Remarkable Nantwich resident to celebrate her 102nd birthday!
A Nantwich care home resident is set to reach a remarkable milestone and celebrate her 102nd birthday!
Joan Southern is resident of Brookfield House, off Shrewbridge Road in Nantwich.
Human Interest
St Luke’s Hospice launches Christmas tree collection scheme
St Luke’s Hospice is inviting supporters to register their real Christmas trees for collection this January in exchange for a donation towards patient care.
Teams of dedicated staff and volunteers will be out across the community from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th January, collecting and recycling trees as part of the hospice’s popular annual fundraiser.
Cheshire East councillors urged to oppose police PCSO axe plan
By Belinda Ryan
Cheshire East councillors are being urged to oppose plans by Cheshire Police Chief Constable which could see up to 60 of the county’s 87 PCSOs axed.
The force launched an internal consultation last month to save £13 million over the next four years through reducing PCSOs (police community support officers) and redistributing warranted police officers into neighbourhood policing teams.
Five arrested in Nantwich in December drink/drug drive crackdown
Five people have been arrested Nantwich in the first week of a police December crackdown in drink and drug driving.
Cheshire Police are taking part in the national campaign called Operation Limit.
Project Playgrounds transforms play area at Nantwich primary school
A primary school playground in Nantwich has been transformed after pupils teamed up with a company to deliver a new outdoor space.
Thermapply, through its play marking solution Project Playgrounds, worked with youngsters at St Oswald’s Primary School in Worleston.
Small Bunbury developments approval despite councillor fears
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has granted permission “in principle” for two separate small developments in Bunbury.
But councillors have raised concerns that both sites could be for large houses ‘which are not needed’.
Nantwich swimmer takes the plunge for charity challenge
A determined Nantwich swimmer with cerebral palsy is making waves for a cause close to her heart.
Caroline Jones, 58, is taking on a month-long charity challenge in aid of Hope House & Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospices.
Cheshire East spends £200K probing complaints about councillors
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council spent the equivalent of nearly £202,000 in staff time investigating complaints about councillors in 2024/25.
A total of 44 complaints were received by the monitoring officer during the last financial year. Of these, 36 related to town or parish councillors.
Women’s safety organisation in South Cheshire secures charity status
A South Cheshire organisation dedicated to making society safer for women and girls is celebrating official registered charity status.
Guests at the Alpha Omega Women Peace & Security (WPS) Foundation annual fundraising ball stood to cheer as the announcement was made in a packed Crewe Hall events centre.
Cheshire East to receive £77.4 million to repair roads and potholes
Cheshire East Council is set to receive a record funding boost of £77.4 million for fixing roads and potholes.
And there is another £29 million available if the authority publishes “clear pothole and maintenance data”.
Former Cheshire East Council leader Michael Jones dies
The former Cheshire East Council leader Michael Jones, who represented Bunbury ward, has died at the age of 61.
Mr Jones was first elected to Cheshire East as the Conservative ward member for Bunbury in 2011 and became council leader the following year.
Ambulance crash near Church Minshull left paramedics in hospital
Three paramedics were left in hospital after their ambulance crashed on a rural road near Church Minshull.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to the “serious collision” which happened on Eardswick Lane.
Cheshire Police launch public appeal as ketamine drug problem spirals
People in South Cheshire are being urged to come forward with information on ketamine supply across the county.
The appeal from Cheshire Police comes amid growing concerns about the harm the drug is causing to people and communities.
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