A campaign to make society safer for women and girls has unveiled plans for new South Cheshire headquarters as part of a package of measures to prevent their physical and mental harm.
Alpha Omega Women Peace and Security (WPS) Foundation, which currently holds sessions at Crewe Market Hall, is opening a hub on Crewe Business Park offering emotional and practical support.
A Cheshire Police officer was sacked for gross misconduct over complaints he touched female colleagues’ bottoms and made inappropriate remarks on nights out.
PC James Sarson was dismissed after “inappropriate sexualised and disorderly behaviour” towards a number of female colleagues in the force in 2021.
A Nantwich woman has overcome mobility issues which she was born with to complete a half marathon!
Laura Concannon, 37, was born with bilateral talipes, meaning both her feet were twisted inwards.
A senior local Conservative has urged Dr Kieran Mullan to stand down as an MP at the next election following claims he wants to ditch Crewe and Nantwich for the safer new Eddisbury seat.
Dr Mullan has remained tight-lipped over the claims that he has expressed an interest in the Chester South and Eddisbury seat.
Tributes have been paid to a popular Nantwich student who has died suddenly.
Brine Leas School sixth form pupil Mary Stanway passed away on Friday morning.
Sky watchers in South Cheshire were treated to a rare dazzling display of colours from the spectacular Northern Lights.
Local photographer Stephen Morris captured these images on Thursday night and Friday morning.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A developer has relocated a play area and replaced a proposed community orchard with allotments to address concerns raised about a controversial 188-home scheme planned for Nantwich.
Cheshire East’s planning officers had recommended councillors on the strategic planning board approve the reserved matters application from David Wilson Homes and Muller for phase one development on land at Peter Destapleigh Way at Stapeley at its meeting in January.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracry reporter
Residents on a South Cheshire housing estate are living in unsaleable homes with no planning permission on potentially contaminated land because a developer “appears to have put profit first”, councillors claimed.
Countryside Partnerships was given permission to build the 263-home Coppenhall Place development on the former Bombardier site in 2018 – but because it failed to deal with a condition relating to contaminated land the estate has no planning permission.
Coole Lane near Nantwich is set to re-open on March 31 – after a three-month closure to repair a culvert.
The busy route between Nantwich and Audlem was closed at Finnaker Brook between the canal bridge and Sunnyside Touring Park in early January.
By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire singer has teamed up with a Ukrainian choir to release a new fundraising “A Million Flags” single.
Local jazz singer Megan Lee and acclaimed Ukrainian ladies choir Czervoni Maky came together inspired by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
A charity supporting victims of cyber crime in Cheshire has had an extra post funded by the Police & Crime Commissioner.
The Cyber Helpline, launched five years ago, supports victims of online crime by connecting them to volunteer IT and cyber security experts.
Cheshire East is to set up its own council-run children’s homes to provide a “loving and supportive environment” for youngsters who can’t live with their own families, writes Belinda Ryan.
The council will take over two independent homes in Crewe and Macclesfield this year, following a recent mutual decision to terminate the contract with the current commissioned provider.
A lorry-mad youngster from Shavington has helped raise more than £2,000 with his calendar of pictures showing his favourite trucks.
Alfie Simcox has been taking photos of trucks for a few years and decided to put the 2023 calendar together in late 2022.
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