An amazing collection of World War 2 newspapers has been donated to the Oxfam Bookshop in Nantwich.
The collection includes more than 100 original newspaper editions all covering the major events of the 1939-1945 war.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s population is increasing and getting older, according to new research.
Figures presented to Cheshire East council’s strategic planning board shows the borough’s population has risen from 370,700 in 2011 to 378,800 in 2017.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Nantwich has the second lowest rate of vacant shops in Cheshire East.
But neighbouring Crewe along with Congleton have the highest rates of empty retail units, new figures have revealed.
A doctor at Leighton Hospital is to take on the London Marathon to raise money in her dad’s memory.
Katy Sutcliffe, who lives in Nantwich, was devastated after her father Andy committed suicide in 2015, aged just 51.
Leighton Hospital is to host its annual NHS Careers Fair on Wednesday March 6.
The fair, organised by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is a free event open to students from Year 9 upwards as well as adults, who would like to find out more about job opportunities in NHS organisations.
By Stephen Topping
Police chiefs are hoping to improve public safety and build up trust by improving the way they monitor hunts in Cheshire.
Huntsmen and saboteurs sat row-by-row at Cheshire Police’s Clemonds Hey headquarters in Winsford to hear David Keane, the county’s police and crime commissioner, grill newly-appointed Chief Constable Darren Martland on how the force deals with hunt-related incidents.
Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Nantwich.
A man entered a house on Welsh Row and stole a laptop and a wallet at around 3.15pm on Saturday February 16.
Campaigners are calling on council chiefs to improve the safety of a popular Nantwich skate park they say has “fallen into disrepair”.
Parents have now launched a petition to persuade Cheshire East Council to carry out work to improve Barony Skate Park.
By Jonathan White
Crewe man Roy Price is on schedule as he prepares for a 900-mile charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) in May.
His ride is to raise money for cancer charity The Joshua Tree, which supports North West families living with life-changing experience of childhood cancer.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs have begun to discuss the future of the ‘Little Bus’ with the dial-a-ride service facing a possible cut in the newly-approved budget.
Cheshire East’s full council approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2019 to 2022 – including next year’s budget – at Thursday’s meeting.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Residents in Cheshire East will face an increase in Council Tax from April after members approved the budget for next year.
A 2.99 per cent tax increase will come into effect – with the bill for a Band D property rising from £1,404.28 to £1,446.27.
By Jonathan White
Frustrated motorists have been forced to take an unofficial detour through business premises to avoid long-running roadworks in Wisaston.
A ‘major gas replacement’ by Cadent Gas Ltd has closed the busy Wistaston Green Road from February 11 for five weeks.
Cheshire East residents who face higher car parking fees have forked out more than £360 for the Council Leader to park her car in the past three years.
The figures – obtained through Freedom of Information – are revealed on the day Leader Cllr Rachel Bailey and her Conservative colleagues voted to increase car parking charges across the borough.
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