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Nantwich Museum reopens with talk and Camera Club exhibition

Nantwich Museum reopens with talk and Camera Club exhibition

Nantwich Museum will re-open to the public on May 20 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, officials have confirmed.

They hope the Pillory Street venue will return to full opening hours (Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm) as soon as possible.

May 6, 2021
Cheshire Wildlife Trust launches 30 Days Wild breakfast challenge

Cheshire Wildlife Trust launches 30 Days Wild breakfast challenge

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is urging residents to spark their appetite for nature with The Big Wild Breakfast as part of the 30 Days Wild challenge in June.

The Trust is inviting people to join a new outdoor celebration to kickstart the UK’s most popular nature extravaganza – 30 Days Wild.

May 6, 2021
Hankelow polling station moved on election day due to fire

Hankelow polling station moved on election day due to fire

The polling station at Hankelow village near Nantwich has temporarily relocated due to a fire in the local area.

Polling station staff have evacuated safely, closed the polling station and have set up temporary polling arrangements from vehicles parked on Hankelow Village Green.

May 6, 2021
Cllr Stuart Bostock elected as new Mayor of Nantwich

Cllr Stuart Bostock elected as new Mayor of Nantwich

The new Mayor of Nantwich for 2021-22 is Cllr Stuart Bostock.

Cllr Bostock took the mayoral chains in a virtual ceremony held by Nantwich Town Council tonight (May 5).

May 5, 2021
Flood concerns raised by new housing plan by river in Nantwich

Flood concerns raised by new housing plan by river in Nantwich

Plans are being considered to turn unused garages and derelict land bordering the River Weaver into six new homes close to Nantwich town centre.

But the proposals for land on First Wood Street, off Welsh Row, opposite the Simpson & Edge vehicle service business, have triggered concerns of flooding.

May 5, 2021
“Pop up” household waste service considered by Cheshire East Council

“Pop up” household waste service considered by Cheshire East Council

Council chiefs could stage mobile “pop-up” household waste centres in Cheshire East under plans to revamp how it runs the service.

The idea emerged when the authority approved recommendations to procure a new contract for the running of the borough’s Household Waste Recycling Centres from 2023.

May 5, 2021
Cllr Sarah Pochin

Bunbury councillor voted in as new Mayor of Cheshire East

Bunbury Cllr Sarah Pochin has been voted in as new Mayor of Cheshire East.

Cllr Pochin, an Independent who has represented Bunbury Ward for the last few years, was sworn in at a full council meeting last night (May 4).

May 5, 2021
New South Cheshire charity football team raises money for mental health

New South Cheshire charity football team raises money for mental health

By Jonathan White
A newly formed charity football team in Crewe is raising money for Campaign Against Living Miserably and for other local charities.

Calm 84 FC Crewe will raise awareness and much needed funds for CALM, a leading a movement against suicide, as every week 125 people in the UK take their own lives and 75% of all UK suicides are male.

May 5, 2021
Cheshire East Census response rate higher than national average

Cheshire East Census response rate higher than national average

Cheshire East Council has praised residents for an “outstanding response” to this year’s Census held on March 21.

Despite the global pandemic, the response rate in Cheshire East has exceeded the national average, the authority has said.

May 5, 2021
CCTV images of armed robber who targeted Crewe minimart store

CCTV images of armed robber who targeted Crewe minimart store

Police have issued these CCTV images of an armed robber who targeted a Minimart store in Crewe.

A man wielding a pistol entered the Tollemache Minimart (formerly Bargain Booze) off Parkers Road on Bank Holiday at around 10.15pm

May 5, 2021
Wistaston staff cycle to Disneyland Paris for pupil with rare brain cancer

Wistaston staff cycle to Disneyland Paris for pupil with rare brain cancer

Big-hearted school staff in Wistaston pedalled for almost 500 miles from Crewe to Disneyland Paris – to raise money for one special Princess.

Wistaston Academy year 1 pupil Acacia was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer called Diffuse Midline Glioma H3K27M in September last year.

May 4, 2021
Nantwich Town Ladies close to promotion in inaugural season

Nantwich Town Ladies close to promotion in inaugural season

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town Ladies beat Manchester Rovers Women 4-2 at the Optimum Pay Stadium to move closer to promotion.

The victory in the Women’s and Youth Football League (Championship East) could help them achieve promotion in their inaugural season.

May 4, 2021
Armed robber in Bank Holiday raid on off licence in Crewe

Armed robber in Bank Holiday raid on off licence in Crewe

An armed robber wielding a pistol targeted an off licence in Crewe, stealing cash before escaping.

The terrified shop worker who was forced to open the till of the Bargain Booze store on the corner of Tollemarche Drive and Parkers Road, was unharmed, police say.

May 4, 2021