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Cheshire East Council chiefs seek stronger powers to tackle dog fouling

Cheshire East Council chiefs seek stronger powers to tackle dog fouling

Council chiefs are seeking stronger powers to tackle dog fouling which plagues the streets and open spaces of Nantwich and Crewe.

Cheshire East Council wants to impose a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on all its public spaces.

September 12, 2017
Fire chiefs warning after man rescued from Nantwich flat blaze

Fire chiefs warning after man rescued from Nantwich flat blaze

A man was rescued from his burning Nantwich flat in the middle of the night after leaving cooking unattended.

The incident, on Hospital Street in the town centre, has sparked a warning from fire chiefs.

September 11, 2017
Wistaston’s mooning gnomes removed by Cheshire East highways

Wistaston’s mooning gnomes removed by Cheshire East highways

Cheeky mooning gnomes who have been entertaining Wistaston folk for two months have finally been removed by party-pooper highway chiefs.

Pensioner Laurence Perry’s two bare-bottomed garden characters hit the headlines when they caused a village rumpus back in July.

September 8, 2017
M6 closure sparks traffic chaos in Crewe and Nantwich

M6 closure sparks traffic chaos in Crewe and Nantwich

Thousands of people were caught up in travel chaos in South Cheshire after the M6 was closed in both directions when two lorries collided.

It caused more than 18,000 litres of corrosive liquid to spill across the carriageway between junctions 18 and 19.

September 8, 2017
Nantwich allotment tenants losing plot in council crackdown

Nantwich allotment tenants losing plot in council crackdown

Would-be gardeners in Nantwich are literally losing the plot – amid a council crackdown on absent allotment holders.

Nantwich Town councillors are targeting a ‘growing’ problem with tenants who have ‘bean’ neglecting their sites.

September 8, 2017
Woman seriously injured after car and HGV collide on Nantwich Road

Woman seriously injured after car and HGV collide on Nantwich Road

A woman suffered serious injuries in a crash involving an HGV and car on Nantwich Road today (September 7).

She was a passenger in the vehicle when the collision with the lorry happened on the A534 close to Manor Way and the Old Manor pub in Crewe.

September 7, 2017
Motorcyclist injured in Cheerbrook roundabout crash in Nantwich

Motorcyclist injured in Cheerbrook roundabout crash in Nantwich

A motorcyclist was injured after she crashed at Cheerbrook roundabout on the A500 Nantwich Bypass.

The victim, 27, from the Wirral, was initially treated at the scene by a passerby who was a trained lifeguard.

September 7, 2017
South Cheshire charity team prepares for Mount Kilimanjaro challenge

South Cheshire charity team prepares for Mount Kilimanjaro challenge

A big-hearted team of Crewe and Nantwich charity supporters are preparing to tackle the Mount Kilimanjaro challenge to raise much-needed funds.

Thirteen adventurers representing organisations including Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, Nantwich-based RedShift Community Hub, The Wingate Children’s Trust in Wrenbury and C.R.Y for Matthew, will set off on September 23.

September 5, 2017
Crewe and Nantwich business students on right track with Virgin Trains

Crewe and Nantwich business students on right track with Virgin Trains

Three talented business students made the most of their summer holidays by completing a six-week paid internship with Virgin Trains.

Oliver Brady, 17, from Nantwich, Daria Bialynska, 18, from Crewe, and Georgia Owen, 18, from Woore, are studying a BTEC in Business Studies at South Cheshire College.

September 4, 2017
Brookfield Golf Club near Nantwich set to close down

Brookfield Golf Club near Nantwich set to close down

A popular golf club near Nantwich is set to close down this week after its owners confirmed they are selling the venue.

Members of Brookfield Golf Club at Hankelow, off the A529, have been told the club will close after September 5.

September 3, 2017
Major £48 million plan to revamp Crewe’s Royal Arcade considered

Major £48 million plan to revamp Crewe’s Royal Arcade considered

A £48 million plan to revitalise the Royal Arcade site in Crewe town centre is being considered by Cheshire East Council, it emerged today.

The plan aims to redevelop the Royal Arcade site to include a new eight-screen cinema, gym, restaurants, shops, a new bus station, and refurbish the Market Hal

September 1, 2017
South Cheshire antiques expert moo-ved by amazing cow creamers collection

South Cheshire antiques expert moo-ved by amazing cow creamers collection

A South Cheshire antiques expert was stunned when he ‘herd’ about this amazing collection of 112 silver cow creamers.

Now Mark Littler is on the ‘moo-ve’ to sell them for around £85,000.

August 31, 2017
Man, 29, charged with arson after Nantwich blaze leaves four in hospital

Man, 29, charged with arson after Nantwich blaze leaves four in hospital

A man has been charged with arson after a fire in a Nantwich flat left four people needing hospital treatment.

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday August 26 at block of flats on James Hall Street, Nantwich.

August 31, 2017