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Car parking charges across Nantwich set to rise in April

Car parking charges across Nantwich set to rise in April

Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is set to hike up its car parking charges in Nantwich and other towns from April.

It means parking for a maximum of one hour on some car parks will be as much as £1.40, up from £1.30 currently.

January 19, 2026
Driver injured in collision with tractor on busy road near Nantwich

Driver injured in collision with tractor on busy road near Nantwich

A driver had to be cut free from wreckage after a collision with a tractor on a busy road between Nantwich and Church Minshull.

The accident happened on the B5074 south of Church Minshull at around 11.45am yesterday (Jan 16th) and fire crews from Winsford and Crewe were called to the scene.

January 17, 2026
Action Plan has boosted Nantwich Market, says council report

Action Plan has boosted Nantwich Market, says council report

Town councillors have praised the ongoing rebrand of Nantwich indoor and outdoor markets.

A number of targets in the council’s “Market Action Plan” have already been hit in 2025, a report shows.

January 16, 2026
Bungling Cheshire East paid £21,500 to Nantwich council by mistake

Bungling Cheshire East paid £21,500 to Nantwich council by mistake

Bungling Cheshire East Council paid out £21,520 of Community Infrastructure Levy funds to Nantwich Town Council by mistake – and only spotted the error 20 months later!

Now it has emerged they are demanding the money back – despite it already being allocated to key improvements to the town’s parks.

January 16, 2026
Nantwich Police chief praises town venues after New Year success

Nantwich Police chief praises town venues after New Year success

A Nantwich police boss has praised night-time venues after a New Year’s Eve without a single incident in licensed premises.

Sgt Matt Stonier said it was probably the first time he could remember that this had happened in the town.

January 16, 2026
Nantwich bar owners launch defib campaign after customer’s death

Nantwich bar owners launch defib campaign after customer’s death

The co-owners of a popular Nantwich bar have launched a campaign for more defibrillators in town venues after the tragic death of a customer.

Devoted dad and stepdad Neil Gilbert died after suffering a cardiac arrest while in GOAT bar on High Street in Nantwich on December 21st.

January 15, 2026
Cheshire East highways boss quits for new East Midlands role

Cheshire East highways boss quits for new East Midlands role

Cheshire East Council’s director of highways is to leave his role for a new position in the East Midlands.

Tom Moody, who was Director of Infrastructure and Highways at Cheshire East since 2022, is joining the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) as Director of Transport

January 15, 2026
Fire crews tackle vehicle blaze on busy Nantwich road

Fire crews tackle vehicle blaze on busy Nantwich road

Fire crews tackled a vehicle blaze on the busy Newcastle Road between Nantwich and Willaston.

The silver car was alight when fire crews arrived at around 1.30pm today.

January 14, 2026
Hundreds queue at Nantwich music store to meet boy band Blue

Hundreds queue at Nantwich music store to meet boy band Blue

Hundreds of music fans queued up outside a Nantwich record store to meet boy band Blue who made a special appearance!

The group were in town to visit Applestump Records where members were signing copies of their new album for adoring fans.

January 14, 2026
Reaseheath Mini Zoo in Nantwich shortlisted for national honour

Reaseheath Mini Zoo in Nantwich shortlisted for national honour

Reaseheath Mini Zoo in Nantwich has been shortlisted for the prestigious Great British Wildlife Restoration Award.

It’s in recognition of the zoo’s pioneering work to conserve the UK’s native dung beetles through Project DUNG.

January 13, 2026
Search underway for head of new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich

Search underway for head of new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich

Bosses of the new Kingsbourne Academy in Nantwich are now recruiting for a new head of school.

The primary school is currently being built close to Nantwich Town’s ground on the Kingsbourne estate and is set to open its doors to pupils in September 2026.

January 12, 2026
Cheshire Chief Constable Mark Roberts

Rising online child abuse crime impacting Cheshire Police, says boss

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Referrals to Cheshire Police into online child abuse soared from more than 180 in 2023 to nearly 800 last year.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts revealed the figures during a police and crime panel called to discuss the controversial decision to axe 50 PCSO posts across the county.

January 12, 2026
Search for pensioner missing from Leighton Hospital ongoing

Search for pensioner missing from Leighton Hospital ongoing

Friends and family of a missing pensioner are still searching for him more than three weeks after he walked out of Leighton Hospital and vanished.

Clive Galley, aged 67, was last seen at around 7.12am on Friday December 19th leaving the hospital.

January 12, 2026