Nantwich residents welcome new Leighton Hospital bus link
Nantwich residents are making good use of a new lifeline bus service linking the town to Leighton Hospital.
The new direct bus service hit the road last week for the first time.
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Councillors hit out at decision-making powers at Cheshire East Council
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have called for Cheshire East Council to look at how it delegates decision-making to officers following an angry backlash over the location of mobile tips and the hike in parking charges and hours.
Cllr Sue Adams (Con) has called for the whole process to be looked at so changes like the introduction of Sunday and evening parking charges cannot just be “sneaked through” by officers as a delegated decision.
Cheshire residents lose £10 million in investment fraud
Residents in Cheshire lost more than £10 million in investment fraud cases in 2024, shocking figures have shown.
There were 298 reports of such fraud in Cheshire last year, according to data from Action Fraud.
Nantwich Police join operation to check on taxi operators
Nantwich police officers teamed up with Cheshire East Council to carry out checks on taxi operators in and around the town.
Operation Withdraw checked on taxi drivers and whether they were licensed and operating correctly in the area.
Applestump Records gears up for Record Store Day 2025 in Nantwich
Music lovers in Nantwich are in for a treat as Applestump Records prepares to celebrate Record Store Day UK on Saturday.
The event kicks off at 8am at the independent vinyl shop, on Barker Street.
Drivers warned as busy A51 near Nantwich to close for three days
Part of the main A51 route between Nantwich and Chester will be closed for three days from today for essential repairs, highways chiefs have warned.
Motorists are being urged to find alternative routes between April 9-12. The road will be closed between 7pm and 6am.
Vulnerable residents in Cheshire East missing out on vital support
Vulnerable residents in Crewe and Nantwich who desperately need essentials like food or furniture are slipping through the net because they don’t know about the household support fund, councillors said.
Cheshire East Council has received nearly £3.9 million from the government to help the most vulnerable families with food, utilities, white goods, housing support and other household essentials.
CEC defends charging Nantwich Food Festival for car parks
Cheshire East Council chiefs have defended their decision to charge organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival for the use of their car parks.
In previous years, the festival was able to use car parks such as Love Lane and Bowling Green for free to stage their food hall marquees.
Two men jailed for dealing drugs in Nantwich
Two men have been jailed after being caught dealing drugs in Nantwich.
Jack Peberdy (on the right), 22, from Vincent Street, Crewe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a class A drug (cocaine) and Brad Plant, 20, from Edward Phipps Way, Haslington pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a Class A drug (cocaine).
RSPCA appeal after dog’s body found stuffed in duffle bag
WARNING: Story contains images and details some may find distressing
The RSPCA have issued an appeal after a dog’s badly decomposed body was found stuffed in a duffle bag by a Cheshire lake.
The body was taken to RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich and they say there are “suspicious circumstances” around the dog’s death.
Leighton Hospital given £32k for solar panel scheme
Leighton Hospital has been awarded more than £32,000 to install solar panels to cut energy bills and support sustainability.
The project, funded by Great British Energy, will generate an estimated 34,000kWh of electricity a year for the site – the equivalent of powering more than 12 average UK homes for a year.
Nantwich headteacher receives memorable send off
Headteacher Gill Price was given a memorable send off from Weaver Primary School in Nantwich after 19 years at the helm.
After being whisked off first thing in an open top sports car for ‘a coffee’ by a colleague, she returned to cheering children lining Western Avenue.
Morrisons supermarket in Nantwich evacuated after fire
Morrisons supermarket in Nantwich was evacuated today after a fire broke out to the rear of the store.
A witness said it’s believed the fire broke out in the bakery area of the store.
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