Police issue appeal to trace Nantwich man
Police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man from Nantwich.
Kieron McBarron, 39, of Davenport Avenue, Nantwich is wanted for breach bail conditions.
Human Interest
Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 delayed by further two years
Ministers have agreed to delay the second of HS2 between Crewe and Birmingham amid soaring costs for the controversial high speed railway.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said they will now prioritise the opening section, which means the completion and opening of Phase 2a to Crewe could be delayed by up to two years.
Jabbin Dabber in Nantwich has crime on ropes with Commissioner funding
Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner dropped in on Jabbin Dabber boxing club in Nantwich to find out how the Community Action Fund grant had been spent.
Owners Simon and Claire Jones were awarded the funds to create a safe space for local young people to keep active.
History Centre plan for central Crewe set for approval by planners
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a purpose-built history centre to house the Cheshire archives on the site of the old Crewe Library have been recommended for approval.
The proposals are part of a Cheshire-wide project, ‘Cheshire’s Archives: a story shared’, which is being funded by Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Stagecoach to run Nantwich to Chester route 84 service
Stagecoach says it will run the Chester to Crewe via Nantwich bus service amid Arriva’s plan to end the route.
Arriva announced last week it was set to close its Winsford and Macclesfield depots and stop running a range of bus routes, including the 84.
North West Academies Trust selected to run new primary school in Nantwich
The North West Academies Trust has been appointed as the sponsor for the new 210-pupil primary school in Nantwich.
The one form entry primary school, due to open in autumn 2024 subject to planning approval, will be on the Kingsbourne development where there will eventually be 1,100 new homes.
Over 90% of CEC parents receive first choice secondary school place
More than 90% of parent and carers in Cheshire East have received their first secondary school preference choice, the council says.
Around 5,200 applications were received, an increase from just over 5,000 in 2022, from parents whose children will be moving up to secondary school in September 2023.
Amazing photos show Nantwich Coronation memories from 1953
These amazing photographs show the last time Coronation celebrations took place in Nantwich – 70 years ago!
Now aged 92, Reg “Derrick” Oakes was in his 20s when he was involved in Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation in 1953.
Families flock to Reaseheath College’s first Lambing Weekend
Thousands of visitors enjoyed a Springtime experience at Reaseheath College’s Lambing and Zoo Weekend in Nantwich, making it the most successful yet.
The sell-out event, which is being repeated this coming weekend (March 11-12), attracted 2,500 visitors each day.
Cheshire East Council owed more than £7 million in unpaid invoices
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is owed more than £7 million by residents and companies who haven’t settled their debts after being invoiced more than six months ago.
Figures in a report to next week’s meeting of the finance sub-committee reveal the majority of this – £5.7m – relates to adult social care sundry debt.
Reaseheath College students give ducks a safe place to nest
Game and wildlife students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich have joined a project to build and install nesting tubes for mallard ducks.
The mallard, once the UK’s commonest wild duck, has seen its numbers drop over recent years and it is now on the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber list if concern for the species.
CEC appeals for more people to become Homes for Ukraine sponsors
Cheshire East Council is urging more householders, landlords and second home property owners to register on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Safe and secure homes are still needed for Ukrainians already living in the borough, as well as for people still fleeing their homeland.
Nantwich Community Garden go ahead with National Lottery funding
A garden built by the community for the community in Nantwich has won Lottery funding to run for the next three years.
Volunteers from the Growing Health Community Garden have spent over two years raising funds for the fully accessible organic garden at Brookfield allotments.
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