A Nantwich police chief has issued a warning over a rise in “travelling criminals” targeting the town.
Sgt Matt Stonier said there has been a rise in shoplifting thefts around the town, particularly in supermarkets.
Nantwich Town councillors have agreed to plans for a “soft closure” of two key town centre roads for a day.
The idea to close Pillory Street and Hospital Street is to allow for studies on the impact it has on air pollution, local business, pedestrian footfall.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire Police is looking at providing educational programmes focussing on the dangers and harm of knife crime.
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s plan includes a proposal to “commission educational programmes where appropriate to tackle the scourge of knife crime and other serious violence”.
Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council have finally admitted there are “issues” with the surface dressing along the A500 Shavington Bypass.
It follows hundreds of complaints from motorists about loose gravel smashing windscreens and denting vehicles since the works were done last summer.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nantwich rural schools are becoming over-subscribed but a new primary school which should have opened in September 2024 and was delayed for a year still hasn’t been built.
Planning permission was granted in June 2023 for the new 210-pupil Kingsbourne Academy on the Kingsley Fields development.
A programme of roadworks causing major delays at one of Nantwich’s busiest junctions looks set to be extended by another FOUR weeks.
Works have been taking place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Elwood Way since January 20.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A domestic abuse charity which has provided help for survivors and their children for nearly 50 years faces closure of some services after Cheshire East axed its funding.
Cheshire East Council has told MyCWA (Cheshire Without Abuse) there is no more money available from April 1, 2025.
Two men have been arrested and charged with drugs offences in Nantwich.
Ebrima Touray, 29, and Sheriffo Touray, 24, were arrested at around 2.10pm on Thursday February 6 after officers on patrol spotted suspicious behaviour near an address on Cronkinson Oak.
A new Historic England project has been launched in Nantwich to celebrate and preserve the British Romany community.
The Atchin Tan Heritage Project, Pride of Romany has been awarded £23,000 from Historic England’s 2025 grants programme.
Former Police Crime Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer has released his memoirs “Plodding to the Top” at Nantwich Bookshop.
The book chronicles his journey from Police Constable to Police and Crime Commissioner.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Town and parish councils like Nantwich will soon be able to pay for extra policing under the commissioner’s ‘hotspot policing programme’.
Cheshire Police and Crime commissioner Dan Price told a police and crime panel he wanted to “support local communities through the ability to purchase additional visible hot spot policing”.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
The leader of Cheshire East Council has insisted as long as he runs the council the process around devolution will be transparent, adding he has already asked questions about scrutiny of an elected mayor.
The government announced this week that the Cheshire and Warrington region had been confirmed as part of its devolution priority programme.
Cheshire East Council will be effectively bankrupt if the government doesn’t approve the use of exceptional financial support by the end of this financial year, the council’s head of finance said.
The council applied for £17.6m of EFS last February because of the projected overspend this financial year.
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