A primary school headteacher in Tarporley has written an open letter blasting the SATS exam which left her pupils in tears.
And Kerry Forrester, who wrote to her MP Edward Timpson, called for SATS tests to be scrapped.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich swimmer is to embark on a marathon 999 challenge to help raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
Oliver Daly, a member of Crewe’s Seahorse Swimming Club (SC), is trying to complete nine miles of swimming, 99km of walking, and 999km of cycling.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
No decision has yet been made on who will run Cheshire East Council – with the Independent group in talks with both Labour and the Conservatives.
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives won the required 42 seats to take overall control of the council in the May 4 elections.
The RSPCA has launched an appeal after four dead dogs were found dumped on the side of a lane in South Cheshire.
The dogs were found in plastic bags and are thought to be around under six months old. RSPCA think they are rottweiler type dogs.
A Nantwich man is preparing to swim from Finland to Sweden to raise money for charity!
Sam Owens and his two friends Ben and Anthony are taking on the daring challenge in the Arctic circle waters at midnight in July.
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Cheshire has vaccinated more than half of adult care home residents in the first few weeks, figures show.
Teams of NHS staff had visited more than 50% of the care homes in the region by end of April.
Labour have made significant gains on Nantwich Town Council after the local election counts were completed for town and parish councils over the weekend.
With Nantwich now being expanded from two to three wards, there will be five councillors representing each ward.
The funeral for Michael “Flash” Meakin will take place in Nantwich on May 13, it has been confirmed.
His death sparked an outpouring of tributes to a man known around the town for the last 60 years collecting and recycling tin cans and scrap metal.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nantwich has a completely different make-up on Cheshire East Council following a shock result with three of its four borough councillors being Labour.
Overall, the council remains in no overall control with 33 Conservative councillors, 31 Labour, 16 Independents and 2 Lib Democrats. Labour made six gains overall, and the Tories three.
Labour proved the big winner in Nantwich as the town turned Red in the Cheshire East Council local elections.
Both Nantwich South & Stapeley seats were lost by the Conservatives to Labour in one of the most tightly contested seats in the borough.
Pupils from 14 primary schools and two secondary schools in the Nantwich Education Partnership have helped to create these colourful Coronation Crowns for the town centre.
The crowns are on display on St Mary’s Church green and Whitebeam tree next to it.
A devoted Nantwich charity worker is among the 500 Coronation Champions to be honoured by the Royals.
Sheila Saner, chair of Nantwich & District Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Group, has been given one of the awards in recognition of her voluntary work.
A Nantwich man is among seven slaughterhouse workers found guilty and sentenced for animal welfare offences including causing avoidable pain, distress or suffering to animals.
The Crown Prosecution Service said Joseph Anthony Arden, 66, from Nantwich is one of the men guilty of offences committed at The Abbatoir in Huxley, near Chester.
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