By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Former Crewe and Nantwich MP Laura Smith has said she will not be standing as Labour’s parliamentary candidate at the next general election.
Ms Smith won the seat from the Conservatives in 2017, beating sitting MP Edward Timpson by just 48 votes after three recounts.
Cheshire East Council says 93% of parents have received their first choice of secondary school.
The authority has contacted thousands of parents and carers on national secondary school offer day with the majority receiving the preferred school for their child.
Cheshire East Council has launched the third phase of its Say ‘hi’ campaign in a bid to support the night-time economy as it emerges from the Covid pandemic.
The campaign will be featured on social media, and includes a series of 11 films to support each of the council’s 11 towns including Nantwich.
Four Nantwich friends have completed the gruelling “3 peaks challenge” in just 22 hours and 22 minutes in aid of a children’s cancer charity.
Callum Hood, Brandon Mighten, Matthew Moulton and Jordan Long teamed up to complete the challenge and raise funds for CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children.
Cheshire East Council’s new on-demand bus service is growing in popularity with rising passenger numbers, the authority says.
The “Go-Too” bus service has notched up more than 3,500 passenger journeys since its launch in October.
The refurbished flagship Queens Park has been unveiled by Cheshire East Council.
The unveiling ceremony was watched by local dignitaries including mayor of Cheshire East Council, Cllr Sarah Pochin, mayor of Crewe Town Council, Cllr Tom Dunlop, local MP Dr Kieran Mullan, and children from Edleston Primary School.
Families flocked from far afield to enjoy Reaseheath College’s Lambing and Zoo event in Nantwich at the weekend.
Tickets for the popular event were sold out well in advance and the college welcomed a capacity crowd of 2000 visitors on each day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Supermarket and fuel vouchers are to be included in an emergency assistance scheme to support Cheshire East residents struggling to feed families and heat homes.
The scheme was set up by Cheshire East in April 2013 to support vulnerable people facing immediate hardship, following a crisis or disaster, to prevent homelessness, to keep families together and safeguard vulnerable people.
Hundreds of volunteers from across Cheshire, Wales and North West have descended on a distribution centre this weekend offering to help send vital supplies to Ukraine.
These images show the sheer scale of the donations as tens of thousands of boxes and bags of items have been brought here from families and businesses across the region.
A minute’s silence was held at Nantwich Town in memory of long-time supporter and charity worker Kevin Hammersley.
It took place before the Nantwich Town vs Whitby Town game at the Optimum Pay Stadium yesterday (March 5).
A runner from Nantwich is to tackle one of the most gruelling races on the planet to raise money in memory of her dad.
Charlotte Logie, who lives in Aston, will compete in the Marathon des Sables later this month.
Cheshire-based gin business Three Wrens has expanded to a new and larger distillery at Combermere Abbey near Nantwich.
The new site on the Park View Business Centre, is several times bigger than previous premises in Cholmondeley.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is working with the Home Office to offer places to live for Ukrainians seeking refuge following the invasion by Russia.
Council leader Sam Corcoran said the council has a “very good track record” of welcoming Syrian refugees, unaccompanied asylum seeking children and Afghan interpreters and their families and providing them with both temporary and permanent accommodation.
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