Government Minister George Eustice will be at Reaseheath College in Nantwich next week at a major food conference.
And Defra is expected to make a key announcement at the event on the Government’s plan to encourage public procurement.
A developer’s bid to build 104 houses in Nantwich, which was supported by Brine Leas School, has been refused by Cheshire East Council.
Wainhomes North West wanted permission to build 104 homes off Audlem Road, and free up extra land for Brine Leas for future expansion.
The Snow Hill car park in Nantwich could be expanded to help the town cope with increased parking demands, Cheshire East Council says.
The plan emerged after Nantwich Civic Society raised concerns over the loss of the unofficial 200-space parking site off St Anne’s Lane.
The loss of the old gasworks parking site in Nantwich will add to a “rising tide” of traffic problems, say concerned Civic Society members.
Development of the St Anne’s Lane site (pictured) will see the town lose 200 ‘free’ parking spaces each day.
A young fund-raiser from Brine Leas has inspired Nantwich town councillors to bid for life-saving defibrillators in public places.
Harrison Lunt (pictured) and his mum Berny spoke to councillors about their application for British Heart Foundation funding for a public defibrillator.
Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones has defended his £5,000 week-long trip to China funded by local taxpayers.
Cllr Jones took part on the trip alongside leaders of Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle councils.
Cheshire East Council’s Local Plan will not be in place before late 2016 at the earliest, a report says.
Campaigners in Nantwich fear this could pave the way for more developers to submit housing applications on green land.
Campaigners are urging Secretary of State Greg Clark to put “residents before profits” when deciding on the controversial Muller Homes appeal in Nantwich.
Mr Clark has now written to interested parties, stating there will not be a second public inquiry into the application by Muller.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has received an apology for wrongly being named on a list of debtors.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) wrongly included Mr Timpson, Minister for Children and Families, on a published list.
There were 11 dog attacks on Crewe and Nantwich postal workers last year, new figures show.
Now local MP Edward Timpson has backed Royal Mail’s Dog Awareness drive in a bid to reduce the number of incidents.
A Nantwich councillor has urged resident to air their views on whether plans for a Nantwich South bypass linking the A500 to the A530 are viable.
Cheshire East Council leader Cllr Michael Jones revealed last week how the idea is being considered in a bid to alleviate traffic problems in Nantwich.
By Kirsty Rollings
A Nantwich South bypass could become a reality to boost transport links in South Cheshire, admits Cheshire East Leader Cllr Michael Jones.
The bypass is one of a number of ideas council chiefs are now considering to boost infrastructure when the HS2 rail line opens in 2027.
A one-way Welsh Row is a step closer after councillors passed a controversial 118-house scheme on green fields in Nantwich.
Cheshire East strategic planning board passed Gladman Development’s application in a vote, which will see current development off Queen’s Drive expanded.
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