By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to extend fare reductions to 16 to 19-year-olds and introduce a multi-operator ticket to increase bus use.
The new ticketing schemes are just two of the initiatives which will be funded by nearly £3.5m awarded as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
Environmental campaigners from Nantwich joined thousands of others to protest outside Westminster at the weekend.
Members of Sustainable Nantwich group were in London as part of the “Restore Nature Now” protest.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich ultra-runner Paul Dean has completed a gruelling 24-hour challenge to raise more than £3,500 for Cancer Research UK.
Paul, a father and teaching assistant from Nantwich, started his epic run on Friday at 6pm and completed a 4.5-mile loop circuit, around the streets of Willaston and Wistaston, every hour up to 5pm the following day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
New parking charges which will see a hike in current fees on most Cheshire East Council car parks will come into force on July 8.
The new charges were voted through by the council’s highways and transport committee in January.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of pupils and parents gathered at the Barony Park in Nantwich for another successful Town Sports event.
More than 30 primary schools across Crewe and Nantwich took part in the competition, one of the highlights on the yearly calendar.
An Audlem woman has been honoured by the North West Ambulance Service after clocking up 51 years’ of voluntary service.
Maureen Barratt has been awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to the Ambulance Service” honour.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich DJ is hoping to get a classic Dario G dance anthem back into the UK charts in memory of founder Paul Spence who died this week.
Paul, whose hits under his artist name Dario G included Sunchyme and Carnaval de Paris, died at the age of 53 on Monday.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors were unaware Cheshire East Council was failing some young care leavers because the data they saw painted a different picture, a committee heard.
The council’s children’s services was recently judged to be inadequate by Ofsted.
A South Cheshire charity helping to reduce landfill and cut costs for parents with a school uniform recycling scheme will open in the summer holidays due to demand.
Motherwell Cheshire’s Community Share Hub in Wistaston will have volunteers to receive donations and for parents to collect pre-ordered clothing and baby items.
Staff and pupils at Calveley Primary School near Nantwich have the right chemistry when it comes to teaching science.
That’s according to a national scheme which recognises excellence in the way teachers deliver lessons and provide opportunities to pupils.
A Nantwich artist has been selected to have her work at the Royal Academy of Arts summer show.
Barbara Barlow was shortlisted earlier this year along with around 1,000 other artists across the UK.
More than 1,000 people have aired views on the current Cheshire East Council consultation on local bus services.
The consultation, which runs until July 3, seeks views from as many people as possible – whether you are a regular bus user or not.
A lorry driver has been arrested after a serious crash on the A530 in Nantwich today.
It involved a lorry and car which closed the busy road in both directions at Baddington.
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