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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is waiting for government guidance on primary school SATS because the bank holiday for the King’s coronation clashes with the first day of the national tests.
The Key Stage 2 tests, taken by 11-year-olds at schools across the country, are scheduled to take place from Monday May 8 to Thursday May 11 next year.
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.
By Jonathan White
Members of Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion have planted five trees in a new Commemorative Garden at Volunteer Fields in Nantwich.
The idea of a commemorative garden was originally suggested by branch member Peter Epton and was supported by the other members.
Re-surfacing works to Beam Street in Nantwich have been delayed until 2023 because council chiefs say “it is the sensible option to postpone” before Christmas.
A section of Beam Street between Waterlode and Manor Road was shut for 18 weeks between June and October for a footway improvement scheme.
Cheshire East Council has announced its bin collection dates over the 2022 Christmas period.
Ansa, Cheshire East Council’s wholly-owned environmental services company, will be placing information stickers on black bins of households whose normal collections fall on the bank holidays.
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