Human Interest

Nantwich Police join operation to check on taxi operators

Nantwich Police join operation to check on taxi operators

Nantwich police officers teamed up with Cheshire East Council to carry out checks on taxi operators in and around the town.

Operation Withdraw checked on taxi drivers and whether they were licensed and operating correctly in the area.

April 9, 2025
Applestump Records gears up for Record Store Day 2025 in Nantwich

Applestump Records gears up for Record Store Day 2025 in Nantwich

Music lovers in Nantwich are in for a treat as Applestump Records prepares to celebrate Record Store Day UK on Saturday.

The event kicks off at 8am at the independent vinyl shop, on Barker Street.

April 9, 2025
Vulnerable residents in Cheshire East missing out on vital support

Vulnerable residents in Cheshire East missing out on vital support

Vulnerable residents in Crewe and Nantwich who desperately need essentials like food or furniture are slipping through the net because they don’t know about the household support fund, councillors said.

Cheshire East Council has received nearly £3.9 million from the government to help the most vulnerable families with food, utilities, white goods, housing support and other household essentials.

April 8, 2025
Love Lane area Nantwich Food Festival 2023

CEC defends charging Nantwich Food Festival for car parks

Cheshire East Council chiefs have defended their decision to charge organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival for the use of their car parks.

In previous years, the festival was able to use car parks such as Love Lane and Bowling Green for free to stage their food hall marquees.

April 8, 2025
Two men jailed for dealing drugs in Nantwich

Two men jailed for dealing drugs in Nantwich

Two men have been jailed after being caught dealing drugs in Nantwich.

Jack Peberdy (on the right), 22, from Vincent Street, Crewe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a class A drug (cocaine) and Brad Plant, 20, from Edward Phipps Way, Haslington pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a Class A drug (cocaine).

April 8, 2025
RSPCA appeal after dog’s body found stuffed in duffle bag

RSPCA appeal after dog’s body found stuffed in duffle bag

WARNING: Story contains images and details some may find distressing
The RSPCA have issued an appeal after a dog’s badly decomposed body was found stuffed in a duffle bag by a Cheshire lake.

The body was taken to RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich and they say there are “suspicious circumstances” around the dog’s death.

April 8, 2025
Leighton Hospital given £32k for solar panel scheme

Leighton Hospital given £32k for solar panel scheme

Leighton Hospital has been awarded more than £32,000 to install solar panels to cut energy bills and support sustainability.

The project, funded by Great British Energy, will generate an estimated 34,000kWh of electricity a year for the site – the equivalent of powering more than 12 average UK homes for a year.

April 6, 2025
Nantwich headteacher receives memorable send off

Nantwich headteacher receives memorable send off

Headteacher Gill Price was given a memorable send off from Weaver Primary School in Nantwich after 19 years at the helm.

After being whisked off first thing in an open top sports car for ‘a coffee’ by a colleague, she returned to cheering children lining Western Avenue.

April 6, 2025
Hay bale blaze tackled by fire crews near Nantwich

Hay bale blaze tackled by fire crews near Nantwich

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze involving hay bales off Hearns Lane in Chorley, near Nantwich.

The fire broke out at around 1.30pm yesterday (April 4).

April 5, 2025
Councillors’ anger as CEC refuses to reveal car park income

Councillors’ anger as CEC refuses to reveal car park income

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is refusing to discuss in public how much it spends on individual car parks and how much income it receives from them.

The council, which says it is ‘open and fair’ in its corporate plan, was asked by two members of its own highways and transport committee for a breakdown on the car parks.

April 5, 2025
Nantwich Food Festival 2025 secured after car park talks end

Nantwich Food Festival 2025 secured after car park talks end

Nantwich Food Festival is to fund the use of town centre car parks to house the food courts for this year’s event, organisers have confirmed.

The use of the Love Lane and Bowling Green car parks is an essential feature of the three-day festival, as they host the marquees and performance areas.

April 4, 2025
Fire crews tackle out of control blaze in Nantwich

Fire crews tackle out of control blaze in Nantwich

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze which had become out of control in Nantwich last night (April 3).

The incident happened at a property on Middlewich Road at around 8.15pm.

April 4, 2025
Two Nantwich runners take on London Marathon for charity

Two Nantwich runners take on London Marathon for charity

Two dedicated runners in Nantwich are to take on the challenge of a lifetime for charity.

Caroline Johnson and Rob Keithley are gearing up for the 2025 TCS London Marathon in aid of two causes close to their hearts.

April 3, 2025