A primary school in Wistaston went into “lockdown” amid fears of a gunshot being fired nearby, it has emerged.
Pupils at Wistaston Church Lane School were barricaded into a classroom with blinds closed, lights off and doors locked during the incident.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have expressed concern about the impact on services and staff after learning nearly 20% of posts at Cheshire East Council are vacant.
The council currently employees 2,692 full-time equivalent staff.
A Scout leader from Willaston has been honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
Ian Potts has been awarded the MBE for services to young people in the Nantwich area.
By Belinda Ryan
Cheshire East Council paid out more than £106,000 in compensation to residents last year after 18 complaints were upheld by the local government ombudsman.
This was a whopping 521% increase on 2023/24, where payments totalled £17,125.
A charity which helps disabled children and young people across South Cheshire has been awarded a further five years of National Lottery funding.
The money for Friends for Leisure will help the charity support its growing volunteering programme.
By Jonathan White
The community came together for the third annual Theodore William Gill Cup charity football match at Nantwich Town’s Swansway Stadium.
The event was organised by parents Greg Gill and Charlotte Wilson in memory of their baby son Theo who was born sleeping in April 2023.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been fined £40,000 after a student’s fingers were severed when his hand came into contact with a mitre saw.
Aaron Maguire, from Crewe, was a second year Horticulture student at the land-based college when his hand came into contact with the blade of the saw in September 2023.
A van driver has been arrested after careering off a country lane near Nantwich and crashing into a house.
The incident happened last night (June 10) on Cock Lane in Broomhall, near Nantwich.
Plans for improving special needs provision for Cheshire East children are in limbo because the government has not made a decision on the authority’s bid to convert its former HQ into a school, a councillor said.
Officers briefed the children and families committee on the council’s proposed SEND (special educational needs and disability) and AP (Alternative Provision) ‘One Plan’.
Cheshire East Council has admitted it “got it wrong” following a dispute with domestic abuse charity My CWA over funding for safe accommodation for victims, writes
The council, which completely axed funding for some services provided by the charity, also reduced its offer by £25,000 when it went out to tender to provide safe accommodation for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Women and girls charity Her-Place Charitable Trust has unveiled plans to mark its 10th anniversary with a glamorous evening at Nantwich Football Club.
The Wistaston-based charity which provides services across Cheshire is inviting women to get their glad rags on for its Glitter Ball on September 27 and already tickets are selling well.
A garden designer from Nantwich has teamed up with landscapers to make green spaces aimed at improving people’s wellbeing.
Former Brine Leas student Carolyn Hardern has joined forces with landscaper Jon Jarvis and horticulturalist Alan Nugent to form a new not-for-profit group called “Constructing Minds with Nature”.
Nantwich Players are celebrating after their production of “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” was crowned the Overall Winner at the All-England Theatre Festival Final 2025.
The team took home not one but two prestigious titles at the national final.
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