Engineers have widened a road and built a new pavement in Wistaston – but forgot to move a street light while doing it!
Now baffled residents in the village near Nantwich have called on Cheshire East Council to shed some light on the embarrassing bungle.
Cheshire Police chiefs warned today they may be forced to reduce police officer numbers by 250 over the next two years as it faces further budget cuts.
It comes as forces like Cheshire Constabulary are under increasing Government pressure to make more savings.
A South Cheshire man has successfully scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Macmillan Chemotherapy Suite at Leighton Hospital in Crewe.
Roy Price, from Crewe, made the self-funded trip to Tanzania to climb the highest mountain in Africa in September this year.
Oh yay, oh yay – a big shout out to Nantwich Town councillors!
For they have voted to appoint an official Nantwich Town Crier – and are now crying out for applications, if you think you’re loud enough!
Double yellow lines look set to be introduced along Western Avenue after a series of complaints about parking on the Nantwich street.
Cheshire East Council is proposing the move to have “no waiting at any time” on a section of the avenue close to the junction with Brine Road.
Scout groups in Nantwich will benefit from an expansion of the outdoor centre at Milldale, off the A51.
The South West Cheshire District Scouts campsite now has two new activity buildings which were unveiled.
Nantwich Town Council staff have created a town centre tribute to commemorate 100 years since guns fell silent on November 11 1918.
An 8m by 5m cross centre-piece has been constructed in front of St Mary’s Church until the end of November.
Major work on the A51 Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook, Peacock and Alvaston roundabouts is set to start – with the warning of major delays.
Works will continue well into November an involve four stages.
An otter cub, just days old, is recovering at the Stapeley Grange RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich after being found all on her own with no mum nearby.
The little otter, named Bramble by staff, was found by a member of the public with her eyes still closed and suffering from hypothermia next to the Menai Strait, in Bangor.
By Jonathan White
Talented South Cheshire artist Christian Turner has produced a Nantwich 2019 calendar.
It is his first calendar of Nantwich and features his oil paintings of scenes within the town.
By Aran Dhillon, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council could be forced to introduce a number of “realistic” saving measures to address a budget shortfall of £5.3 million.
The mid-year review of performance – discussed by the Cabinet during yesterday’s meeting – outlines how the authority is providing “value for money” services.
Nantwich residents are invited to gather outside St Mary’s Parish Rooms where a Tree of Light will be illuminated in November.
There will be a short service of prayer, hymns and poetry at the event on Sunday November 4 at 5pm.
A Wistaston man was fined for failing to maintain and tidy up a property he owns in Crewe, a court heard.
Cheshire East Council served a notice requiring proper maintenance of land at a property David Belcher owns in Hall O’Shaw Street, in Crewe, in 2016.
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