Reaseheath & Worleston

New Scouts and Girlguiding groups to launch in Nantwich

New Scouts and Girlguiding groups to launch in Nantwich

By Kirsty Rollings
New Scouts and Girlguiding groups are being launched near Nantwich to help cope with rising demand.

The latest groups will be based at the newly refurbished Worleston Village Hall in Worleston.

March 5, 2015
Nantwich residents get say on road safety and speed limits

Nantwich residents get say on road safety and speed limits

Nantwich residents have re-issued their plea for more road safety measures on the A51 at Reaseheath as part of a new Cheshire East Council initiative.

The council says it is to target resources to “address local community concerns about road safety” under the new scheme.

February 24, 2015
Reaseheath chosen by Government for Food Enterprise Zone scheme

Reaseheath chosen by Government for Food Enterprise Zone scheme

South Cheshire farmers, food growers and suppliers could benefit from a successful bid to secure Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) status, aimed at boosting the rural economy.

Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been chosen to pilot a scheme along with ten similar pathfinder projects in the UK.

February 22, 2015
Nantwich Police use mobile camera to target speeders

Nantwich Police use mobile camera to target speeders

Nantwich Police have been hitting the town’s busiest roads to clamp down on rogue drivers.

PCSOs have been out and about at various “hot spots” in response to concerns about traffic from residents.

February 12, 2015
£218,000 lottery grant to fund Community Agents in Nantwich villages

£218,000 lottery grant to fund Community Agents in Nantwich villages

Cheshire Community Action has been awarded £218,000 over three years to provide more Community Agents for rural villages around Nantwich.

The Community Agent schemes aims to help those who don’t live near a town centre and find it hard to access services or the internet.

February 1, 2015
Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Father Christmas will be out and about as Santa’s Float visits Nantwich and surrounding villages over the next 10 days.

The Crewe & Nantwich Round Table Christmas Float will be visiting streets across South Cheshire to help raise money for local causes.

December 6, 2014
Nantwich florist is toast of Reaseheath after scooping UK title

Nantwich florist is toast of Reaseheath after scooping UK title

Reaseheath College florist Anna Eite is officially the most talented floristry student in Britain!

Anna, from Acton, Nantwich, has scooped gold at the WorldSkills UK national finals.

November 26, 2014
School bus service expands to connect Nantwich and Leighton Hospital

School bus service expands to connect Nantwich and Leighton Hospital

A school bus service is being extended to help residents travel between Nantwich and Leighton Hospital.

The new number 68 service was previously a school service for Malbank High School and Worleston School pupils only.

November 25, 2014
Police vow to target Reaseheath speeding with new kit

Police vow to target Reaseheath speeding with new kit

Police in Nantwich have vowed to target motorists speeding at Reaseheath after the latest accident on the A51.

Residents reacted angrily this week and called for more action from police, council and college chiefs to improve safety measures.

October 25, 2014
Reaseheath residents voice anger after latest A51 accident

Reaseheath residents voice anger after latest A51 accident

Reaseheath residents in Nantwich have renewed their plea for safety measures on the A51 after another accident.

Now they are forming a new residents association in a bid to fight for the bypass around the village they say is long overdue.

October 23, 2014
A51 Reaseheath bypass in Nantwich three years away, residents told

A51 Reaseheath bypass in Nantwich three years away, residents told

Work on a much-needed Reaseheath A51 bypass promised as part of the massive 1,100-home Kingsley Fields development, is at least three years away.

Reaseheath College Principal Meredydd David told concerned residents that work on the bypass is not due to start until the third year of the development.

September 12, 2014
Reaseheath College to unveil multi-million pound expansion plan

Reaseheath College to unveil multi-million pound expansion plan

Residents will get the chance to quiz Reaseheath College bosses over its expansion bid as part of the plan to build 1,000 homes on green land on the edge of Nantwich.

The college has organised a public meeting to outline its future development, which is tied in to the North West Nantwich Consortium’s proposed housing and retail site at Kingsley Fields.

September 5, 2014
Anger over A51 Reaseheath crossing after lights destroyed

Anger over A51 Reaseheath crossing after lights destroyed

Residents in Reaseheath near Nantwich are demanding action to repair a busy A51 crossing which was smashed up in an accident.

The traffic lights on the main Nantwich to Chester route near Reaseheath College were left out of action for three days.

August 28, 2014