This brood of ducklings found trapped in a storm drain in Cheshire have been rescued and cared for at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich.
The young birds were spotted swimming at the bottom of the drain three feet below the road surface on Mill Lane, at Great Barrow.
Planning officers at Cheshire East Council are recommending a bid to build 85 more homes on fields off London Road in Nantwich be approved.
The application is for land in Stapeley which is mostly greenfield agricultural land.
Nantwich Youth and Community Centre volunteers teamed up to support a community outdoor spring clean.
They decided to spruce up the outdoor areas of the popular centre on Birchin Lane, which is used for football, basketball and netball.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A South Cheshire retail park could soon be serving up padel tennis as its latest offering if Cheshire East Council gives the go-ahead.
An application has been submitted for five padel courts and a clubhouse on vacant land at the Grand Junction Retail Park in Crewe.
Six puppies found dumped in a box by a busy Nantwich road are now thriving and “full of beans” more than eight weeks on.
The puppies are being looked after by Emma Caskie, of Nantwich-based Animal Lifeline charity.
These aerial images show the extent of the damage caused by a huge fire at a farm in Nantwich which killed 3,000 turkeys.
Fire crews were still on the scene last night more than 24 hours after the fire broke out by Alvaston Hall, on Peach Lane.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A poultry farm near Nantwich looks set to apply for permission for four broiler units to accommodate up to 200,000 chickens in total.
RM & K Whittaker Poultry Ltd has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report to Cheshire East Council in relation to its plan for an intensive poultry installation on land at Brindley Farm, off Wrexham Road at Burland.
Nantwich Food Festival organisers have unveiled the team of celebrity chefs set to perform live demonstrations at this year’s event.
These chefs include Jon Watts, Lisa Faulkner and the returning Nigel Brown for the festival which is scheduled for September 4-6.
Fire chiefs have launched an investigation into a major blaze at a turkey farm in Nantwich as the company today confirmed 3,000 birds died in the incident.
Crews remained on site this morning after battling the fire throughout the night in one of the farm’s barns at Alvaston Hall, on Peach Lane.
Fire crews are tackling a major blaze at a turkey farm next to Alvaston Hall in Nantwich.
Several appliances and crews are on the scene tackling the blaze off the A530 Middlewich Road.
By Jonathan White
Independent Applestump Records in Nantwich has thanked customers for their loyalty after hosting its most successful Record Store Day to date.
The shop, on Oatmarket in the town centre, welcomed music lovers from across the region yesterday (April 18th) as part of Record Store Day UK.
A fitness instructor at Nantwich Leisure Centre is putting her best foot forward in the London Marathon in memory of a little boy who touched many hearts with his brave battle against cancer.
It will be the second marathon Wistaston girl Mia Kinnest, 22, has undertaken to help raise money for The Bone Cancer Trust.
Solar panels could soon be installed on the roof of the historic St Mary’s Church in Nantwich, it has emerged.
Church leaders, councillors and volunteers have teamed up to explore the idea for the “Cathedral of South Cheshire” as part of its bid to become carbon neutral.
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