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Seahorse Swimming Club makes splash for BBC Children in Need

Seahorse Swimming Club makes splash for BBC Children in Need

South Cheshire’s Seahorse Swimming Club has shown its community spirit by diving into fundraising for BBC Children in Need.

Club members turned their latest swimming session a cheerful shade of yellow as they wore their Pudsey T-shirts, purchased especially for the occasion.

November 21, 2025
Concerns raised as Cheshire Police set to axe most of its PCSOs

Concerns raised as Cheshire Police set to axe most of its PCSOs

A local MP has raised concerns over Cheshire Police plans to axe many of its PCSOs in a bid to save £13 million.

It has emerged that the force wants to cut the number of Police Community Support Officers down from 87 to just 27.

November 21, 2025
Stone Rose legend Mani set to perform in Nantwich has died

Stone Rose legend Mani set to perform in Nantwich has died

Stone Roses legend Mani who was set to perform a live gig in Nantwich next year has died, it was announced today.

Applestump Records on Oatmarket had secured a pledge from iconic Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield to play in the town in October next year.

November 20, 2025
Rat problem back in Nantwich care home, claim residents

Rat problem back in Nantwich care home, claim residents

A housing association say they are tackling a “rat” problem at a residential home in Nantwich, despite residents claiming more needs to be done.

Residents say vermin are finding their way back into Mill House on Queens Drive, months after the problem first surfaced and was tackled.

November 20, 2025
RSPCA warns of rise in animals being abandoned across Cheshire

RSPCA warns of rise in animals being abandoned across Cheshire

Reports of animals being abandoned have sky-rocketed in Cheshire in 2025, according to the RSPCA.

And local incidents raised with the charity are up by 10% in the first 10 months of the year, ahead of a potentially “grim” Winter for pets.

November 20, 2025
Sex shop licence approved on Nantwich Road despite objection

Sex shop licence approved on Nantwich Road despite objection

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has renewed the licence for a sex shop on Nantwich Road in Crewe despite objections from a councillor.

Kim Evans, the council’s licensing team leader, told a licensing sub-committee that the licence for Temptations Adult Shop was renewed annually and there had never been an objection from anyone previously.

November 19, 2025
Cheshire East Council - Delamere House, Crewe 1 (Google)

New short breaks offer for SEND children and young people in Cheshire East

A new short breaks offer for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is set to launch in Cheshire East.

Cheshire East Council has agreed a deal with The Endorphins Group to run its community short breaks provision.

November 19, 2025
Baddington Bridge weight limit

MP raises concerns over diverted HGV traffic from Baddington Bridge

Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith says he has raised concerns with Cheshire East over the diversion routes set up to prevent heavy vehicles using Baddington Bridge near Nantwich.

A temporary 7.5 tonne structural weight limit was implemented on the bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road after inspections found it was no longer safe for vehicles above that weight.

November 19, 2025
New Sainsbury’s Local store for Shavington to create 20 new jobs

New Sainsbury’s Local store for Shavington to create 20 new jobs

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A planned new Sainsbury’s Local which will create about 20 jobs in Shavington has been granted a licence to sell alcohol from 7am to 11pm every day.

The new store, which is still going through the planning process, is earmarked for land south of Newcastle Road, close to the Shavington Park development.

November 18, 2025
Nantwich care home residents welcome pupils in reading project

Nantwich care home residents welcome pupils in reading project

Residents at a care village in Nantwich have teamed up with primary school pupils for a special reading project.

Youngsters have been visiting Richmond Villages Nantwich as part of the ‘Reading for the Planet’ initiative.

November 18, 2025
Reaseheath celebrates 2025 graduates and Dean’s Award winners

Reaseheath celebrates 2025 graduates and Dean’s Award winners

More than 160 graduates from Reaseheath College and University Centre Reaseheath in Nantwich celebrated their academic achievements at a memorable ceremony.

The event was held in the historic surroundings of Chester Cathedral and brought together students, staff, families, and guests of the University of Chester.

November 18, 2025
aerial pic of Wistaston Brook housing estate

Angry Cheshire East councillor claims they do MPs’ “dirty work”

Cheshire East Council is being forced to do MPs’ “dirty work” and produce a future “environmentally damaging” local plan to tackle the housing crisis, an angry councillor claimed.

Cllr Mark Goldsmith launched a blistering attack on the MPs saying both the Conservatives and Labour were responsible for the planning and housing “mess”.

November 17, 2025
A51 at Reaseheath back open after flood waters cleared

A51 at Reaseheath back open after flood waters cleared

The major A51 route at Reaseheath in Nantwich was finally re-opened this morning (November 17th) after a 48-hour closure caused by flooding from Storm Claudia.

The closure has caused traffic problems in and around the town all weekend.

November 17, 2025