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Radio One star visits Nantwich to support salon’s Macmillan fundraising

Radio One star visits Nantwich to support salon’s Macmillan fundraising

Radio celebrity Natalie O’Leary was back in the area to help hairdressers in their fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Natalie, who presents a popular Radio One show, visited Nantwich to show her support for a charity Bake Off at Steven Burgin hair salon on Hospital Street.

October 11, 2023
Swansway boss raises £11,000 for charity on coast to coast walk

Swansway boss raises £11,000 for charity on coast to coast walk

The director of Swansway Motor Group has helped to raise more than £11,000 for charity by completing a 192-mile coast to coast walk.

David Smyth put his best foot forward in aid of of the Crewe and Nantwich Cancer Research UK branch.

October 11, 2023
CEC new interim chief executive to be paid £1,200 a day

CEC new interim chief executive to be paid £1,200 a day

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to pay its new stand-in boss a whopping £1,200 a day.

David Parr’s appointment as the authority’s interim chief executive is expected to be rubber-stamped at full council on Wednesday (October 18).

October 11, 2023
Cheshire East Council to appoint new interim chief executive

Cheshire East Council to appoint new interim chief executive

Cheshire East Council is set to appoint a new interim chief executive, David Parr OBE.

Mr Parr is currently long-serving chief executive at Halton Borough Council where he has been for 18 years.

October 10, 2023
New Nantwich campaign group bids to clean up River Weaver

New Nantwich campaign group bids to clean up River Weaver

Residents in Nantwich have launched a new “Clean the Weaver” campaign group after a series of pollution leaks into the river have killed thousands of fish.

Two major slurry spills have been recorded in the past week alone, which has been destructive for fish and wildlife along the river.

October 10, 2023
Police appeal after boy, 4, seriously injured in Nantwich road accident

Police appeal after boy, 4, seriously injured in Nantwich road accident

A four-year-old suffered serious head injuries in an accident with a van on the busy Queen’s Drive in Nantwich, police have confirmed.

Officers are appealing for witnesses and video footage following the collision at around 4.28pm yesterday (Monday 10 October).

October 10, 2023
Queen’s Drive in Nantwich closed after road accident

Queen’s Drive in Nantwich closed after road accident

Police and air ambulance are at the scene of a road accident in Nantwich believed to involve a young child.

The incident has happened along Queen’s Drive close to the junction with Dorfold Drive and Riverside.

October 9, 2023
Wistaston man charged over road rage incident with taxi

Wistaston man charged over road rage incident with taxi

A Wistaston man has been charged in relation to a road rage incident with a taxi driver, police have confirmed.

The incident involved a Citroën car and a taxi driver on Middlewich Road in Crewe on Friday (October 6).

October 9, 2023
Crewe “not mentioned” in Govt Network North plan after HS2

Crewe “not mentioned” in Govt Network North plan after HS2

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Crewe was not even mentioned in the government’s new £36bn transport proposals – despite being at the heart of the HS2 scheme before it was scrapped this week.

Labour and Independent councillors were scathing in their attack on the government for scrapping the northern leg of HS2, saying it was a ‘slap in the face’ for Crewe, Cheshire East and the North.

October 7, 2023
Town councillors to lobby for road safety measures in Nantwich

Town councillors to lobby for road safety measures in Nantwich

Town councillors in Nantwich have agreed to lobby for more road safety measures near schools in Nantwich South ward.

They want to see the speed limit on Wellington Road and Audlem Road reduced from 30mph to 20mph close to Brine Leas School and St Anne’s Primary.

October 6, 2023
Why is Cheshire East Council facing £12.8m deficit?

Why is Cheshire East Council facing £12.8m deficit?

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has come under fire from residents for increasing council tax by the maximum permitted while cutting back on services at the same time.

The council is also introducing its highly unpopular green bin charge from January and consulting on hiking up parking charges.

October 6, 2023
Swim school firm bids for new swimming pool in Crewe

Swim school firm bids for new swimming pool in Crewe

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A children’s swim school wants to construct a new pool in Crewe to provide lessons for toddlers through to teenagers.

Aquadots Swim School has applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to change the use of Unit 2, The Training Centre at the Wistaston Road Business Centre from office and light industrial to an indoor swimming pool.

October 5, 2023
Town councillor pushes for Nantwich Lake CCTV coverage

Town councillor pushes for Nantwich Lake CCTV coverage

A Nantwich Town councillor is bidding to have CCTV coverage of Nantwich Lake after a rise in anti-social behaviour.

Cllr John Priest says a number of incidents have occurred around the lake car park off Shrewbridge Road over the summer.

October 5, 2023