By Jonathan White
The annual Worm Charming Annual Championships are set to take place in Willaston on Saturday June 13th.
The event is one of the UK’s quirkier competitions which attracts participants and media from around the world.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to approve plans to bulldoze buildings on the site of a former kennels at Hough near Shavington to make way for eight homes.
The council’s planners are recommending the southern planning committee approves the development for land at Birchwood House on Birch Lane, despite it being in the open countryside.
A campaign is underway to stop Cheshire East Council from auctioning off a community hall in Nantwich.
Brookfield Hall, off Shrewbridge Road, has been put up for sale by the council and is set to be auctioned on June 25th.
Fire crews tackled a blaze on open land off a lane in Hankelow near Nantwich.
The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Friday (May 29th) at an address off Longhill Lane.
Solar panels have been installed at Leighton Hospital with the aim of saving almost £10,000 a year.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is saving money through a scheme by Great British Energy.
Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire Service are to investigate the cause of a major blaze at a chicken farm near Nantwich.
The fire broke out at the farm on Checkley Lane in Wrinehill at around 6.30am on Friday (May 29th) and fire crews were on scene for more than 24 hours.
Crewe Vagrants CC produced strong performances across the men’s and women’s sides with the Sunday XI continuing their impressive unbeaten run.
The 1st XI endured a frustrating afternoon against Silverdale, eventually falling to a 37-run defeat after chasing 174.
Nantwich Cricket Club are hoping for a bumper crowd as they bid to progress in the ECB National Club Championship on Sunday.
The first team, led by Luke Robinson, take on Barnt Green CC in the second round in a 40-over contest at Whitehouse Lane
The Rising Sun pub in Wistaston is set to reopen with a new look following a six-figure investment.
The Chef & Brewer pub on Middlewich Road – part of pub company and brewer Greene King – will close from June 1st to undergo a complete renovation.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Controversial plans for 116 homes in the open countryside at Audlem have been unanimously refused by Cheshire East’s strategic planning board.
Dear Editor
I am writing to express my concerns ahead of the imminent opening of the long-delayed A51 Reaseheath bypass road.
After years of postponements, the road is now expected to open in June 2026 — more than four years later than originally planned, with the scheme initially due for completion in February 2022.
Fire crews have been battling a major blaze at a chicken farm near Nantwich today. The fire started at around 6.25am at Moors Chicken Farm on Checkley Lane, Bridgemere. Ten fire engines, from Audlem, Crewe (x2), Nantwich, Middlewich, Congleton, Malpas, Macclesfield, Market Drayton (Shropshire FRS) and Winsford, plus a rapid response rescue unit from Nantwich and a high volume pump[Read More…]
A Nantwich electrician is carrying out a good deed every month in 2026 – including installing life-saving defibrillators across town venues.
Nick Lundie, 34, of Nantwich-based Lundie Electrical, is midway through his community challenge which includes installing defibrillators and also supporting men’s mental health groups.
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