Students from Cheshire College – South & West have been working alongside construction, design and healthcare professionals to explore how sustainable travel can shape the future of Leighton Hospital.
Eleven T Level Design, Surveying and Planning students took part in an industry-led Active Travel in Hospital Design workshop.
Nantwich Police have issued a warning to residents amid a spate of reported burglaries and attempted break-ins in the area.
The latest incidents happened in both the town as well as more rural areas, including Willaston and Bridgemere.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has heaped pressure on Cheshire East Council and the Dept for Transport to bring an end to the ongoing deadlock at Baddington Bridge.
The bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road on the edge of Nantwich was closed back in September to heavy good vehicles due to safety fears over its deteriorating structure.
Nantwich Railway Station is among the winners of the latest Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards.
Nantwich was named Best Unstaffed Station Award in 2025, a testament to the amazing work volunteers do to maintain it.
It appears Cheshire East Council’s bid to hike up council tax by 9.99% in 2026-27 has been rejected by the Government.
The cash-strapped authority had applied for the extraordinary measure, way above the normal cap of 4.99%, due to its massive funding gap.
Leighton Hospital has launched a new walking aid reuse service to boost access to equipment and help the environment.
Patients can now return mobility aids they no longer need to the Outpatient Physiotherapy department at Leighton Hospital.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The historic Churche’s Mansion in Nantwich looks set to become a family home.
A planning application has been submitted to Cheshire East Council for permission to change the use of the Elizabethan building, which dates back to 1577, from a restaurant to a single-family dwelling.
By Jonathan White
Tributes have been paid to a Wistaston resident who shot to national fame for his cheeky garden gnomes which entertained villagers and motorists.
Laurence Ronald Perry, known affectionately to many as “Lol”, has died at the age of 85.
Nantwich motorists are being warned of more delays due to a six-week programme of gas pipe works at one of the town’s busiest junctions.
The works by Cadent are taking place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Ellwood Way, and will start on February 17th.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The cost of Crewe’s new police station near Shavington has rocketed from £8.5 million in 2022 to £16.5 million – and part of that is due to the derailed HS2 project.
Cllr Keith Millar asked police commissioner Dan Price for an update on the new police hub to be built in Basford, during a Cheshire’s police and crime panel meeting.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a 6.7% hike in the police precept were signed off today – but 30 of the 60 PCSOs in Cheshire facing redundancy will still lose their jobs.
The annual rise for the police element of the council tax (precept) for a band D property is usually capped at £15.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors agreed they are “minded to approve” plans for two homes at Nantwich – although the decision will be made by a planning inspector because the applicant appealed against non-determination.
Andy Lawton applied for permission in principle (PIP) for two dwellings on land to the east of Maylands at Stapeley.
A two-vehicle smash on the A500 between Shavington Bypass and the M6 has closed the road for 12 hours.
Police say there were no serious injuries from the accident on the single carriageway stretch between Meremoor roundabout and junction 16.
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