By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Conservatives and Independents have pushed through a motion calling on Cheshire East Council leaders to ask the government to reinstate the winter fuel allowance – despite Labour trying to block it.
The motion was tabled by the Tories at full council in October after thousands of pensioners across the borough lost their winter fuel allowance of up to £300.
A festive Tractor Run in Nantwich has helped raise more than £1,800 for the Nantwich Riding for the Disabled group.
Around 40 tractors adorned with Christmas lights toured the roads in and around Nantwich back in December, thrilling many spectators.
The two-day closure of Waterlode in Nantwich is adding to the traffic delays and queues in the town.
Cheshire East highways have closed the road from the railway hotel roundabout to the junction of Shrewbridge Road.
Police found this deadly weapon hidden in bushes off Queen’s Drive in Nantwich.
Officers say they were tipped off by a member of the public about the weapon.
Firefighters tackled a van blaze on a street in Nantwich shortly after midnight today (January 18).
The fire broke out in the vehicle on St Mary’s Road.
Leighton Hospital chiefs are creating 56 extra parking spaces for patients and visitors at the site.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is to expand the public car park located opposite the maternity department.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals is hosting a recruitment event for theatre nurses and operating department practitioners on January 25 to fill vacancies.
The event will take place in the Treatment Centre at Leighton Hospital from 10am-4pm, with interviews also taking place on the day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for a solar farm near Nantwich which could supply energy to more than 6,500 homes a year.
The application is for a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic renewable energy scheme on a 17-hectare site near Hatherton Lodge Farm, off Hunsterson Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council believes it will have slashed its school transport costs by more than £3m by the end of the financial year.
But they have hired Edge Consultants at a cost of £733,000 to help it bring down the cost of transporting children and young people to school.
Ofsted inspectors say Reaseheath College in Nantwich “requires improvement” in six areas.
Inspectors visited the college in October and released their latest report this week
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council says its request to increase council tax by up to 9.99% without a referendum does not commit it to raising it by that much.
The authority made a formal request to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on Friday to permit the council tax referendum limit to be raised by a further 5% – above the current maximum of 4.99% for 2025-2026.
Police are appealing for witness after the latest dog attack killed sheep in a field near Nantwich.
The incident happened in a field between Welshmen’s Lane and the Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich.
University Centre Reaseheath is hosting its first open day of 2025 this Saturday January 18.
The Nantwich-based institution offers degrees and professional certificates for careers in agriculture, canine behaviour, veterinary nursing, environmental conservation, food science, zoology among others.
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