Cheshire East’s chief executive Rob Polkinghorne has left the council by mutual agreement after being absent for more than six months.
Mr Polkinghorne took up the role in January 2024.
Fire crews had to rescue a person who became stuck on an embankment at Hurleston Reservoir near Nantwich.
The incident happened at around 12:40pm yesterday (June 7th) at the reservoir off the A51 Chester Road.
Nantwich Police have had a busy weekend already and have made 35 arrests before midday on June 7th.
The most recent included Sunday a 35-year-old man from Stockport who was arrested in Nantwich earlier today (June 7th) after failing to provide a sample for analysis.
Organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival have recruited a number of new team members to help with the 2026 event.
The festival, which is volunteer-run, will be staged over three days between September 4th and 6th, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to the town.
Work is set to formally begin on developing a new Local Plan for Cheshire East, says the council.
The Local Plan is designed to be a “blueprint” for how the borough will grow and thrive well into the 2040s.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire councillor has asked why there are only 51 PCSOs across the county when council taxpayers agreed to pay a higher police precept to fund 57.
Last year Cheshire had 87 Police Community Support Officers but the chief constable then announced plans to axe 60 of those roles as part of a cost-cutting measure.
The busy A530 Whitchurch Road near Nantwich was closed today after a two-car crash.
Emergency services were called to the incident at around 7.15am today at the junction with Cock Lane, in Sound.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s leader has urged out-of-town protesters outside Webb House in Crewe to go home – saying they are not helping anyone and are making residents feel very vulnerable.
Protests outside the HQ of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light on Victoria Avenue have continued since the building was raided by more than 500 police officers at the end of April.
By Jonathan White
Youngsters from the 26th South West Cheshire (1st Willaston) Cubs enjoyed an evening of railway rides and important rail safety education during a visit to Peacock Railway.
A group of 23 Cub Scouts and their leaders visited the miniature railway attraction, operated by the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East planning officers are urging councillors not to defend an appeal from Nightingale Land to build 75 homes in the open countryside at Nantwich.
The company wants to build the dwellings on a 3.83-hectare field off Broad Lane, in Stapeley.
Ofsted inspectors have called for improvements in the way Cheshire East Council supports its care leavers.
But they also highlighted positive progress made in other areas, with the quality of practice for care leavers now better since the previous inspection.
A man from Nantwich and another from Crewe have been charged in connection with offences outside the religious group centre raided by police last month.
Daniel Tsimbilakis and Jordan Kennerley were arrested on Sunday (May 31st) in the Victoria Avenue area of Crewe.
A community litter pick and alleyway clean-up in Nantwich has been hailed “a great success” after volunteers transformed Cow Fields alleyway.
Volunteers joined the litter picking team on Snowhill with Sustainable Nantwich before heading to Cow Fields which links Beam Street, the library, the pharmacy and the police station to the estate.
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