News

Nantwich councillors urge residents to back “Active Travel” plan

Nantwich councillors urge residents to back “Active Travel” plan

Nantwich councillors are urging residents to take part in an Active Travel survey as they encourage more people to ditch their cars.

The survey is part of a public consultation being run by Cheshire East Council to gauge people’s views on transport and improve walking and cycling routes in Nantwich.

August 7, 2025
Van driver arrested after motorcyclist dies in Audlem accident

Van driver arrested after motorcyclist dies in Audlem accident

A van driver has been arrested after a motorcyclist died in a collision near Audlem.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the horror smash which happened on the A525 Whitchurch Road at around 8.15am yesterday (August 6).

August 7, 2025
Nantwich man pushes wheelbarrow across Britain for charity

Nantwich man pushes wheelbarrow across Britain for charity

A Nantwich man headed home at the weekend when he reached the half-way point in his epic wheelbarrow push from North to South.

Liam Challenor, 34, is walking from John O’Groats in Scotland to Land’s End in Cornwall to raise money for the Band of Brothers wellbeing charity for people in the building industry.

August 7, 2025
New crossing on A51 could end Willaston school transport

New crossing on A51 could end Willaston school transport

Plans for a new crossing on the busy A51 Nantwich Bypass could see home-to-school transport axed for Willaston children.

The new crossing is set to be installed on the busy Peacock Roundabout where the A51 bypass meets the A534 Crewe Road.

August 6, 2025
New homes plan for “open countryside” site near Nantwich

New homes plan for “open countryside” site near Nantwich

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Up to nine new homes could be built in the open countryside in a South Cheshire village near Nantwich.

DJR Partnership Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme has applied for permission in principle (PIP) to develop land to the west of Sheppenhall Lane at Aston.

August 6, 2025
Former Nantwich teacher is top class at brain-teasing crosswords

Former Nantwich teacher is top class at brain-teasing crosswords

Retired Nantwich teacher Tom Johnson is in a class of his own when it comes to testing the grey matter of newspaper and magazine crossword fans.

Now the grandfather-of-three has put his lifelong love of a problem-solving into a new book All Squared charting the history of the British crossword.

August 5, 2025
Hundreds of new Wistaston homes could be built in five years

Hundreds of new Wistaston homes could be built in five years

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Hundreds of new homes proposed for an open countryside site at Wistaston could be built within five years of planning permission being granted, the applicant has said.

Harworth Group PLC has submitted an outline application for residential development and a neighbourhood centre on a 44-hectare site to the east of Middlewich Road.

August 5, 2025
GOAT bar set to open as “game changer” sports bar in Nantwich

GOAT bar set to open as “game changer” sports bar in Nantwich

EXCLUSIVE
These behind-the-scenes pictures capture the last preparations behind the new GOAT sports bar in Nantwich which is set to launch this Friday!

After three months of blood, sweat and stress, the team behind the new venture on the corner of High Street and Waterlode are set to kick open their doors.

August 4, 2025
Nantwich narrow boat man charged after 20-hour police stand-off

Nantwich narrow boat man charged after 20-hour police stand-off

A man is due in court today after a 20-hour stand-off with police on a canal boat in Nantwich.

The drama began at 2am on Friday (August 1) and forced police to close the canal and towpath until an arrest was made just before 10pm that day.

August 4, 2025
Fire crews tackle outdoor blaze at Acton property

Fire crews tackle outdoor blaze at Acton property

Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze involving wooden pallets at a property in Acton near Nantwich last night (August 2).

The incident happened at around 11pm at a property on Drake Lane and crews from Nantwich attended.

August 3, 2025
Canal boats back up as “firearm” incident in Nantwich continues

Canal boats back up as “firearm” incident in Nantwich continues

Canal boaters have been taking refuge on Welsh Row tonight as an ongoing armed police incident by Nantwich Aqueduct continues.

Reports from eye witnesses suggest there is a man with a firearm on board one of the barges moored on the Shropshire Union Canal close to Nantwich Marina.

August 1, 2025
Nantwich Aqueduct

Police respond to incident at Nantwich Aqueduct

Police, divers and fire crews are responding to an emergency at Nantwich Aqueduct this morning.

Witnesses describe seeing police closing the aqueduct, close to Malbank School, to boaters and pedestrians during the incident at around 9am.

August 1, 2025
Muller Property submits plan for 127 homes on Audlem farm land

Muller Property submits plan for 127 homes on Audlem farm land

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for 127 homes, including 39 affordable, in Audlem.

Muller Property Group has applied for outline permission for the homes, together with access, on 9.3 hectares of undeveloped farming and grazing land on the south-western edge of the village.

August 1, 2025