Human Interest

Cheshire East Council party leaders react to Govt’s Autumn Budget

Cheshire East Council party leaders react to Govt’s Autumn Budget

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Labour leader says the recession was made in Downing Street and now we’re all paying the price with tax hikes, increased interest charges and higher inflation.

Cllr Sam Corcoran, speaking in response to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, said over the last decade the Conservatives “have hollowed out public services and the economy”.

November 18, 2022
Nantwich in Bloom team receive awards from town council

Nantwich in Bloom team receive awards from town council

Green-fingered volunteers for Nantwich in Bloom were honoured at a Nantwich Town Council presentation last night (November 17).

Councillors applauded the team after they scooped another North West in Bloom Gold medal at the recent awards ceremony in Bolton.

November 18, 2022
Ex Brine Leas teacher admits sex with pupil after conduct hearing

Ex Brine Leas teacher admits sex with pupil after conduct hearing

A former teacher at Brine Leas School in Nantwich admitted “unprofessional conduct” by having sex with one pupil and wishing another “dies from a brain haemorrhage”.

Dan Boulton has been banned indefinitely from teaching in the UK after being found guilty of “unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute”.

November 17, 2022
Thieves steal Poppy collection tin from church hall in Wistaston

Thieves steal Poppy collection tin from church hall in Wistaston

Police have issued CCTV images after thieves broke in and stole a Poppy collection tin from a church hall in Wistaston.

Three men are believed to have gained entry to St Mary’s Church Hall on Church Lane.

November 17, 2022
Detectives release CCTV image in hunt for Crewe sex attacker

Detectives release CCTV image in hunt for Crewe sex attacker

Detectives hunting a sex attacker after an assault more than six weeks ago have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace.

The assault happened when the victim – a woman in her 30s – was walking along Market Street in Crewe at around 1.50am on October.

November 16, 2022
Councillors back calls for sprinklers rule in Cheshire East buildings

Councillors back calls for sprinklers rule in Cheshire East buildings

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has backed calls for law changes to make sprinklers mandatory in some buildings and heard from a fire officer how ‘it’s tantamount to having a firefighter in each room’.

The council’s environment and communities committee voted unanimously to back Cheshire Fire Authority in its fight to make sprinklers compulsory in buildings such as care homes, houses in multiple occupation, schools and apartment blocks.

November 15, 2022
Otter cubs recover at RSPCA Nantwich after being orphaned

Otter cubs recover at RSPCA Nantwich after being orphaned

These cute otter cubs are undergoing specialist care at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich after being orphaned when rivers overflowed in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

One of the juvenile otters arrived at RSPCA Stapeley Grange along with her sibling last month after they were both rescued near the River Witham at Grantham in Lincolnshire.

November 15, 2022
Nantwich Museum launches booklet mapping town’s development

Nantwich Museum launches booklet mapping town’s development

Nantwich Museum has launched a new booklet called “The Making of Nantwich in Six Maps”.

The initiative aims to address the dearth of town maps before 1794.

November 15, 2022
Pupils at Nantwich school boost Food Bank with Harvest donations

Pupils at Nantwich school boost Food Bank with Harvest donations

Pupils and parents at Millfields Primary School in Nantwich have helped boost the town’s Food Bank stocks with Harvest donations.

Generous families amazed staff at the school with the volume of food and drink brought in to support the charity.

November 14, 2022
More than £1.2 million allowances paid to CEC councillors in 2021-22

More than £1.2 million allowances paid to CEC councillors in 2021-22

More than £1.2 million was paid out in allowances and expenses between 82 Cheshire East councillors in 2021-22, latest figures show.

Cheshire East Council has published details of the allowances paid to elected members during the last financial year, as required by law.

November 14, 2022
Thousands attend moving Nantwich Remembrance Service

Thousands attend moving Nantwich Remembrance Service

By Jonathan White
Thousands of people packed in to Nantwich town centre for a moving Remembrance Sunday parade and service to honour those who fought and died in war.

The Nantwich Remembrance Service and Parade were organised by David Thomas of Nantwich Town Council and Garry Timmins, Parade Marshal, Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion.

November 14, 2022
Former Wesleyan Chapel project completed in Nantwich

Former Wesleyan Chapel project completed in Nantwich

The former Wesleyan Chapel in Nantwich has been converted into eight exclusive apartments, ending a project that has taken years to complete.

“The Wesleyan” on Hospital Street was originally constructed as a dedicated Chapel in 1808 and served the community in Nantwich for many generations.

November 12, 2022
New Cheshire scheme uses custody suites to tackle domestic abuse

New Cheshire scheme uses custody suites to tackle domestic abuse

A new perpetrator programme has been launched in Cheshire Police custody suites to target those committing domestic abuse offences to change their behaviour and prevent reoffending.

Cheshire Police is one of the first forces in the country to offer the perpetrator custody programme in each of its three custody suites in Middlewich, Chester and Runcorn.

November 11, 2022