Tens of thousands of families young and old enjoyed a sun-soaked Nantwich Show at Dorfold Park as the weather was kind for once for this annual spectacular.
People came from miles around to revel in the Nantwich Agricultural Society’s well-organised one-day show on the 45-acre site – one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
By Stephen Topping
More than 1,000 people have taken part in a programme to change the workplace culture of Cheshire East Council.
The local authority revealed in March that it had hired consultancy firm Sticky Change on a 12-month contract worth £152,460 to help it work on a ‘brighter future together’ scheme.
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The family of a woman left brain-damaged by a speeding Nantwich driver, has hit out after he was banned for just nine months by magistrates.
David Lewis, 21, of Mottram Drive, Stapeley, was driving his Subaru Impreza down London Road when he crashed into Deborah Leat’s Nissan Pixo as she was turning out of Wright Court.
Horticulture and floristry students from Nantwich added a splash of colour to the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.
The Reaseheath College students pooled their talents to design “A Path to the Future” – awarded a silver medal in the Back to Back show garden category.
A youngster with muscular dystrophy is back in the saddle – thanks to funding from Crewe and Nantwich Round Table.
Members raised £600 to help Thomas Robinson’s family pay for a new electric bike which will give the 11-year-old a new lease of life.
By Stephen Topping
A new training centre for Cheshire’s firefighters has moved a step closer to reality – but its cost has soared by more than £1.6 million.
Members of the Cheshire Fire Authority approved plans for a state-of-the-art training centre in Winsford last September, with the facility expected to cost more than £9 million.
Big-hearted Leighton Hospital fundraisers have helped buy vital new equipment for a group of district nurses.
MCH Charity has bought 14 advanced quality stethoscopes and 18 specialised kit bags for the Eagle Bridge Community Nursing Team, part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).
One of the oldest pre-school groups in South Cheshire is celebrating a milestone anniversary at its new base in Nantwich.
Little Crickets, previously known as Nantwich Pre-School Playgroup, has marked a first birthday in its purpose-built base at Highfields Academy on Cumberland Avenue.
Bungling burglars were ‘smoked out’ and fled empty-handed after breaking in to a petrol station in Nantwich.
The two offenders forced their way in to the Sainsbury’s petrol station on Middlewich Road just before 2am yesterday (July 22).
Cheshire Wildlife Trust says it has secured more funding to secure landscaping and ecology work when the HS2 rail line is built through South Cheshire.
Members of the trust say they have “received assurances” from the company that their concerns have been taken on-board for Phase 2a of the work.
By Stephen Topping
A former HR officer who lost her employment tribunal case against Cheshire East Council says she will now rebuild her mental and physical health after a demanding 18 months.
Sue Wallace, of Connah’s Quay, claimed the local authority had unfairly dismissed her in December 2016 because she attempted to highlight a failure to pay the minimum wage to staff who worked ‘sleep-in shifts’ through the whistleblowing process.
Crime in Cheshire has risen by more than 32% – a staggering 21,593 offences – according to Office of National Statistics figures
The latest figures released today compares crime recorded between April 2016 and March 2017 with April 2017 and March 2018.
A 57-year-old South Cheshire paedophile who drove to Bradford to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex as he awaited sentencing for other child sex offences, has been jailed.
Ian Robinson, formally of Stanier Close, Crewe, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison yesterday (July 18).
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