By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Villagers fighting plans to build a 127-home estate in Audlem say the scheme is too big, in the wrong place and will make the existing traffic chaos even worse.
Muller Property Group has applied for outline permission for the homes, which includes 38 affordable, on 9.3 hectares of undeveloped farm and grazing land on the south-western edge of the village.
Tilly’s in Bunbury have launched their “Chatty Table” as a way of tackling loneliness in the village and surrounding area.
The launch was attended by Cheshire East Mayor Cllr David Edwardes, local Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth, and Ward Cllr Becky Posnett.
The Nantwich Food Festival 2025 competition winners have been unveiled.
Festival visitors and local businesses took part in two competitions during the festival, including the “Nantwich Bake-Off” and the “Best Shop Window Display”.
A young motorcyclist has died after a horror crash on the busy A534 Crewe Road in Willaston last night (September 3).
The rider of the motorbike, a 22-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries but died on the way.
by Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three hundred homes could built in Crewe town centre instead of a leisure park which Cheshire East Council shelved due to rising costs.
The council is currently in talks with an unnamed developer over proposals to build the 300 homes on the former Royal Arcade site.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is forecasting a £3.1 million overspend this year – in addition to the planned use of £25.3 million exceptional financial support.
The figures are revealed in the first financial review of 2025/26 (FR1) and are based on the council’s income, expenditure and known commitments as at the end of June 2025.
Staff at the popular Running Bear shop in Nantwich are urging fellow runners to join a major fundraising effort in aid of a dad battling cancer.
The “Run4Will” event will take place at the store on Oatmarket to help Will Tucker who was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer last September.
The opening of the long-awaited Reaseheath Bypass in Nantwich looks set to be delayed until October.
Residents say they have been told by contractors that the road is now set to open in October at the earliest, despite Cheshire East Council previously stating it would be open by the end summer.
Tens of thousands of food lovers crammed in to Nantwich town centre over the weekend as once again the Food Festival was hailed a huge success.
Many exhibitors sold out of produce and needed to re-stock well before the end of Festival Saturday.
Tributes have been paid by friends of Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans on the anniversary of his tragic and mysterious death.
The 16-year-old was reported missing after a night out in Nantwich during Food Festival 2024.
Fire crews from Nantwich and Crewe were called out to tackle a blaze in a bathroom at a house in Blakenhall.
The fire broke out at around 4.20pm on Friday (August 29) at a property on Mill Lane.
Nantwich Food Festival 2025 was opened today in fine style as thousands of people flocked to the town.
The three-day event – which is expected to attract 40,000 visitors in total – opened at around midday today (August 29).
By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town superfan Paul Dean has gone the distance for a great cause – quite literally!
Paul successfully completed an incredible 46.6-mile run from the Swansway Stadium in Nantwich to Sporting Khalsa FC’s Aspray Arena in Willenhall, West Midlands.
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