Human Interest

“Taste of the North” has recipe for success in Nantwich

“Taste of the North” has recipe for success in Nantwich

Nantwich’s oldest pub has announced a new foodie attraction celebrating all that is great and good about the North.

This October will see The Black Lion on Welsh Row launch “Taste of the North”.

September 7, 2023
New Covid variant vaccine to roll out in Cheshire next week

New Covid variant vaccine to roll out in Cheshire next week

People in Cheshire are to be offered a Covid vaccine from September 11 to protect what experts say is a new Covid variant.

It follows an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risks presented by the new BA.2.86 variant.

September 7, 2023
CEC councillors say £160,000 chief executive salary “too low”

CEC councillors say £160,000 chief executive salary “too low”

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s suggested lowest starting salary point for a new chief executive of £160,000 is “simply too low”, councillors said.

And they recommended the new salary band be from £170k to £190k.

September 5, 2023
CEC’s controversial garden waste subscription to open in October

CEC’s controversial garden waste subscription to open in October

The controversial Cheshire East subscription service for collecting garden waste will open in October ahead of the planned launch in January.

Residents who are willing to pay £56 a year for green waste collections from January will be able to register from October 2.

September 5, 2023
Visitors’ “delight” as Nantwich Food Festival proves huge hit

Visitors’ “delight” as Nantwich Food Festival proves huge hit

Visitors who came from as far away as Swindon have heaped praise after another hugely successful Nantwich Food Festival.

Organisers have been delighted by the feedback from many who travelled to the town to experience the three-day event, with crowds across the three days reaching around 40,000.

September 4, 2023
New skate park opens on Barony Park in Nantwich

New skate park opens on Barony Park in Nantwich

The new skate park has opened at Barony Park in Nantwich after a campaign lasting several years.

And it took funds from a charity based in Norfolk to help fund the project.

September 4, 2023
Tens of thousands pack Nantwich for glorious Food Festival

Tens of thousands pack Nantwich for glorious Food Festival

The weather has been kind, organisers on top of their game, and wonderful volunteers out in full force – once again Nantwich Food Festival has delivered.

The first two days of the annual Nantwich Food Festival – believed to be one of the biggest free food festivals in the UK – have been a roaring success.

September 3, 2023
New office plans for Alvaston at Nantwich refused by councillors

New office plans for Alvaston at Nantwich refused by councillors

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A new office development for Nantwich has been “slapped down” every time it comes forward despite no parish councils or residents ever objecting to it, a councillor said.

Willaston councillor Allen Gage (Con) was speaking just before Cheshire East’s southern planning committee again refused an application to build on land off the Alvaston Roundabout.

September 1, 2023
Pet and horse crematorium finally gets go ahead near Nantwich

Pet and horse crematorium finally gets go ahead near Nantwich

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a small pet and horse crematorium near Nantwich have been given the go-ahead by Cheshire East councillors.

Cheshire East’s southern planning committee had earlier this month deferred the application to use a rural outbuilding at Doddington Mill House, off Mill Lane in Doddington, for the cremations.

August 31, 2023
Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Award-winning campaign group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on Food Festival goers to say no to plastic this weekend.

Tens of thousands of people are set to descend on the town over the next three days for the popular annual event.

August 31, 2023
Police hunt biker gang after attack on teenager at Nantwich Lake

Police hunt biker gang after attack on teenager at Nantwich Lake

An 18-year-old man was left in hospital after being attacked by a gang as he sat by Nantwich lake with his girlfriend.

Police are hunting the gang of six people who were wearing balaclavas and gloves and sped away from Shrewbridge Road location on scrambler bikes.

August 31, 2023
CEC decision due on Crewe estate without planning permission

CEC decision due on Crewe estate without planning permission

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is expected to make a decision next month on a 263-home estate in Crewe which is being lived in but doesn’t have planning permission.

The recently built Coppenhall Place, on the site of the former Crewe Works off West Street, was granted planning permission in 2018.

August 30, 2023
Review due into 547 pieces of land costing Cheshire East taxpayers

Review due into 547 pieces of land costing Cheshire East taxpayers

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is still looking into how much privately-owned green land it has been maintaining at the council tax payers’ expense – but says a report is due next month.

The council’s environment and communities committee was told in October last year the authority had been maintaining 547 parcels of land not registered as being owned by the council.

August 29, 2023