Environment

Drivers face delays amid road closures and works around A530 near Bentley

Drivers face delays amid road closures and works around A530 near Bentley

Drivers are being warned of potential long delays as major road closures and works on and near the A530 Middlewich Road coincide over the next few months.

And many fear it will cause chaos for people and emergency vehicles trying to get to Leighton Hospital.

March 1, 2020
Retail giant AO sets vehicle challenge for South Cheshire schools

Retail giant AO sets vehicle challenge for South Cheshire schools

Online electricals retailer AO are calling on young minds across South Cheshire to help reduce their carbon footprint.

The Big Bang Green Logistics Challenge is a competition for schools across the borough to design an environmentally friendly vehicle for the AO logistics team.

February 29, 2020
Reaseheath lambing event cancelled on February 29

Reaseheath lambing event cancelled on February 29

Reaseheath College has been forced to cancel tomorrow’s lambing event due to forecast stormy weather.

February 28, 2020
Floods in Nantwich

Crewe & Nantwich MP hits out at Cheshire East Council over flood funds delay

Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has called on Cheshire East Council to speed up a funding scheme to help residents hit by flooding.

Government grants of between £500 and £5,000 have been available since November for householders affected by flooding.

February 26, 2020
Pupils and staff to return to Brine Leas amid latest Coronavirus guidance

Pupils and staff to return to Brine Leas amid latest Coronavirus guidance

Pupils and staff from Brine Leas School in Nantwich showing no flu-like symptoms after a ski trip to Northern Italy can return to school, latest guidance has said.

A number of teachers and around 95 students were sent home today by headteacher David Cole as a precaution against potential Coronavirus after they had spent a week on their ski trip in Northern Italy.

February 25, 2020
Reaseheath student crowned runner up in national dairy contest

Reaseheath student crowned runner up in national dairy contest

An agriculture undergraduate from Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been crowned runner-up in a national dairy competition.

Olivia Edgerton was second in the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) 2020 ‘Dairy Student of the Year’ contest.

February 24, 2020
Hope for fairer parking charges under new Cheshire East budget

Hope for fairer parking charges under new Cheshire East budget

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors are hoping fairer parking charges will be rolled out across Cheshire East after approving the council’s new budget for 2020-21.

The budget includes plans for a fresh parking strategy that is expected to see CEC rake in an extra £1.5 million by the end of 2021-22.

February 21, 2020
Controversial Cheshire East gritting plan “called in” by councillors

Controversial Cheshire East gritting plan “called in” by councillors

Opposition Cheshire East councillors have “called in” a Cabinet decision to back plans to remove scores of rural roads off gritting routes.

More than 200 roads including many rural lanes in and around Nantwich will be taken off Cheshire East Council’s gritting routes from October under the revised Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure (WMHI) proposal.

February 19, 2020
Hoardings installed in Crewe ahead of Royal Arcade demolition work

Hoardings installed in Crewe ahead of Royal Arcade demolition work

Hoardings have been installed around parts of Crewe town centre set to be demolished in the Royal Arcade development.

The site will be developed and provide a multi-screen cinema, new bus station, multi-storey car park and retail units.

February 19, 2020
Flood warnings issued for River Weaver in Nantwich

Flood warnings issued for River Weaver in Nantwich

Flood warnings have been issued today for the River Weaver in the Nantwich area, after heavy rains from Storm Dennis.

Rain over the past 24-36 hours will leave the Weaver levels dangerously high, say the Environment Agency.

February 16, 2020
Cheshire East scheme to fuel bin lorries with hydrogen will boost air quality

Cheshire East scheme to fuel bin lorries with hydrogen will boost air quality

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A scheme to fuel Cheshire East bin lorries with hydrogen could soon help residents breathe cleaner air.

Emissions from the fleet belonging to Ansa, the Cheshire East Council-owned waste management company, had soared since it relocated to Cledford Lane two years ago.

February 15, 2020
Bus Users Group lobbies Cheshire East over “disgusting” Crewe bus station

Bus Users Group lobbies Cheshire East over “disgusting” Crewe bus station

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs are being urged to make sure Crewe bus station is brought up to scratch ready for the long-awaited Royal Arcade redevelopment.

A new bus station is part of Cheshire East Council’s vision for Royal Arcade – which is also set to include a new cinema, gym, bowling alley, shops and a multi-storey car park.

February 15, 2020
Fly-tipping: the full cost to Cheshire East taxpayers

Fly-tipping: the full cost to Cheshire East taxpayers

Fly-tipping has cost taxpayers in Cheshire East more than £860,000 over the past eight years, alarming statistics revealed today.

Overall costs of clearing all incidents of fly-tipping in the borough totalled £863,818, figures obtained in a BBC Shared Data Unit investigation show.

February 14, 2020