Cheshire Police chiefs have welcomed the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Crewe amid an “unacceptable” amount of crime and disorder.
The Crewe Arms Hotel was being used to accommodate single male asylum seekers, but it has now been closed following partnership work between Cheshire Constabulary and the Home Office.
Nantwich Town Councillors are pressing ahead with plans to restrict heavy vehicles accessing pedestrianised areas in the town centre.
A particular focus is on Mill Street, where large delivery vehicles are accessing the town centre.
Cheshire East Council is set to end its committee system and move back to a Leader and Cabinet system of decision-making from May.
The decision to change, taken at a meeting of full council in September 2025, will take effect from the council’s annual meeting on May 13th 2026.
Town councillors in Nantwich have approved plans for a £40,000 loan to Nantwich Players for essential building works at its Love Lane theatre.
The loan will be paid back over 10 years at an agreed interest rate of around 5.5%, the council was told last night.
Tributes have been paid to former Nantwich Mayor and town councillor Keith Cafferty who has died aged 87 after a short illness.
Keith was a key figure in the town for many years and not just in his role as a councillor.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East highways officers are “dragging their feet” over schemes being funded by councillors’ ward budgets – with one saying Cheshire East faces losing nearly £50,000 of investment because “we can’t get a response”.
Cllr Craig Browne was speaking as the highways and transport committee which discussed the member ward budget scheme.
Cheshire East highways bosses have been slammed after releasing plans for treating major A roads – including two which don’t exist!
The authority unveiled this week a programme of highways and transport improvements set to take place across the borough in 2026-27 as part of a £45 million investment.
Residents of Nantwich are being invited to the Nantwich Annual Town Meeting taking place on Thursday April 23rd at Nantwich Civic Hall.
And the meeting this year also includes a community event featuring stalls from local organisations and refreshments.
A crumbling and “unsafe” pathway in Nantwich has been repaired after Luncheon Club members complained to councillors.
The path on Beam Street in Nantwich is the main route for elderly members of the club to get to the club at Nantwich Civic Hall.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East marked its last ever meeting of the environment and communities committee by revealed it has achieved 60% of its target to be carbon neutral by 2030.
But councillors warned it was important to keep the momentum going, especially during a backlash against climate change measures from some national politicians and media.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Nantwich housing application has been deferred for a second time for a traffic assessment – with a parish councillor warning “until there’s a fatality, nobody’s going to take us seriously”.
The proposal from Nightingale Land for up to 75 homes off Broad Lane was deferred earlier this month by the strategic planning board (SPB) for a traffic assessment to identify any cumulative impact.
It has been a Nantwich road project dogged with delays and problems.
Now it seems the latest setback to the new A51 Reaseheath bypass is the wrong size road sign!
The owner of a Nantwich home care company has contributed to the national conversation shaping the Casey Commission’s review of adult social care.
Ben Selby, who runs Right at Home South Cheshire, was involved in a cross-county meeting with Helen Morgan, MP for North Shropshire, and other providers.
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