Conservative John Dwyer has regained the position of Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner after Thursday’s election.
The result was declared at 8.15pm this evening (May 8) with Mr Dwyer collecting 111,962 votes compared to second candidate, incumbent David Keane (Labour), who achieved 99,463 votes after first and second preferences were declared.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s Craft Beer & Gin is hosting an art exhibition which pays homage to its past as a cinema.
The building on Castle Street, which dates back to 1857, was originally Ebenezer’s Methodist Chapel.
Police in Cheshire made arrests and seized weapons in a week-long operation to crackdown on knife crime.
The action was part of national Operation Sceptre targeting the impact of knife crime in communities throughout England and Wales.
A “nighthawking” gang has been sentenced after admitting metal detecting at historic Cheshire monument, Beeston Castle.
The men appeared at Chester Magistrates for sentencing today (May 7) following an investigation by Cheshire Police, Historic England and South Yorkshire Police.
A woman escaped injury after a fire in the kitchen of her Nantwich home.
The fire broke out on Bridle Hey at around 10.20am yesterday (May 6) and three appliances from Crewe and Audlem attended.
Nantwich Museum will re-open to the public on May 20 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, officials have confirmed.
They hope the Pillory Street venue will return to full opening hours (Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm) as soon as possible.
The polling station at Hankelow village near Nantwich has temporarily relocated due to a fire in the local area.
Polling station staff have evacuated safely, closed the polling station and have set up temporary polling arrangements from vehicles parked on Hankelow Village Green.
The new Mayor of Nantwich for 2021-22 is Cllr Stuart Bostock.
Cllr Bostock took the mayoral chains in a virtual ceremony held by Nantwich Town Council tonight (May 5).
Plans are being considered to turn unused garages and derelict land bordering the River Weaver into six new homes close to Nantwich town centre.
But the proposals for land on First Wood Street, off Welsh Row, opposite the Simpson & Edge vehicle service business, have triggered concerns of flooding.
Council chiefs could stage mobile “pop-up” household waste centres in Cheshire East under plans to revamp how it runs the service.
The idea emerged when the authority approved recommendations to procure a new contract for the running of the borough’s Household Waste Recycling Centres from 2023.
Bunbury Cllr Sarah Pochin has been voted in as new Mayor of Cheshire East.
Cllr Pochin, an Independent who has represented Bunbury Ward for the last few years, was sworn in at a full council meeting last night (May 4).
Cheshire East Council has praised residents for an “outstanding response” to this year’s Census held on March 21.
Despite the global pandemic, the response rate in Cheshire East has exceeded the national average, the authority has said.
Police have issued these CCTV images of an armed robber who targeted a Minimart store in Crewe.
A man wielding a pistol entered the Tollemache Minimart (formerly Bargain Booze) off Parkers Road on Bank Holiday at around 10.15pm
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