A Nantwich mum is driving a major campaign to save a community asset in the town being auctioned off.
Sam James has stepped forward to try and save Brookfield Hall which Cheshire East Council are looking to sell off later this month.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have given the go-ahead for a new Leighton Hospital in South Cheshire which will “secure the future of healthcare provision for decades to come”.
The strategic planning board was unanimous today (June 9th) in approving the outline application for a new six-storey hospital, ancillary buildings, multi-storey car park, access points, parking and associated infrastructure.
By Jonathan White
Former England football star Jill Scott cycled through Nantwich today (June 9th) as part of an extraordinary charity challenge crossing the country.
Scott is taking on Comic Relief’s Sport Relief “Coming Home Challenge” — a gruelling five-day journey covering nearly 400 miles from Wembley Stadium in London to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
Cheshire Police carried out 13,675 stop searches over the past year and 160 strip searches which involved the ‘exposure of intimate parts’.
The 2025/26 figures were released by the force following a request by the county’s police and crime panel, which had also asked for a breakdown of the numbers, including ethnicity and children.
A furious headteacher has hit out at council officials who are to remove free school transport between Willaston and Nantwich after opening a new crossing.
Malbank School head John Harrison says Cheshire East’s decision to deem a near three-mile hike between Willaston and his school a “safe to walk” route raises “serious concerns about student safety”.
Dozens of hospitality owners across Nantwich and Crewe packed into a meeting today with MP Connor Naismith to discuss the crippling costs they are facing.
The meeting in the Methodist Hall in Nantwich was organised by Kelly Woodnutt, owner of St Martha on Hospital Street and Edward’s on Pillory Street.
Cheshire East’s chief executive Rob Polkinghorne has left the council by mutual agreement after being absent for more than six months.
Mr Polkinghorne took up the role in January 2024.
Fire crews had to rescue a person who became stuck on an embankment at Hurleston Reservoir near Nantwich.
The incident happened at around 12:40pm yesterday (June 7th) at the reservoir off the A51 Chester Road.
Nantwich Police have had a busy weekend already and have made 35 arrests before midday on June 7th.
The most recent included Sunday a 35-year-old man from Stockport who was arrested in Nantwich earlier today (June 7th) after failing to provide a sample for analysis.
Organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival have recruited a number of new team members to help with the 2026 event.
The festival, which is volunteer-run, will be staged over three days between September 4th and 6th, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to the town.
Work is set to formally begin on developing a new Local Plan for Cheshire East, says the council.
The Local Plan is designed to be a “blueprint” for how the borough will grow and thrive well into the 2040s.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire councillor has asked why there are only 51 PCSOs across the county when council taxpayers agreed to pay a higher police precept to fund 57.
Last year Cheshire had 87 Police Community Support Officers but the chief constable then announced plans to axe 60 of those roles as part of a cost-cutting measure.
The busy A530 Whitchurch Road near Nantwich was closed today after a two-car crash.
Emergency services were called to the incident at around 7.15am today at the junction with Cock Lane, in Sound.
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