Community groups in Nantwich can apply for a slice of £100,000 available under Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer’s Community Action Fund.
The money is aimed at projects across Cheshire that help prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Nantwich railway station is to have a life-saving defibrillator installed as part of a scheme by Transport for Wales.
The rail operator is rolling our defibs to around 200 stations on its network, including Nantwich.
Malbank School and Sixth Form in Nantwich has been rated as “Good” overall in the latest Ofsted inspection.
It marks an improvement for the Welsh Row school which was graded as “requires improvement”.
A motorcyclist involved in a collision in Crewe died four days after being treated for a broken leg, police said.
Officers are appealing for witnesses and video footage after the crash involving the 20-year-old rider on a blue Lexmoto Crescent motorbike and a silver Ford Fiesta.
A memorial is to be held in honour of Crewe father and son Roger and Bradley Stockton who died during a TT Race on Isle of Man earlier this year.
Roger, 56, and Bradley, 21, were competing as a team in a sidecars race when they crashed at the start of the second lap back in June.
RSPCA bosses in Nantwich are urging people to be on their guard after a swan was shot and killed on the River Weaver near Winsford.
The adult female bird was spotted on the river and taken to Stapele Grange wildlife centre where x-rays (pictured) confirmed she had been shot in the head by an air rifle.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Average speed cameras are to be trialled in parts of Cheshire with a view to parish councils possibly funding them in future to crackdown on speeders.
Three trial sites will be set up across the county in the next few weeks – and in Cheshire East the cameras will be located in Plumley.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan is confident the new Prime Minister Liz Truss will back up her words of providing economic help as millions face an energy price crisis.
Liz Truss was announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party today, beating rival Rishi Sunak by 57% to 43% of Tory party membership votes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Crewe looks set to get a new smaller police station in town and a larger out-of-town base for CID officers, other departments and civilian staff.
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said he was out and about in the town centre looking for possible premises with members of the Crewe Town Board last week.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital beds are being taken up by medically-fit patients who can’t be discharged because of the lack of care workers to look after them in the community.
Cheshire East Cllr Brendan Murphy said there were lots of reports of people in hospital who didn’t need to be there.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have refused a scheme for five holiday lodges at Faddiley near Nantwich despite planning officers recommending it for approval.
Mark Wetton sought permission for four new holiday lodges and to convert an existing building to a lodge at Sevenoaks, Hearns Lane.
Business cases for two major projects in Crewe have been approved by government.
Project leaders say the approval marks a milestone as Crewe Town Board believes it “shows confidence in our vision for Crewe”.
Armed officers descended on a Stapeley estate in Nantwich amid reports of a teenager seen wielding a firearm.
The incident happened last night at around 6pm when police were called to the Clonnersfield area of the Cronkinson estate.
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