting plant at the site, along with initiating a tree planting scheme.

February 8, 2021