Human Interest

CEC pays out £1.32 million in councillors’ expenses and allowances

CEC pays out £1.32 million in councillors’ expenses and allowances

By Belinda Ryan
Cheshire East paid out more than £1.32 million in allowances and expenses to councillors in the 2023/24 financial year – an increase of more than £92,000 on the previous year.

In total, the council paid £1,322,817 to councillors compared to £1,230,349 last year.

August 5, 2024
Stapeley Grange Cattery braced for RSPCA’s busiest summer

Stapeley Grange Cattery braced for RSPCA’s busiest summer

Staff at Stapeley Grange Cattery in Nantwich are braced for one of their busiest periods caring for, rehabilitating and rehoming animals.

New figures show that August 1 is the charity’s busiest summer day.

August 1, 2024
Crewe & Nantwich MP seeks Leighton Hospital assurances

Crewe & Nantwich MP seeks Leighton Hospital assurances

New Crewe and Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has raised concerns about the future of Leighton Hospital after the Chancellor’s announcement this week.

Rachel Reeves said on Monday that a number of Tory projects would have to be shelved due to what she called a £20 billion budget blackhole.

July 31, 2024
Period Dignity campaign gathers pace in South Cheshire

Period Dignity campaign gathers pace in South Cheshire

A campaign to ensure period dignity for women and girls has won high profile support as it gathers pace across South Cheshire.

Health and wellbeing charity Motherwell Cheshire has welcomed Nantwich Town Council and Crewe Town Council onboard as it works towards making Cheshire a beacon for Period Dignity.

July 31, 2024
Warning over “catastrophic” cyber attack for Cheshire East Council

Warning over “catastrophic” cyber attack for Cheshire East Council

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A cyber attack on Cheshire East would be ‘catastrophic’ and the council should ‘wargame’ a hypothetical situation to see how it would cope, a councillor said.

Cllr Andrew Kolker (Con) was speaking at the audit and governance committee and questioned whether the council was adequately prepared in the event of such an attack.

July 31, 2024
St Mary’s Nantwich launches £400,000 restoration appeal

St Mary’s Nantwich launches £400,000 restoration appeal

St Mary’s Nantwich has launched a £400,000 appeal to restore parts of the “Cathedral of South Cheshire”.

The grade 1 listed building is seen as being of “exceptional architectural and historic interest”.

July 30, 2024
Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

Gold medals for green-fingered Reaseheath duo at RHS Tatton

A pair of talented horticulturists from Reaseheath in Nantwich won gold medals for their garden designs at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024.

Aspiring landscape architect Harry Dean received one of just four Gold medals awarded in the Long Borders category, while Horticulture graduate Callum Corrie took Gold in the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition on the show’s opening day.

July 30, 2024
Leighton Hospital among those receiving 7,000 teddy bears

Leighton Hospital among those receiving 7,000 teddy bears

Leighton Hospital and other Cheshire hospitals have received a donation of 7,000 cuddly teddy bears.

The bears, from the Freemasons of Cheshire, will help ease anxiety felt by children going to hospital.

July 30, 2024
Former detective from Nantwich jailed and banned from town

Former detective from Nantwich jailed and banned from town

A former police detective found guilty of assaulting a woman has been jailed and banner from entering Nantwich for 10 years.

Paul Whitehurst was jailed at Chester Crown Court today for 18 weeks and given an indefinite restraining order which prevents him from contacting the victim.

July 29, 2024
New Nantwich Youth and Community Centre set to open

New Nantwich Youth and Community Centre set to open

Nantwich’s new “youth hub” at the revamped Nantwich Youth and Community Centre is set to open its doors.

After months of hard work, the summer youth club is to open on Wednesday July 31 with an official opening event scheduled for September.

July 28, 2024
Nantwich care resident returns to fire service 40 years on!

Nantwich care resident returns to fire service 40 years on!

A former firefighter living in a Nantwich care home was reunited with the fire service – more than 40 years after retiring!

Ted Thomas, a resident of Richmond Villages Nantwich, had a chance to reconnect with his past profession during a visit to the local fire station.

July 26, 2024
by Phil Dodd

Nantwich councillors consider “dogs on lead” campaign

Town councillors are considering a campaign to urge dog owners to keep pets on leads around Nantwich Lake and the Riverside.

It comes amid a number of recent incidents involving dogs attacking or chasing wildfowl.

July 25, 2024
Cheshire East Council director of children’s services quits

Cheshire East Council director of children’s services quits

The executive director of Cheshire East’s crisis-hit children’s services team is stepping down, it emerged today.

Deborah Woodcock, executive director of a department facing huge debts, has handed in her resignation.

July 24, 2024