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Rebekah is top dog after raising Paw Prints for Freedom funds

Rebekah is top dog after raising Paw Prints for Freedom funds

A young Nantwich girl is proving to be top dog by raising vital funds for the Paw Prints to Freedom charity.

Rebekah Edwards, nine, has so far raised hundreds of pounds – including some from a swear jar used at her mum’s wedding!

November 5, 2024
Residents rubbish CEC plans for three-weekly black bin collection

Residents rubbish CEC plans for three-weekly black bin collection

Residents have rubbished Cheshire East Council’s plans to introduce three-weekly black bin collections with 84% opposing the scheme in the public consultation.

The council says collecting household waste bins every three weeks instead of fortnightly may be the only way it can fund its legal requirement to introduce weekly food waste pick-ups by April 2026.

November 5, 2024
Nantwich’s Dabbers Dash community run wins national award

Nantwich’s Dabbers Dash community run wins national award

By Jonathan White
The community run Dabbers Dash has won England Athletics’ prestigious National Volunteer Award for Community Project of the Year.

November 5, 2024
Nantwich Tree of Light illuminated at ceremony

Nantwich Tree of Light illuminated at ceremony

By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Tree of Light’ in Nantwich was illuminated at a ceremony tonight (Sunday 3rd November).

Several hundred people gathered outside the west doors to St Mary’s Church for a short ‘Remember with Light’ service of prayers, a hymn, a poem, and a song.

November 3, 2024
Open day to mark Macmillan Cancer Unit £80k upgrade

Open day to mark Macmillan Cancer Unit £80k upgrade

The Macmillan Cancer Unit team at Leighton Hospital is to stage an Open Day to mark the site’s £80,000 refurbishment.

There will be live entertainment, refreshments, the chance to chat to staff, and a raffle at the event on November 16 from 10am to 2pm.

November 2, 2024
Confused drivers paying for “free” parking in Nantwich

Confused drivers paying for “free” parking in Nantwich

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Drivers are paying to use a Nantwich car park when they don’t have to because of confusion over official signs.

Official signs on Snow Hill car park say charges apply until 6pm. But an old laminated A4 sheet higher up says it’s “free after three”.

November 2, 2024
Crewe’s Flag Lane Baths to be “Engage Academy” for excluded pupils

Crewe’s Flag Lane Baths to be “Engage Academy” for excluded pupils

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is expected to press ahead with plans which would see the former Flag Lane Baths bulldozed to make way for an alternative provision school.

The initial proposal by the Always Ahead charity to transform the Crewe building into a community hub was abandoned earlier this year.

November 1, 2024
Family urge ambulance re-think over Nantwich rapid response volunteer

Family urge ambulance re-think over Nantwich rapid response volunteer

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The family of a boy whose life was saved by the rapid response of a Nantwich volunteer medic has urged ambulance chiefs to reverse their decision to stop him driving to emergencies on blue lights.

Emergency medical technician Gavin Palin took just minutes, driving through the busy Nantwich traffic, to get to three-year-old Matthew Anderson who had suffered a cardiac arrest in a town centre shop.

November 1, 2024
Nantwich in Bloom scoops “Gold” in North West awards

Nantwich in Bloom scoops “Gold” in North West awards

Volunteers for Nantwich in Bloom are celebrating after scooping a Gold at the North West in Bloom Awards last night (October 31).

They won Gold in the “Large Town” category, continuing a long tradition of winning awards for many years.

November 1, 2024
Families First appeals for more Nantwich foster families

Families First appeals for more Nantwich foster families

An award-winning fostering organisation is appealing for Nantwich families to offer foster places amid a major shortage in the area.

Families First says there is a local shortage of foster parents needed to support children and young people in the Nantwich area.

October 31, 2024
Motherwell Cheshire reports record demand for services in 2024

Motherwell Cheshire reports record demand for services in 2024

Motherwell Cheshire supported more than 5,000 people in 2024, a record high for the Wistaston charity, its annual meeting heard.

Women and girls of all ages have turned to the charity for support with poor mental health, anxiety, depression, managing menopause, mothering challenges or grief following baby loss.

October 31, 2024
CEC predicted overspend reduced by £6.5 million, says council

CEC predicted overspend reduced by £6.5 million, says council

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council says its predicted overspend for this financial year has reduced by £6.5 million.

But it warned that “further urgent action is needed” to bring spending back in line with budget.

October 31, 2024
Debris of ambulance crash near Nantwich left scattered by road

Debris of ambulance crash near Nantwich left scattered by road

Debris from an accident involving a paramedic car remains strewn and scattered feet from a busy road near Nantwich – nearly four weeks after the incident.

These pictures show parts of the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) vehicle which was involved in the accident back on October 6.

October 31, 2024