By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East paid nearly £50,000 to hire rooms at Crewe Hall Hotel for a two-week public inquiry for the Middlewich Bypass – including £1,980 for lunch for the planning inspector and legal experts.
The figures were revealed at a meeting of the audit and governance committee, leaving some councillors questioning why one of the council’s own buildings were not used.
Nantwich Rotary Club which has raised funds for local groups for almost 90 years may have to cut back on its events if it does not recruit new members.
The club, formed in 1934, says it needs more volunteers and people to help run its initiatives such as the Father Christmas sleigh.
A man has been banned from Crewe town centre for the next three years following the issuing of a Criminal Behaviour Order.
Julian Stockton, of Hungerford Road, Crewe, was handed the order at Crewe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday March 8
Fire crews were called out to tackle a tumble dryer fire at a house in Nantwich.
The blaze broke out on Davenport Avenue at around 10.30am on Saturday (March 11).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Dozens of people still had computer access to Cheshire East Council’s financial system after they had left the council’s employment, an auditor’s report has revealed.
Mazar’s, the council’s external auditors, identified 46 users that retained general ledger systems access after their leave date.
A Nantwich estate agent has returned from his fourth trip to Ukraine where he delivered vital aid for war-torn families.
Gary Fear, who works for Butters John Bee in Nantwich, said it was the “most rewarding and most unnerving” of is four trips so far.
A pensioner from Nantwich who sexually abused a young boy in the 1970s has been jailed thanks to the bravery and courage of his victim.
Dennis Lumborg pled guilty to five counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child following his appearance at Chester Crown Court last Friday (March 3).
Police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man from Nantwich.
Kieron McBarron, 39, of Davenport Avenue, Nantwich is wanted for breach bail conditions.
Ministers have agreed to delay the second of HS2 between Crewe and Birmingham amid soaring costs for the controversial high speed railway.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said they will now prioritise the opening section, which means the completion and opening of Phase 2a to Crewe could be delayed by up to two years.
Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner dropped in on Jabbin Dabber boxing club in Nantwich to find out how the Community Action Fund grant had been spent.
Owners Simon and Claire Jones were awarded the funds to create a safe space for local young people to keep active.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a purpose-built history centre to house the Cheshire archives on the site of the old Crewe Library have been recommended for approval.
The proposals are part of a Cheshire-wide project, ‘Cheshire’s Archives: a story shared’, which is being funded by Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Stagecoach says it will run the Chester to Crewe via Nantwich bus service amid Arriva’s plan to end the route.
Arriva announced last week it was set to close its Winsford and Macclesfield depots and stop running a range of bus routes, including the 84.
The North West Academies Trust has been appointed as the sponsor for the new 210-pupil primary school in Nantwich.
The one form entry primary school, due to open in autumn 2024 subject to planning approval, will be on the Kingsbourne development where there will eventually be 1,100 new homes.
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