Human Interest

Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich residents are being asked to nominate “landmark” buildings and features in the town for a new Cheshire Local List of heritage assets.

Buildings like Nantwich Museum, Beam Street Almshouses and Players Theatre were named by town councillors last night as worthy inclusions.

January 14, 2022
Meet Devlin Hobson – new Town Crier for Nantwich

Meet Devlin Hobson – new Town Crier for Nantwich

Familiar face Devlin Hobson was tonight confirmed as Nantwich’s new Town Crier.

Nantwich Town Council rubber-stamped the appointment at a meeting of the council this evening (January 13).

January 13, 2022
Cheshire East businesses invited to apply for latest support grant

Cheshire East businesses invited to apply for latest support grant

Cheshire East Council is inviting businesses to apply for funding of up to £6,000 through the government’s Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme.

The scheme provides one-off grants to support eligible rate-paying hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses experiencing difficulties because of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

January 12, 2022
Lonely Staffie dog disguises as Dalmatian to find new home

Lonely Staffie dog disguises as Dalmatian to find new home

A Staffie-cross waiting almost a year for a new South Cheshire family, has disguised herself as a Dalmatian in the hope her luck changes!

Alaska has been waiting almost a year to find a forever home, since the seven-year-old arrived at RSPCA Crewe, Nantwich & District branch.

January 11, 2022
Cheshire East had to grit Coole Lane after police pressure

Cheshire East had to grit Coole Lane after police pressure

Council chiefs who withdrew a rural lane from its winter gritting route, today admitted they had to grit part of it after pressure from Cheshire Police.

Highways were called out by police after officers attended the latest in a series of accidents on Coole Lane, between Nantwich and Audlem.

January 11, 2022
Barony Sports complex in Nantwich

Residents urged to air views on Barony Park masterplan in Nantwich

Nantwich residents are being urged to have their say on a masterplan of ideas for the town’s Barony Park.

Cheshire East Council, Nantwich Town Council, the Friends of the Barony and Nantwich in Bloom have developed the “vision” for future improvements to the community space.

January 11, 2022
New Nantwich primary school could boost SEND places

New Nantwich primary school could boost SEND places

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The new primary school planned for Kingsbourne in Nantwich could provide additional places for children with Special Educational Needs (SEND).

Members of Cheshire East’s children and families committee heard from acting director of education Mark Bayley that the need for extra provision in the town had been highlighted during the recent consultation.

January 11, 2022
CEC launches new project funds in Cheshire East Crowd scheme

CEC launches new project funds in Cheshire East Crowd scheme

Community-led projects in Crewe and Nantwich could cash in on new funding under a Cheshire East Council digital crowd-funding initiative.

The Cheshire East Crowd aims to encourage, support and create projects that will make a difference in the borough.

January 10, 2022
Annual airman memorial service held in Nantwich

Annual airman memorial service held in Nantwich

By Jonathan White
The annual memorial service to remember the airman who sacrificed his own life to save others in Nantwich, took place yesterday.

First Lieutenant Arthur Leslie Brown, of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), died aged 23 when flying a Republic Thunderbolt type P-47D.

January 10, 2022
Reaseheath College donates bumper collection to Nantwich Foodbank

Reaseheath College donates bumper collection to Nantwich Foodbank

Generous students and staff from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich pulled together to help those in need at Christmas.

All departments were involved in collecting non perishable food, household items, toiletries and festive treats to make up a bumper delivery for Nantwich Foodbank.

January 7, 2022
Un-gritted Coole Lane witnesses another accident in icy conditions

Un-gritted Coole Lane witnesses another accident in icy conditions

Residents on Coole Lane in Nantwich have witnessed yet another accident in icy conditions after Cheshire East removed it from its gritting routes.

Freezing temperatures turned wet patches into treacherous ice on the rural route between Nantwich and Audlem earlier today

January 7, 2022
Two new employers move in to Hurleston Business Park sites

Two new employers move in to Hurleston Business Park sites

The former Car Transplants site at Hurleston has been re-let to two major employers.

Reaseheath College and Blue Machinery Ltd have signed deals for use of buildings and yard area of the site off the A51 near Nantwich.

January 6, 2022
304 children referred to CEC amid child exploitation claims

304 children referred to CEC amid child exploitation claims

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Child exploitation cases involving 304 children were reported to Cheshire East Council last year, new figures show.

And more than 170 of those children were later referred to social services.

January 6, 2022