Human Interest

Councillor tables motion to reopen Nantwich Police Station

Councillor tables motion to reopen Nantwich Police Station

A long-standing Nantwich councillor has called on Cheshire Police to re-open the town’s police station helpdesk as the local population continues to rise.

Cllr Arthur Moran has tabled a “notice of motion” which will be discussed by town councillors at their monthly meeting this week (July 13).

July 10, 2023
Tributes paid after death of former Miss Great Britain from Nantwich

Tributes paid after death of former Miss Great Britain from Nantwich

Tributes have been paid after the death of Nantwich-born Yvonne Ormes – one of the most successful beauty queens of her generation.

Yvonne, who more recently lived in Lancashire, has passed away aged 74.

July 10, 2023
Motherwell Cheshire helps women ‘dress up’ for less with Vinted venture

Motherwell Cheshire helps women ‘dress up’ for less with Vinted venture

Women and girls are stepping out in designer outfits and prom dresses costing a fraction of the original cost in a new fundraising drive by Motherwell Cheshire.

The women’s health and wellbeing charity based in Wistaston is now selling pre-loved items on the Vinted app.

July 10, 2023
Cheshire East Council considers closing HQ in Sandbach to save money

Cheshire East Council considers closing HQ in Sandbach to save money

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is considering plans to close its headquarters in Sandbach and operate out of its offices at Crewe and Macclesfield.

The council is also looking at proposals to move Macclesfield Library into the town hall.

July 8, 2023
House prices in Nantwich area now average £280,000, says report

House prices in Nantwich area now average £280,000, says report

A typical home in Nantwich and surrounding villages is now worth £280,000, according to latest figures.

There are now no settlements in Nantwich where a typical home costs less than £250,000, says the report by home valuations site Varbes.

July 7, 2023
Nantwich Library to close Fridays and half day Mondays under CEC cuts

Nantwich Library to close Fridays and half day Mondays under CEC cuts

Nantwich Library looks set to be closed every Friday and half a day on Mondays under new service budget cuts proposed by Cheshire East Council.

The details emerged in a letter to Nantwich Town Council from CEC’s director of environment and neighbourhoods.

July 7, 2023
Animal cruelty cases in Cheshire rise by 17%, says RSPCA

Animal cruelty cases in Cheshire rise by 17%, says RSPCA

Shocking RSPCA figures show an alarming 17% rise in intentional cruelty against animals in Cheshire compared to 2021.

A total of 238 reports were received in Cheshire last year, the charity revealed, compared to 202 in 2021.

July 6, 2023
Man jailed for “public nuisance” for climbing on arcade roof in Crewe

Man jailed for “public nuisance” for climbing on arcade roof in Crewe

A man who climbed onto the roof of an amusement arcade in Crewe has been jailed for causing a public nuisance.

Daniel Prince, 27, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after previously pleading guilty to intentionally/recklessly causing a public nuisance.

July 6, 2023
Travel beckons for two Reaseheath College award winners

Travel beckons for two Reaseheath College award winners

Two young agriculturists are eyeing global travel thanks to a scholarship run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich and the Cheshire Agricultural Society.

Niamh McGrath, an undergraduate agricultural co-ordinator from Knutsford, and Emma Cook from Kelsall, a co-manager of a calf rearing unit, have each been awarded £2000 John Platt Travel Scholarships.

July 5, 2023
Connor Naismith selected as Labour candidate for Crewe & Nantwich

Connor Naismith selected as Labour candidate for Crewe & Nantwich

Labour has selected Connor Naismith as its Parliamentary Candidate for the next General Election.

It follows a hustings and vote of local Labour Party members. Mr Naismith won a majority of votes cast

July 5, 2023
Former Nantwich pub The Rifleman to be converted into funeral directors

Former Nantwich pub The Rifleman to be converted into funeral directors

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A former Nantwich pub looks set to be converted into a funeral directors with a self-contained flat above.

The Rifleman on James Hall Street closed earlier this year after the landlords announced they had to call time on the pub because it was no longer financially viable.

July 4, 2023
Six firms face charges over Beechmere retirement home blaze in Crewe

Six firms face charges over Beechmere retirement home blaze in Crewe

Six companies are being prosecuted for alleged failures to comply with fire safety laws, following the huge blaze that destroyed Beechmere retirement village in Crewe.

And their first court appearance will be exactly four years to the day of the fire back on August 8 2019.

July 4, 2023
Cheshire East Council chief executive set to leave as new boss in Bradford

Cheshire East Council chief executive set to leave as new boss in Bradford

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s chief executive is expected to quit to become the new boss of Bradford Council on a salary of £205,000.

Dr Lorraine O’Donnell has been chosen as the preferred candidate to take on the role in West Yorkshire.

July 4, 2023