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Cheshire Police operation targets safety of people in town centres

Cheshire Police operation targets safety of people in town centres

Cheshire Police chiefs have hailed the success of an operation in busy town centres like Nantwich aimed at making people feel safer.

Operation Yellow Redeemed involved officers and partner organisations taking to the streets of Nantwich, Crewe, Congleton, Chester, Warrington, Stockton Heath and Culcheth.

September 29, 2023
Steve Borthwick: Things starting to click for England’s head coach

Steve Borthwick: Things starting to click for England’s head coach

Steve Borthwick’s appointment as England head coach in December 2022 was greeted with mixed emotions among the English fans.

The new boss has had a few bad results since taking the wheel at Twickenham Stadium, but England are starting to show signs of life under the Cumbrian.

September 28, 2023
Hunt for driver who crashed into college worker’s car and fled

Hunt for driver who crashed into college worker’s car and fled

A Cheshire College employee was left ‘fuming’ after she found her vehicle smashed up and almost certainly written off in the car park as she left work.

Fenella Williams found her Ford Focus seriously damaged on the passenger’s side at the college’s South Cheshire campus in Crewe.

September 28, 2023
Bentley Motors in Crewe unveils two new environment partners

Bentley Motors in Crewe unveils two new environment partners

Bentley Motors’ Environmental Foundation has agreed partnerships with two organisations.

The firm’s £3 million initiative to find future solutions to environmental challenges has been joined by The Climate Group and The Rivers Trust.

September 28, 2023
Peacock Railway charity day raises money for Nantwich Foodbank

Peacock Railway charity day raises money for Nantwich Foodbank

By Jonathan White
A charity open day held at the miniature-gauge Peacock Railway in Nantwich has raised vital funds.

The rides were organised by the members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society and took place on their premises behind The Peacock Inn in Willaston.

September 28, 2023
New Cheshire East protection order targets dog fouling

New Cheshire East protection order targets dog fouling

Cheshire East Council has extended a public space protection order to clamp down on dog fouling in the borough.

The authority says it’s one of three extended orders aimed at anti-social behaviour offences

September 28, 2023
RSPCA Stapeley Grange to open charity’s RHS garden this weekend

RSPCA Stapeley Grange to open charity’s RHS garden this weekend

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre is opening its doors this weekend so the public can take a tour around the charity’s award-winning RHS Chelsea Garden.

The garden opens at the centre on London Road on September 30 for the first of five Saturday free-of-charge open days.

September 27, 2023
Acclaimed “Very best in Stand Up” returns to Nantwich next month

Acclaimed “Very best in Stand Up” returns to Nantwich next month

The highly-acclaimed “The Very Best In Stand Up” returns to Nantwich Civic Hall on Friday October 6 with another stacked bill of top comedy.

Host for the night is Yorkshireman and stand up comedian Rob Mulholland, known for his intricately woven, gag-packed stories.

September 27, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earn narrow victory at rivals Whitchurch

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earn narrow victory at rivals Whitchurch

Crewe and Nantwich 1sts secured a fine 14-8 victory away at local neighbours Whitchurch in a tightly fought contest.

In form Crewe went into the match having gained maximum points from their first three games.

September 27, 2023
Cheshire East leaders’ letter to Prime Minister over HS2 decision

Cheshire East leaders’ letter to Prime Minister over HS2 decision

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s leaders have written to the Prime Minister over the speculation surrounding the future of HS2 and called for an urgent meeting before any decision is taken.

The government has so far refused to confirm or deny speculation that the route north of Birmingham is to be scrapped as the cost spirals.

September 27, 2023
Nantwich Seals swimmers scoop honours in the Dee Mile race

Nantwich Seals swimmers scoop honours in the Dee Mile race

Two Nantwich Seals swimmers were Dee-lighted after scooping podium places in the annual Dee Mile river race.

Emma Duff and Caroline Evans dominated in the choppy waters of the Dee in Chester to come first and third.

September 26, 2023
Crewe man arrested over murder of woman found in street

Crewe man arrested over murder of woman found in street

A Crewe man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 35-year-old woman who died following a serious incident in Congleton.

Police named the victim today as Charlotte Dodd, who was found unconscious at the roadside on Padgbury Lane in the early hours of Sunday (Sept 24).

September 26, 2023
Cheshire East bids to build new 3G pitch at Crewe playing fields

Cheshire East bids to build new 3G pitch at Crewe playing fields

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is hoping to make a formal application for funding for a 3G pitch at a Crewe playing field next year – once it has secured a development partner.

The council says there is a shortfall of two 3G pitches within the Crewe area.

September 26, 2023