The number of university students seeking mental health support has risen dramatically in the last four years, latest statistics show.
A Freedom of Information request returned by most of the universities in the UK shows a major rise, and many institutions struggling to keep pace with funding for mental health staffing.
Nantwich teenager Joe Rowlands has been honoured in the Pride of Britain awards for his courageous rescue of his dad in a dramatic sea kayaking incident.
And a second Cheshire youngster – Max Johnson from Winsford – is also being honoured for his work in bringing a change to the laws on organ donation.
RSPCA staff in Nantwich have hit out at “deliberate cruelty” after treating a jackdaw which had been shot in the windpipe.
Vets at Stapeley Grange on London Road tried to save the life of a jackdaw which was rescued by the RSPCA.
Reaseheath College students in Nantwich have provided a key service to the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), the world’s most famous horse show.
A team of 38 Level 3 Diploma students supported the international show jumping course designers and other displays for the eighth consecutive year at a five day action-packed programme.
Work on the new Crewe Green Roundabout junction is almost complete, says Cheshire East Council.
The majority of traffic management measures at the roundabout will be removed from the week commencing October 29, which will open up the roundabout and its approaches.
A new sign has been unveiled to help inform visitors about Nantwich’s riverside orchard.
Mayor of Nantwich Cllr David Marren joined Nantwich in Bloom members to unveil the sign on Nantwich Riverside behind Shrewbridge Road.
A 35-year-old man has been charged with two counts of robbery after incidents in Crewe town centre.
Matthew Hurst, 35, of no fixed address, will appear at South and East Cheshire Magistrates today (October 26).
A masked armed robber raided the GAME store in Crewe today, threatening staff with a firearm.
Detectives are looking at possible links to a similar raid on the Subway store nearby just days ago.
Council taxpayers across Nantwich and Crewe could face another 2.99% Council Tax rise from April 2019 under draft proposals by Cheshire East Council.
The authority has unveiled its Pre-Budget Consultation Report for 2019 to 2022.
Highfields Academy in Nantwich has unveiled its new-look after a £1 million facelift bringing its much-needed facilities into the 21st century.
Parents joined Nantwich Mayor Cllr David Marren in touring Highfields following a lengthy scheme to redevelop the building and boost safety and security.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A controversial new bin charge is necessary as Cheshire East Council has overspent on replacement bins by £350,000 so far this year, its leader claims.
Cllr Rachel Bailey, Conservative leader of the council, was challenged at a full council meeting on Thursday over the decision to begin implementing a charge for new and replacement wheelie bins from next Tuesday.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
An additional £1 million will be spent patching up potholes after Cheshire East Council faced more than 360 new insurance claims between April and June.
A report issued at Thursday’s full council meeting said that following a harsh winter, there were 368 new insurance claims against the council in the first quarter of 2018-19.
A gunman threatened staff at a Subway store in Crewe before taking cash from the till.
Detectives appealing for witnesses have released this CCTV image in a bid to trace the offender.
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