The Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Lady Redmond MBE, has paid a moving tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Redmond will join the High Sheriff of Cheshire Jeannie France-Hayhurst today at the County Proclamation outside Chester Town Hall.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is updating the way it keeps track of section 106 financial contributions from developers and when the cash is allocated.
S106 agreements are legal agreements between the council and developers to secure financial or other contributions to mitigate the impact of development.
Cheshire East Council will hold its official proclamation announcing the succession of King Charles III on Sunday at 3pm at the council offices in Sandbach.
Town and parish councils in the borough will hold their individual proclamations at a later time.
Tributes from across Cheshire continue to flood in following the death of Her Majesty the Queen after a 70-year reign.
The Queen visited the area on numerous occasions, including to Reaseheath College in 2013 and to open Leighton Hospital in the 1970s.
Nantwich and nearby villages are announcing their plans to mark 10 days’ of state mourning following the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
Nantwich Town Councillors held a minute’s silence as official news of her death was announced just a couple of minutes into tonight’s town council meeting.
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.
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