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Researcher from Nantwich Museum wins prestigious award

Researcher from Nantwich Museum wins prestigious award

A researcher and trustee at Nantwich Museum has been honoured with a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) prize.

Dr Helen Cooke has been named winner of the RSC’s Inspirational Member Awards, for dedication to the Chemical Information and Computer Applications (CICAG) committee and development of the Distillate newsletter.

June 18, 2026
Concerns over plans to turn Willaston pub into children’s nursery

Concerns over plans to turn Willaston pub into children’s nursery

Residents in Willaston have aired concerns over plans to convert a former pub into a new children’s nursery.

Proposals have been submitted to Cheshire East Council to convert The Lamb on Wistaston Road into a nursery.

June 16, 2026
Fire crews battle vehicle blaze on Nantwich street

Fire crews battle vehicle blaze on Nantwich street

Fire crews were called to tackle a vehicle blaze on Davenport Avenue in Nantwich.

The incident happened shortly after 7pm last night (June 15th) and one fire engine and a rapid response rescue unit from Nantwich attended.

June 16, 2026
Crewe & Nantwich MP supports social media ban for under 16s

Crewe & Nantwich MP supports social media ban for under 16s

Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith says he backs a new social media ban for U16s which he says will “protect childhoods”.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer made the seismic announcement yesterday with the ban set to come into force next spring.

June 16, 2026
Nantwich man jailed for sexual images of young girls he enticed with vapes

Nantwich man jailed for sexual images of young girls he enticed with vapes

EXCLUSIVE
A Nantwich man has been jailed for more than three years today after he was caught creating and possessing indecent images of young girls.

And it emerged that Christopher Heavey, 38, contacted his victims on social media offering to sell them vapes.

June 15, 2026
Town Council considers services to take over in CEC devolution plan

Town Council considers services to take over in CEC devolution plan

Nantwich Town Council is to consider which services if any it will take over from cash-strapped Cheshire East Council under plans for more devolved power.

It could see the town council eventually take over services such as street lighting, street cleaning, parks and play areas, the museum and even off street parking.

June 15, 2026
First female steam driver qualifies at Peacock Railway

First female steam driver qualifies at Peacock Railway

By Jonathan White
A volunteer at the popular Peacock Railway miniature railway near Nantwich has become the first female member of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society to qualify as a steam locomotive driver.

June 15, 2026
Global spotlight falls on Willaston Worm Charming spectacle

Global spotlight falls on Willaston Worm Charming spectacle

By Jonathan White
Hundreds of people flocked to Willaston Primary Academy for the 47th annual Willaston World Worm Charming Championships.

The quirky event, which has become one of Cheshire’s most unusual traditions, has been hosted in the village since 1980.

June 14, 2026
Nantwich centenarian earns BEM in King’s Honours for theatre services

Nantwich centenarian earns BEM in King’s Honours for theatre services

A Nantwich woman aged 101 years old has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for almost six decades of service to amateur dramatics.

Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough has been awarded the BEM for services to theatre and to the community in Nantwich.

June 13, 2026
Sam James and campaign to save Brookfield Hall

Pressure mounts on Cheshire East to pause auction of Brookfield Hall

Town councillors have backed a campaigner to call for Cheshire East Council to pause any auction of Brookfield Hall in Nantwich.

Sam James is spearheading a campaign to save the hall and turn it into a community asset for local groups to use.

June 12, 2026
Nantwich resident celebrates her 100th birthday in style

Nantwich resident celebrates her 100th birthday in style

A Nantwich resident has celebrated her 100th birthday in style with family and friends.

And Betty Taylor attributed her amazing longevity down to porridge and fresh air!

June 12, 2026
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council set to make redundancies

Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council set to make redundancies

Cash-strapped Cheshire East has confirmed it is in talks with unions and staff over possible job losses as part of its restructuring programme.

The council, like many local authorities, has had to rely on exceptional financial support to balance its books over the past couple of years and is currently looking at ways to transform and restructure.

June 12, 2026
Willaston parents face £950 bus fare bill after free school transport axed

Willaston parents face £950 bus fare bill after free school transport axed

Willaston parents sending children to Malbank in Nantwich face a hefty £950 annual bus bill after Cheshire East decided to axe free transport.

Highways chiefs say the opening of a new crossing at the Peacock roundabout means children who live within the three-mile statutory limit now have a “safe walking route” to Malbank.

June 11, 2026