Residents can have their say on controversial plans to cut library services in Cheshire East.
Cheshire East Council is consulting on its revised proposals aimed at making budget savings over the next four years.
Fire crews were called to tackle a fire caused by a patio heater in a Nantwich garden.
The incident happened around 8pm last night (June 9) on Heron Way in Nantwich.
Frustrated residents in Nantwich feel they are being left in the dark over the progress of the A51 spine road at Reaseheath.
The road, initially planned to be opened in February 2022, remains closed with work still to do on both connections points.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is being urged to look at ways to prevent developers creating so-called ‘fleeceholds’ whereby residents can be ripped off for services such as public space maintenance.
Under current law and planning policy there is no requirement for new open space that is created as part of a new residential development to be transferred to the council by the developer.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich Town coach has complete a megawalk challenge to help raise funds for The Christie.
Ryan Jones, 29, first team coach for Nantwich Town Ladies Ladies, was joined by his brother-in-law Michael Brown for the challenge.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich News readers are being urged to contribute to a new book which chronicles the air raids in South Cheshire during World War Two.
The book – “When The Bombs Rained Down on Crewe” – covers the period between July 1940 and April 1941, when the town experienced air raids which saw houses and buildings destroyed and residents killed.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is training up social workers to fill vacancies but some then hop over the border to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire because they pay more, a councillor has said.
Like most local authorities, Cheshire East has to rely on agency staff because it can’t recruit enough social workers.
A number of Nantwich groups and organisations are to receive donations from Nantwich Town Council during 2023-24.
In total, the council is set to make around £71,300 in donations throughout the financial year, a report to go before councillors outlines.
A man has been injured and part of Crewe town centre cordoned off after a crane incident.
The incident happened at the construction site at the former Royal Arcade site this afternoon.
CCTV has “directly saved the lives” of people in Nantwich, a control centre boss has said.
Stuart Hobson made the remark in the latest report on the impact of CCTV cameras in Nantwich town centre in 2022/23.
Chance Changing Lives charity has been awarded more than £160,000 in National Lottery funding over the next three years.
The South Cheshire charity, based in Crewe, was awarded £161,237 in total from the National Lottery Community Fund.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to convert Wybunbury Post Office and General Store back into two houses have been refused despite the owners arguing the business has become unsustainable.
The current owners purchased the post office and general store in 2012.
A Nantwich florist was part of a team who scooped a Silver Medal for their creation at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Jacqui Owens helped create the unique “yellow brick road” garden, inspired by the Wizard of Oz story.
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