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Brine Leas School maintains “good” Ofsted rating in latest inspection

Brine Leas School maintains “good” Ofsted rating in latest inspection

Brine Leas School in Nantwich has maintained its “good” rating after the latest Ofsted inspection.

Inspectors visited the Audlem Road school in May.

July 15, 2022
Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeking six new recruits

Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeking six new recruits

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is looking for six new recruits to join its expanding team to bring wildlife back to the county.

Roles vary from an admin and accounts assistant to a digital marketing officer and to a land management officer.

July 15, 2022
Spike in summer animal cruelty cases in Cheshire, says RSPCA

Spike in summer animal cruelty cases in Cheshire, says RSPCA

RSPCA has warned it is expecting a spike in animal cruelty cases in Cheshire this summer.

New figures show the charity sees a sharp increase in cruelty cases in July and August.

July 15, 2022
Nantwich Show returns and celebrates 125th anniversary

Nantwich Show returns and celebrates 125th anniversary

The Nantwich Show celebrates its 125th anniversary when it returns on Wednesday July 27 at its new Reaseheath College.

This year it takes place behind Reaseheath Old Hall off Wettenhall Road and the theme is “Best of British”, celebrating 125 years of agriculture and land-based industries and communities.

July 14, 2022
School leaders celebrate SATs results at Learning for Life Partnership

School leaders celebrate SATs results at Learning for Life Partnership

School leaders across the Learning for Life Partnership (LFLP) in South Cheshire are celebrating strong SATs results.

Year 6 students from the Partnership – which includes Shavington and Wistaston – bucked the national trend, particularly in Reading, Writing and Maths.

July 14, 2022
Cheshire East secures funding for Gypsy and Traveller transit site

Cheshire East secures funding for Gypsy and Traveller transit site

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has secured more funds towards the Gypsy and Traveller site at Middlewich and hopes to begin the tendering process for construction soon.

Planning permission was granted last August for the site to be developed on land off Cledford Lane.

July 13, 2022
Calveley Primary Academy unveils new outdoor classroom

Calveley Primary Academy unveils new outdoor classroom

A new outdoor classroom at Calveley Primary Academy looks set to prove a big hit with children.

That’s according to Nantwich Town Crier Dev Hobson, who dropped in at the primary school to officially open the new facility.

July 13, 2022
Reaseheath College students praised for Hope House fundraising

Reaseheath College students praised for Hope House fundraising

Students and staff from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have raised more than £12,000 for Hope House Children’s Hospice.

Members of the college and university centre’s Student Association (SA) also made a substantial donation to Body Positive after a busy fundraising year.

July 13, 2022
Beaver babies in Cheshire for first time in over 400 years

Beaver babies in Cheshire for first time in over 400 years

A new young beaver has been spotted at Hatchmere Nature Reserve in Delamere – the first time beavers have bred in Cheshire in more than 400 years.

This young beaver – known as a kit – is the offspring of a pair of Eurasian beavers named Rowan and Willow.

July 12, 2022
South Cheshire women’s charity to run self-defence classes following murder

South Cheshire women’s charity to run self-defence classes following murder

A new charity dedicated to preventing violence towards women is stepping up its safety campaign on South Cheshire streets after the murder of a London law graduate walking home at night.

Organisers of the Alpha Omega Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Foundation said the murder of 35-year-old Zara Aleena illustrated the urgent need to make society safer for women out alone.

July 12, 2022
Dulcie in hospital

NWCP bosses “sorry” for Wistaston mum’s horror journey

Council chiefs and contractors said they are “sorry” after we revealed one Wistaston mum’s traumatic journey to Leighton Hospital with her seriously ill baby.

We told how Dawn Nelson was left confused and in tears as she tried to negotiate the Middlewich Road road closures and diversions to reach the hospital late at night.

July 12, 2022
Nantwich carers pedal coast to coast for MND charity

Nantwich carers pedal coast to coast for MND charity

A team of carers from Nantwich cycled coast to coast for MND charity – without leaving the room!

The SureCare Central Cheshireteam spent the day completing a “Whitehaven to Sunderland” emulated bike ride to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

July 12, 2022
Canoe paddlers help clean up River Weaver in Nantwich

Canoe paddlers help clean up River Weaver in Nantwich

Canoeists from a Nantwich club have been putting paddles to good use by helping clean up the River Weaver in the town.

Members of the Crewe & Nantwich Canoe Club based at Doddington Lake took part in the “Big Paddle Clean Up” project run across the country.

July 12, 2022