By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council should not restrict members of the public from asking questions at future cabinet meetings just because the subject isn’t on the agenda, a councillor has said.
The council is due to switch back from its current committee system of governance to a leader and cabinet style in May next year.
A Nantwich man has been arrested following a police pursuit off Whitehouse Lane.
The incident happened at around 10am today (November 28th).
Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich brought its PRIDE values to life through an inaugural UNITY Festival.
It was a week-long celebration encouraging the campus to pause, take stock and recognise what makes its community strong.
A specially crafted memorial bench has now been installed on Nantwich riverside in honour of local character Michael “Flash” Meakin.
Flash was a familiar figure throughout Nantwich for more than five decades as the town’s “metal man” – collecting scrap, cans and unwanted metal and, in doing so, helping the community and the environment.
Construction work has started on “critical infrastructure” for the development of the new health and care neighbourhood with a new Leighton hospital at its heart.
The work will see the creation of a new electrical substation enclosure, providing power for the proposed new net zero hospital to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
Police have seized almost 400 illegal vehicles such as e-bikes off the streets of Cheshire, figures showed today.
Officers working under Operation Lawmaker seized a further 10 vehicles and arrested two people during the latest crackdown in Crewe and Nantwich.
An orphaned seal pup nursed back to health by the RSPCA in Nantwich is shining bright with her own pup – more than five years after being released back into the wild.
Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre spent three months caring and rehabilitating grey seal pup Kale when she was brought in by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue back in 2020.
A social media star, a choir, hospice children, families, staff and shoppers were all present for the opening of the new Hope House Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospice shop in Nantwich.
The store has moved a few yards across High Street to the former B&M on Swine Market and refurbished it for a more accessible shopping experience.
A four-week non-statutory public consultation on plans to build the new Leighton Hospital has ended.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted three in-person events and a virtual session where residents were able to learn about plans and speak to the Healthier Futures programme team.
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak as they investigate a serious assault in a Nantwich pub.
The incident in the White Horse pub in Pillory Street left the 37-year-old victim with serious facial injuries.
Tributes have been paid to John Broomhall, former chairman of The Nantwich Show, who has died aged 90.
John, who received an MBE for services to agriculture, was chairman of Nantwich Agricultural Society for 25 years.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s police and crime panel has quizzed Commissioner Dan Price over plans which could see up to 60 PSCO roles axed across the county.
The constabulary launched an internal consultation this week to save £13 million over the next four years through reducing Police Community Support Officers and redistributing warranted police officers into neighbourhood policing teams.
Nantwich embraced the Christmas cheer in style last night (November 21st) as thousands of residents and visitors gathered in the town centre for the 2025 Christmas Lights Switch-On.
The event, organised by Nantwich Town Council, transformed the historic Town Square into a dazzling winter wonderland, with live entertainment, market stalls, and community cheer.
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