Nantwich Food Festival volunteers are urging residents to help Nantwich Foodbank support their clients this Christmas.
Latest figures estimate one in five of the general population live below the poverty line.
Nantwich and Audlem are among five places chosen as part of a local heritage project run by Cheshire East Council.
The idea of the project is to update its list of historic landmarks and places in the borough.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East councillor has said it is “completely unfair” year six SATS are going ahead next year and asked whether the council plans to challenge it.
Cllr Laura Smith (Crewe South, Lab) told a meeting of the children and families committee she had an interest because she has a child in year six.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nearly half the parents approached in Cheshire East have consented to their children receiving the Covid vaccination in schools.
Mark Bayley, head of service for education infrastructure and outcomes at the council, said 46% had so far agreed.
A fundraising calendar showcasing the role of Cheshire Police’s canine crimefighters has been launched.
Each month features one of the force’s dogs in action, highlighting the work they do supporting armed operations, chasing criminals and searching for missing people.
Reaseheath College and industry partner First Bus have launched UK’s first bus and coach engineering academy training apprentices in green technology.
The new academy opened this month in Nantwich on the A51 site formerly occupied by vehicle recycling company Synetiq.
Large sections of Cheshire canals including the Shropshire Union near Nantwich have been awarded Green Flag status by Keep Britain Tidy.
The awards, now in their third decade, are given to outdoor spaces that boast best environmental standards, are beautifully maintained and have excellent visitor facilities.
A new Cheshire Police video warns people of the dangers of carrying BB guns and imitation firearms following recent incidents in the county.
Police chiefs want to highlight how dangerous it is to carry an imitation firearm who may mistakenly think they are “just having a laugh”.
Cheshire East Council has drawn up what it says are “ambitious plans” to transform bus services across the borough.
It hopes the Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) will boost the number of people using buses, which has fallen 24% in the past decade.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich celebrated 100 years of cheesemaking at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards – the world’s largest cheese and dairy show.
The college has been training dairy students since its launch as the Cheshire School of Agriculture in 1921.
Police probing the death of a Crewe man after a collision with a van have made an arrest.
Joshua Spender (pictured) 23, was crossing the pedestrian crossing outside McDonalds in Macon Way when a vehicle collided with him.
The family of a 23-year-old man who died in a collision in Crewe have paid tribute to him.
Joshua Spender, from Crewe, was the pedestrian hit by a white van. The driver failed to stop at the scene.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Conservative councillors have accused Cheshire East of “dumbing down” ambitions for Crewe after plans for a link road bridge near the railway station were shelved.
Members of the council’s corporate policy committee voted to revoke a previous Cabinet decision in 2019 on the Crewe Southern Link Road Bridge preferred route and to revoke the decision of Cabinet in March 2020 to consult on the draft Crewe Hub Area Action Plan.
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