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A Nantwich man has been jailed for more than three years today after he was caught creating and possessing indecent images of young girls.
And it emerged that Christopher Heavey, 38, contacted his victims on social media offering to sell them vapes.
Nantwich Town Council is to consider which services if any it will take over from cash-strapped Cheshire East Council under plans for more devolved power.
It could see the town council eventually take over services such as street lighting, street cleaning, parks and play areas, the museum and even off street parking.
By Jonathan White
A volunteer at the popular Peacock Railway miniature railway near Nantwich has become the first female member of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society to qualify as a steam locomotive driver.
A Nantwich woman aged 101 years old has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for almost six decades of service to amateur dramatics.
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough has been awarded the BEM for services to theatre and to the community in Nantwich.
Town councillors have backed a campaigner to call for Cheshire East Council to pause any auction of Brookfield Hall in Nantwich.
Sam James is spearheading a campaign to save the hall and turn it into a community asset for local groups to use.
A Nantwich resident has celebrated her 100th birthday in style with family and friends.
And Betty Taylor attributed her amazing longevity down to porridge and fresh air!
Cash-strapped Cheshire East has confirmed it is in talks with unions and staff over possible job losses as part of its restructuring programme.
The council, like many local authorities, has had to rely on exceptional financial support to balance its books over the past couple of years and is currently looking at ways to transform and restructure.
Willaston parents sending children to Malbank in Nantwich face a hefty £950 annual bus bill after Cheshire East decided to axe free transport.
Highways chiefs say the opening of a new crossing at the Peacock roundabout means children who live within the three-mile statutory limit now have a “safe walking route” to Malbank.
A woman from Nantwich has been jailed for more than five years after she admitted being involved in the supply of illegal drugs.
Abigail Wright appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 10 June, where she was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison.
St Luke’s Hospice has announced this year’s Midnight Walk will be the final one in the event’s 21-year history.
The walk – from Nantwich to Crewe and back – has raised more than £2.5 million over the past two decades.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have voted to fight plans for 75 homes in Nantwich at appeal on highways grounds after hearing there’s “a ticking time bomb” caused by unplanned, piecemeal developments.
Nightingale Land wants to build the homes on fields off Broad Lane in Stapeley and to bulldoze a bungalow for access.
The popular “Weaver Wander” event in Nantwich and surrounding areas has helped raise more than £3,000 for local charities, organisers have confirmed.
The event, organised by Rotary Club of Crewe & Nantwich Weaver, sees scores of classic and vintage cars drive on colourful convoy from Nantwich town centre and through rural Cheshire.
A Nantwich man who battled back from a life-threatening heart condition as a child has completed a gruelling challenge to raise funds for charity.
Danny Harrison, 27, hiked the National 3 Peaks, the Yorkshire 3 Peaks and the Welsh 3 Peaks back-to-back in just four days!
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