Cheshire’s Police Commissioner said figures quoted by a local MP in the House of Commons referring to him spending an extra £513,000 on his office budget are “months out of date”.
Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth raised concerns at Prime Minister’s Questions about policing priorities in Cheshire, amid uncertainty over the future of police community support officers (PCSOs).
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people visited Nantwich as the town marked the 53rd annual Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ English Civil War re-enactment.
The event, staged in and around the town centre and on Mill Island, was organised by the Holly Holy Day Society.
The popular coffee lounge at Nantwich Bookshop is back on the market, the current owners have confirmed.
They had agreed a sale for the High Street venue before Christmas with a buyer, but today they revealed the sale had fallen through.
Residents in Nantwich are invited to Right at Home South Cheshire’s free CPR awareness sessions in Nantwich next month in support of British Heart Foundation Heart Month.
The RevivR sessions will be Mondays throughout February, from 1pm to 4pm at The Old Penny Bank on Welsh Row in Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council is having to change its booking system for tips because the closure of three sites has sparked long queues at others causing “significant” traffic hazards, writes Belinda Ryan.
The existing household waste recycling centre booking system operates at weekends only and was introduced in August 2024.
Cheshire Police are warning residents to be vigilant following reports of counterfeit notes being offered for payment across the county.
Police have received more than 30 reports in a month of people trying to pay for goods with fake notes across the county.
Firefighters had to cut the roof off a vehicle to free a trapped driver injured in a three-car smash in Nantwich.
The accident closed the A51 Nantwich Bypass at Willaston shortly before 7.30pm tonight (January 21).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Wybunbury councillor says a new school on the outskirts of Crewe is desperately needed but if children can’t access it safely it shouldn’t be built there.
Cllr Janet Clowes was speaking about proposals to build a new primary school at Basford East.
Extra appointments have been available for people in South Cheshire who need urgent dental care, including for those who don’t have a usual dentist.
It is part of the 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments being rolled out across the country, announced by the government in February last year.
Nantwich Police have tackled 95 reported incidents in a week, latest figures show.
One included another incident of youth anti-social behaviour at the Nantwich Town FC 3G pitch.
Residents across South Cheshire were treated to a breath-taking spectacle as the Northern Lights lit up the night sky last night (January 19th).
The aurora borealis became visible across large parts of the UK following a powerful solar flare, which sent a coronal mass ejection directly towards Earth.
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is set to hike up its car parking charges in Nantwich and other towns from April.
It means parking for a maximum of one hour on some car parks will be as much as £1.40, up from £1.30 currently.
Town councillors have praised the ongoing rebrand of Nantwich indoor and outdoor markets.
A number of targets in the council’s “Market Action Plan” have already been hit in 2025, a report shows.
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