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Bentley to lay off 87 agency workers despite record sales

Bentley to lay off 87 agency workers despite record sales

Hundreds of agency workers at Bentley Motors have been told their jobs are under threat – despite record sales for the car maker in 2022.

Stunned workers were handed a letter warning them that the company wants to lay off up to 87 Adecco agency staff at the Crewe factory.

January 12, 2023
Willaston in mourning after death of Councillor Colin Todd

Willaston in mourning after death of Councillor Colin Todd

A popular councillor in Willaston who has served for almost 20 years, has died suddenly.

Colin Todd, vice chairman of Willaston Parish Council, passed away on Sunday (January 8).

January 12, 2023
FEATURE: 4 reasons to take a shower each morning

FEATURE: 4 reasons to take a shower each morning

If you are the kind of person who takes a shower each day, you’ll fall into one of two camps; you’ll either shower first thing in the morning, or you’ll do it at night.

This latter group might think they’ve chosen well because a shower will help them relax after a long day, but the fact is that if you’re going to have a shower, having one in the morning is the better choice.

January 11, 2023
Busy Coole Lane to close for 10 weeks for culvert works

Busy Coole Lane to close for 10 weeks for culvert works

Busy Coole Lane connecting Nantwich and Audlem is to close for up to 10 weeks for culvert works.

Cheshire East says they need to close the road for essential works where Finnaker Brook flows under the lane.

January 11, 2023
Crewe-based Bentley Motors achieve record car sales in 2022

Crewe-based Bentley Motors achieve record car sales in 2022

Crewe-based Bentley Motors have announced record sales in 2022, selling 15,174 cars.

It’s a 4% increase on the previous record year (14,659) in 2021 and the first time Bentley has sold more than 15,000 cars in a year.

January 11, 2023
English Civil War author to talk at bookshop in Nantwich

English Civil War author to talk at bookshop in Nantwich

by Jonathan White
Historical fiction author Charles Cordell will talk about his debut novel “God’s Vindictive Wrath” at Nantwich Bookshop on January 20.

The novel is set in the first weeks of the English Civil War in October 1642, Warwickshire, where 30,000 men gathered to determine the fate of nations and to pursue their own ideals and enmities through brutal and bloody combat.

January 11, 2023
Age UK Nantwich shop appeals for unwanted Christmas gifts

Age UK Nantwich shop appeals for unwanted Christmas gifts

The Age UK shop in Nantwich has teamed up with The Wombles to appeal to residents to donate their unwanted Christmas presents.

The charity and the much-loved children’s characters hope to spread their message of local environmentalism and encourage people to join the sustainable movement by supporting Age UK’s shops.

January 11, 2023
LETTER: Not single brick laid as special school costs double

LETTER: Not single brick laid as special school costs double

Dear Editor,
Back in July 2021, the first Children’s and Families Committee, was asked to invoke the Urgent Decision Procedure to expedite the remodelling of the CE Dean Row building as a satellite expansion site for Springfield Special School at a cost of £3 million.

January 11, 2023
Plans submitted to demolish former Nantwich restaurant on Welsh Row

Plans submitted to demolish former Nantwich restaurant on Welsh Row

The owners of a former restaurant in Nantwich have applied to Cheshire East Council to knock the building down.

Applicants the Schofield Brothers want to demolish what was the “Icon Thai” restaurant on Welsh Row, on the corner of Wych House Bank.

January 11, 2023
Cheshire East funding bid for two new special needs schools

Cheshire East funding bid for two new special needs schools

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has applied for funding to set up two new free schools for children with special educational needs.

If the bid is successful, it could create an extra 120 places for pupils in the borough with special educational needs (SEN)

January 11, 2023
FEATURE: Your “Moving House” checklist

FEATURE: Your “Moving House” checklist

Moving house can be a stressful and overwhelming experience.

It requires careful planning, organisation, and lots of hard work.

January 10, 2023
Shavington raises curtain on panto with backing from Crewe firm

Shavington raises curtain on panto with backing from Crewe firm

Cast members from Shavington village pantomime raised a smile when they visited a long-time supporter of their popular annual production.

Rehearsals are in full swing for the village’s 44th panto production “Jack and the Beanstalk” raising money for projects and organisations in Shavington.

January 10, 2023
Nantwich Town clinch new signings to boost squad

Nantwich Town clinch new signings to boost squad

Nantwich Town have secured the signings of several players to bolster their squad as they look to move away from relegation places in Northern Premier League.

They have extended the loan of keeper Tom Booth from Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season.

January 10, 2023