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Residents’ views needed on proposed on-demand bus service

Residents’ views needed on proposed on-demand bus service

Nantwich residents are to be asked for their views on plans to introduce an on-demand rural bus service.

It aims to reduce isolation in some of the more rural areas of the borough around Nantwich including Bunbury, Wrenbury and Audlem.

June 17, 2021
Bridgemere pupil scoops top prize in regional artwork competition

Bridgemere pupil scoops top prize in regional artwork competition

A pupil from Bridgemere Primary near Nantwich has scooped top prize in a school artwork regional competition.

Jack Kent, year 5, was Overall Primary Winner in the dot-art Schools 2021.

June 16, 2021
Diabetic man jailed for causing A500 horror smash near Crewe

Diabetic man jailed for causing A500 horror smash near Crewe

A man who caused a serious collision on the A500 near Crewe and left a woman with “life-changing injuries” has been jailed.

Dawid Dybich was diabetic and had suffered a hypoglycaemic attack as he drove his van which caused the crash.

June 16, 2021
Shocking rise in stalking incidents in Cheshire, latest figures show

Shocking rise in stalking incidents in Cheshire, latest figures show

Stalking incidents in Cheshire have more than doubled in a year to more than 1,650, latest statistics reveal.

But new Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) brought in 18 months ago have only been used 18 times by Cheshire Police, BBC Data Unit figures show.

June 15, 2021
Cheshire East identified as Covid-19 Enhanced Resource Area

Cheshire East identified as Covid-19 Enhanced Resource Area

Cheshire East has been identified as a ‘Enhanced Resource Area’ by the Government.

The move aims to help combat the rapid rise of the Delta (Indian) variant across the borough.

June 14, 2021
Retired Shavington teacher scoops £5,000 in hospice lottery

Retired Shavington teacher scoops £5,000 in hospice lottery

A retired teacher from Shavington is celebrating after winning £5,000 with St Luke’s Hospice Lottery.

Rachel Bertenshaw, former deputy headteacher at Shavington High School, is going to spend the money on a holiday of a lifetime with her son, daughter-in-law and three grandsons.

June 14, 2021
Cheshire community groups boosted by £100,000 crime prevention pot

Cheshire community groups boosted by £100,000 crime prevention pot

Community organisations in Cheshire working to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour are being urged to apply for a new fund.

The Community Action Fund, launched by Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer, has more than £100,000 available for projects which make a difference to local communities.

June 14, 2021
Fire crews tackle large barn blaze in Hatherton

Fire crews tackle large barn blaze in Hatherton

Fire crews from across South Cheshire tackled a large barn fire in Hatherton near Nantwich.

The blaze broke out at a farm off Audlem Road at around 11.20am yesterday (June 12)

June 13, 2021
Nantwich entrepreneur awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Nantwich entrepreneur awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

A profoundly deaf entrepreneur from Nantwich has been awarded the MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours.

Steven Mifsud, founder of Nantwich-based disability accessibility firm Direct Access, has been awarded it for services to International Trade.

June 12, 2021
Nantwich RSPCA vets unable to save swan attacked by dogs

Nantwich RSPCA vets unable to save swan attacked by dogs

RSPCA vets in Nantwich were forced to put a mother swan to sleep after she suffered a horror attack by two dogs.

The swan, who was trying to defend her partner and five cygnets on a nest, was rushed to Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre on London Road.

June 11, 2021
GB medallist marks opening of new Aldi store in Nantwich

GB medallist marks opening of new Aldi store in Nantwich

GB gold medallist Katherine Copeland joined local school pupils to mark the official opening of the new Aldi store in Nantwich.

The new store on Station Road, which employs 34 staff, opened yesterday (June 10) after the old was knocked down.

June 11, 2021
Cheshire East Council deploys enhanced mobile Covid testing units

Cheshire East Council deploys enhanced mobile Covid testing units

Cheshire East Council has launched several mobile testing units following a rapid rise in Covid cases across the borough.

The units are being run in partnership with NHS Test and Trace.

June 11, 2021
Cheshire Wildlife Trust plea to help beetles amid fears of population

Cheshire Wildlife Trust plea to help beetles amid fears of population

Cheshire Wildlife Trust and RHS are urging local gardeners to help beetles after topsy turvy weather this spring could have impacted the population.

Early June is seen by entomologists to be ‘peak beetle’ season across the UK, when many species are out in force looking for a mate.

June 9, 2021