A campaigner fighting to keep developers away from Stapeley and Nantwich says Cheshire East’s Local Plan delay will “inevitably lead” to more unsuitable developments.
Pat Cullen, who runs Protect Stapeley, has blasted council staff for failing after five years to get the Local Plan adopted.
By Jonathan White
Sixteen teams battled it out over six rounds of ten questions at Wistaston Memorial Hall’s annual quiz for the Fred Lorimer trophy.
The quiz-setters were Peter and Christina Wainwright who had organised their second quiz at the hall.
Popular attraction Bunbury Watermill is to undergo a major refurbishment.
The £12,500 makeover has been approved by WREN, a not-for-profit business which awards grants to community, heritage and environmental projects across the UK.
A damning report by a Planning Inspector has told Cheshire East Council its long-awaited Local Plan is still not good enough to be adopted.
The blow, described as “regrettable” by council chiefs, was delivered by an inspector giving his “interim views” on the Plan’s soundness and legal compliance.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people turned in across Crewe and Nantwich to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday.
Parades and services were held in both Crewe and Nantwich town centres as families remembered those who have fallen in conflict over the last 100 years.
By Kirsty Rollings
Audlem Firework Display went off with a bang as families flocked to the event from the surrounding areas.
Audlem Special Events Team estimate that more than 2,000 people attended the bonfire and award-winning Blitz Fireworks, to watch the choreographed display to popular music.
Councillors in Wistaston are to stage a consultation event for families to air their views on improving the A534 road.
It comes as council highways bosses complete a route management and safety review of the busy Crewe/Nantwich road through the village.
Remembrance Day will take on a special poignancy for a governor at a primary school near Nantwich when three generations of his family mark the 100th anniversary of World War One.
Fred Wright, chair of the governors at Sound Primary, will remember the fallen, including his own uncle and nine other pupils from the small rural school.
A man from Shavington near Nantwich has been charged alongside 11 others after a series of dawn raids across Cheshire.
Two other men and a woman from Crewe weere also among the 12 people who appeared in court today (November 7) charged with conspiracy to supply controlled drugs.
By Jonathan White
Villagers turned out in force to enjoy the 37th annual Wistaston Fireworks Display.
The event included children’s best pumpkin and best fancy dress competitions at the Park Drive/Church Lane junction.
Cheshire High Sheriff Susan Sellers is in top gear as she plans a major celebration of art and craft in aid of local hospices.
Mrs Sellers, from Tarporley, near Nantwich, hopes to welcome huge crowds to Oulton Park race circuit where professional artwork will be showcased and sold to boost funds for hospices.
Councillors and villagers near Nantwich are celebrating after controversial plans for a huge slurry lagoon near homes and a school were withdrawn.
The massive lagoon was planned for land off Eastern Road between Shavington and Willaston, close to Shavington High School.
By Kirsty Rollings
Nantwich’s top eateries gathered for a celebration of the town’s Food and Drink Festival – and for the annual “Nantwich Foodies” awards.
Residence Bar and Restaurant on Mill Street hosted the awards night which unveiled the results in the public’s favourite places to drink and eat.
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