By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Work will begin this month on an £8.5 million project to refurbish 21 of Cheshire’s ageing fire stations.
But Nantwich station on Beam Street will be one of the last to undergo the work, not until 2023-24.
A man had to be cut free from wreckage and airlifted to hospital after his car crashed into a telegraph pole in Tarporley.
The incident happened at the A49/A51 roundabout on the outskirts of the village at around 3.30pm on Thursday (March 21).
Residents in Alpraham say one of their local roads is one of the most poorly maintained in Cheshire – because two authorities will not claim responsibility.
Vale Road in Alpraham is set in idyllic countryside on the border between Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West Council.
Occupants walked away unhurt after a vehicle crashed off the A51 Nantwich Road in Wardle.
The incident happened shortly after 3am yesterday (January 26) and was attended by fire crews from Nantwich and Tarporley.
Two cute pet pigs who wag their tails when happy, have been found dumped at the side of the busy A51 in Alpraham near Nantwich.
The RSPCA is now appealing for help to trace those who ditched the pigs they have named Peppa and George.
Fire crews across Cheshire tackled a large barn blaze at a farm in Tarporley last night.
The fire broke out at around 10.40pm on Hickhurst Lane, Tarporley.
A lorry driver had a lucky escape after colliding with a railway bridge on Whitchurch Road, Beeston.
It happened at around noon on A49 close to Beeston cattle market.
By Stephen Topping, Local Democracy Reporter
Nantwich, Audlem and Tarporley fire stations are among 21 earmarked for improvements as part of an £8.5 million project agreed by Cheshire Fire Authority.
The service has opened new fire stations in Alsager, Lymm, Mollington in Chester and Penketh in Warrington over the past three years.
A £1.5 million project to extend and remodel Tarporley Church of England School to cater for rising pupil numbers has been completed.
The school in Park Road now features four new classrooms, a larger hall, new entrance, multi use games area and playground.
A large number of birds have died in a fire at a farm in Tarporley, fire chiefs have said.
The blaze happened at a farm on Peckforton Hall Lane and involved two large wooden sheds, each about five metres by three metres.
A Tarporley man was among five to be sentenced for the parts they played in an altercation involving rival football fans.
Louis Neal, 18, of Forest Road, Tarporley, was given a six-month curfew order and a three-year football banning order after the brawl in Chester city centre.
Family man Jake Lomax is standing for Labour Party in next week’s Bunbury ward Cheshire East Council by-election.
The 44-year-old, who lives in Bunbury with his family, has worked in manufacturing, defence and financial services for many years.
Alpraham resident Mark Sharkey has been chosen by Green Party as candidate in next week’s Bunbury ward be-election.
The seat – which covers the communities of Acton, Alpraham, Aston, Barbridge, Church Minshull and Reaseheath and Bunbury, was vacated by former Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones.
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