A new “Dorfold Hall Food and Drink Festival” will take place in July, organisers have announced.
They say the festival will “showcase a variety of internationally inspired, locally produced food and drink”.
Staff at a marina near Nantwich have been asked to build a new boat for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham!
Aqueduct Marina was approached by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust to build the boat in time for the Games in July.
Nantwich’s 38th South West Cheshire Scout Group has a new temporary home at Reaseheath College while the group prepares for the demolition and rebuild of its headquarters.
The scout troop and cub pack are now meeting in one of Reaseheath’s carpentry workshops while the beaver colony has a classroom in the construction department.
A part-time Cheshire College – South and West student has beaten off competition from other finalists to be named as the Association of Colleges’ Adult Student of the Year 2021/22.
Scott Bailey, 27, started to lose his sight after being diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and was registered blind just three years later.
Reaseheath College will open its Nantwich campus to the public in March for its popular lambing and zoo weekends.
The events will be held on March 5-6 and March 12-13 and will include a farmers’ market and children’s fun activities.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is proposing to increase spending on services by more than £16m in 2022/23 and is looking for an £11.8m increase in council tax to help fund it.
The Medium Term Financial Strategy (budget) will be voted on at full council on Thursday (February 24).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Crewe residents have been given the chance to see how £22.9m of government funding will be spent on a package of projects to revitalise the town.
Ten schemes have been earmarked for funding through the Towns Fund – a national scheme designed to drive regeneration and economic growth.
Fire crews tackled two fires in bins within an hour of each other overnight, one inside the grounds of a Nantwich primary school.
It’s not confirmed whether the two incidents in early hours of Saturday are linked.
Thomas Barton has been appointed the new CEO of the Cheshire East health and wellbeing charity, Everybody Sport and Recreation.
Mr Barton, from Macclesfield, currently holds the position of executive director and will take up the position on March 1.
More Met Office weather warnings are in place for Cheshire East over the next 24 hours as heavy rain and strong winds are set to batter the region again.
It comes hot on the heels of storms Dudley and Eunice in the past seven days, leaving trees down and River Weaver at very high levels.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s cycling and walking champion is calling on the council to support towns and villages that want to host car-free days.
Cllr Suzie Akers Smith has put forward a motion requesting a communications plan which explains how residents and communities in towns and villages can host a car-free day.
Nantwich Museum has appointed Ellie Bray in a newly created role of part-time development officer.
She has relevant experience working both as front of house assistant at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and as exhibition and collections volunteer at Nantwich Museum.
Cheshire Police are proposing to close 11 helpdesks at stations around the county, including one in Nantwich.
They say the helpdesks – open five days a week – are “seldom used” as more people contact police in different ways
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