Plans for improving special needs provision for Cheshire East children are in limbo because the government has not made a decision on the authority’s bid to convert its former HQ into a school, a councillor said.
Officers briefed the children and families committee on the council’s proposed SEND (special educational needs and disability) and AP (Alternative Provision) ‘One Plan’.
Cheshire East Council has admitted it “got it wrong” following a dispute with domestic abuse charity My CWA over funding for safe accommodation for victims, writes
The council, which completely axed funding for some services provided by the charity, also reduced its offer by £25,000 when it went out to tender to provide safe accommodation for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Women and girls charity Her-Place Charitable Trust has unveiled plans to mark its 10th anniversary with a glamorous evening at Nantwich Football Club.
The Wistaston-based charity which provides services across Cheshire is inviting women to get their glad rags on for its Glitter Ball on September 27 and already tickets are selling well.
A garden designer from Nantwich has teamed up with landscapers to make green spaces aimed at improving people’s wellbeing.
Former Brine Leas student Carolyn Hardern has joined forces with landscaper Jon Jarvis and horticulturalist Alan Nugent to form a new not-for-profit group called “Constructing Minds with Nature”.
Nantwich Players are celebrating after their production of “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” was crowned the Overall Winner at the All-England Theatre Festival Final 2025.
The team took home not one but two prestigious titles at the national final.
Two teenagers from Crewe have been arrested in the middle of a suspected break-in at a Nantwich property.
The incident happened earlier today (June 9) after police received calls of a burglary on progress.
Farmers’ wives Elizabeth Hickson and Margaret Callwood are saddling up for a marathon ride to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts.
The long-time friends are hard in training ahead of their cycle challenge from London to Bruges in September.
Fire crews were called to a commercial premises in Aston near Nantwich after machinery began to smoke.
The incident at HJ Lea grain plant on Wrenbury Road started at around 10.20pm last night (June 8).
Nantwich residents were treated to a thrilling sight in the skies today as the world-famous Red Arrows soared overhead.
The famous aerobatic flying machines were on their way to the RAF Cosford Air Show.
Nantwich resident Mary Slinn has had a busy time of things over the past few weeks but she’s ‘loving every minute’ of being the new Town Mayor.
Since Mary took the chains of office on May 15 she has attended many events beginning with a presentation of medals and book tokens to children from 10 local primary schools following Nantwich Rotary’s annual art and writing competition.
Nominations are now open for Nantwich residents to support their favourite eateries as part of the Nantwich Food Awards.
There are eight categories for people to nominate, including bars, cafes, restaurants and food producers.
Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for coffins to be buried at an ecological burial ground at Shavington despite concerns raised about flooding and groundwater pollution, writes Belinda Ryan.
Santune Meadows is a natural burial site which already has permission for urn interments.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East Council video which portrayed its bosses as caped “superheroes” to promote the authority’s improvement programme has been blasted as “completely out of touch”.
The video, which is only available for staff but has been seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, depicts Cheshire East’s chief executive Rob Polkinghorne and the council’s other top bosses as “caped crusaders”.
Recent Comments