By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors in Cheshire East are again calling for action to clear blocked gullies – claiming their regular reports of problems are falling on deaf ears.
Cheshire East Council has stepped up efforts to clear gullies following the major flooding which first hit the borough last summer – with an extra two gully emptying machines being used.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Another review of Cheshire East’s bus network is on the cards – two years after the last one saw evening and weekend services axed.
Cheshire East Council has faced repeated calls to reinvest in bus services since the last review in 2018, which led to the council cutting £1 million from its subsidised bus budget.
Big-hearted volunteers have stepped in where others fear to tread – by cleaning up two Nantwich grot-spots.
These hardy folk from Civic Society and Rotary Club teamed up to clean up the outside of an “eyesore” empty shop unit, formerly a pharmacy, on High Street.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan says £66.4 million Government investment in local schools should be welcomed.
He says it is the largest funding boost in a decade, but comes amid growing anger from “Fairer Funding for Schools” campaigners who say Cheshire East is being short-changed.
An HGV driver’s vehicle became jammed on Nantwich’s one-way system causing chaos in the town centre today.
These images show how the lorry was unable to move along Pillory Street in the town due to parked vehicles, including one on double yellow lines.
Nantwich parents have been warned about a bogus modelling agency approaching secondary school students in South Cheshire and pressuring them to send inappropriate images.
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in a trial of two men charged with the manslaughter over the death of devoted Audlem dad Adam Lovatt.
Samuel Thorpe, 24, of Annions Lane, Wybunbury, and Nicholas Hill, 36, of Moorsfield Avenue, Audlem were tried at Liverpool Crown Court.
A man who viciously attacked his friend who he had been staying with in Crewe, has been jailed for eight years.
Sylvester Aksamit, 40, had been living with the victim in the Mount Pleasant area of the town for months when he launched the assault.
Nantwich Food Festival volunteers were hailed at a celebration event at Nantwich Bookshop as planning for the 2020 event gathers pace.
Festival organisers laid on food and drinks at the bookshop on High Street as a thank you to all those who helped at the 2019 festival.
These Nantwich market traders are hoping to raise a toast as the best in the UK at national awards later this month.
Nantwich Market has already been named as one of the top 10 in the country.
The award-winning Weston Christmas Light Display has raised an incredible £32,540 for the Donna Louise Hospice.
The popular display, put together by Graham Witter in memory of his sister, shone bright once again throughout December attracting thousands of visitors.
A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts reveals the scale of the destruction and impact HS2 will cause in Cheshire, says Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
A young mum who suffered cancer as a child has teamed up with a Nantwich hairdresser to support a charity providing real hair wigs to children going through the same harrowing ordeal.
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