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A500 dualling in South Cheshire under review after HS2 cancellation

A500 dualling in South Cheshire under review after HS2 cancellation

Plans to dual the A500 between Meremoor Moss roundabout and the M6 are back under review after the cancellation of the HS2 high speed railway.

Cheshire East says it is hoping to modify its plans for the dualling of the section in response to the decision to axe the HS2 section between Crewe and Birmingham.

March 27, 2024
LETTER: Flowers Lane traffic lights near Leighton Hospital

LETTER: Flowers Lane traffic lights near Leighton Hospital

Dear Editor,
I managed to get some action following a complaint from a resident.

I wrote to Cheshire East Highways: “Flowers Lane, near Leighton Hospital is now closed, so could the traffic light for Flowers Lane be turned off to help traffic flow? Cars are taking ages to get through.”

March 27, 2024
REVIEW: The Mousetrap at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

REVIEW: The Mousetrap at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Lynne Lomax
The greatest mystery of the world’s longest running stage play must surely be why its author, the best selling novelist of all time Agatha Christie, initially gave it a life span of only eight months.

Seventy years later The Mousetrap remains one of the great ‘who dunnit’ tales of the 20th century and continues to deliver and delight, judging from the reaction of the audience at the opening performance at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe.

March 27, 2024
Nantwich councillor calls on Cheshire East to tackle vaping in young

Nantwich councillor calls on Cheshire East to tackle vaping in young

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Nantwich councillor has asked if Cheshire East Council has plans to introduce a programme to help people quit vaping amid a rising numbers of young people using vapes.

Cllr Anna Burton’s comments came as a recent support showed the percentage of young people in Cheshire East claiming to vape regularly has almost doubled since 2020.

March 27, 2024
Nantwich Clinic team tackle Brighton Marathon for charity

Nantwich Clinic team tackle Brighton Marathon for charity

The Nantwich Clinic family are putting their best feet forward – by tackling the Brighton Marathon in aid of CHANCE Changing Lives.

Tom, Gill and Kate Fox will be running the marathon on the south coast on April 7.

March 27, 2024
LETTER: Govt should have policies to appeal to all

LETTER: Govt should have policies to appeal to all

Dear Editor,
The Government get a lot of unfair criticism, but they have policies which should appeal to everyone irrespective of their views.

If you want economic growth, they say they do too, but if you don’t, you’ll be reassured that in reality the economy is flatlining.

March 27, 2024
Dairy apprentices graduate from University Centre Reaseheath

Dairy apprentices graduate from University Centre Reaseheath

Thirteen aspiring dairy professionals who have been studying at University Centre Reaseheath (UCR) in Nantwich have graduated at a ceremony held in Chester’s historic cathedral.

Members of Cohort 12 on UCR’s industry-focused Eden programme joined peers from the Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise at the University of Chester for their graduation ceremony.

March 27, 2024
Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for cancer

Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for cancer

Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson is to run his 18th London Marathon in memory of his mother and to raise funds for The Christie Charity.

Mr Timpson, formerly a Tory MP for Crewe and Nantwich, will be lacing up his running shoes for the 2024 London Marathon on Sunday April 21.

March 26, 2024
Hankelow pub to host charity quiz night and auction

Hankelow pub to host charity quiz night and auction

The White Lion in Hankelow near Nantwich is to stage a charity quiz night and auction in honour of a local firefighter who died.

The event on April 10 will be in memory of Steve Fellows, a firefighter from Audlem who died aged just 42.

March 26, 2024
Nantwich runners donate Easter eggs to local community

Nantwich runners donate Easter eggs to local community

By Jonathan White
Big-hearted members of Nantwich Running Club have donated Easter eggs to the local community.

The Easter eggs have been given to local charity ‘Chance Changing Lives’ and to the children’s ward at Leighton Hospital in Crewe.

March 25, 2024
Nantwich residents’ concerns over plans for 60ft telecoms tower

Nantwich residents’ concerns over plans for 60ft telecoms tower

Nantwich residents have voiced concerns over plans to install a 60ft high telecoms mast close to their homes.

The telecommunication tower is planned for land at TG Builders on Beam Heath Way just a few yards from residential properties on the other side of Middlewich Road.

March 25, 2024
Boughey Distribution to partner with Veterans into Logistics

Boughey Distribution to partner with Veterans into Logistics

Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution has agreed a new partnership with nationwide charity Veterans into Logistics.

The charity places military veterans and recent members of the armed forces who have within the logistics industry.

March 25, 2024
Tributes paid after death of Nantwich referee Keith Curzon

Tributes paid after death of Nantwich referee Keith Curzon

Football teams in the Crewe Regional Sunday League have paid tribute after the sudden death of popular referee Keith Curzon.

Keith, who was in his early 70s, lived in Nantwich and had been with the league since 2003.

March 25, 2024