By Claire Faulkner
Platform Theatre are seeking inspired stories in Crewe and Nantwich for their next production.
In a new digital project, Platform want to celebrate how communities in Crewe and Nantwich have come together over the last year to support one another during such a difficult time.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston residents fear polluting waste from a storm drain at Wistaston Brook is killing wildlife and causing “vile” odours in the area.
The storm drain has been flooding the brook which runs along the popular Joey the Swan recreation ground, where families go for exercise and walking dogs.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Ward councillors in Cheshire East are to have an extra £4,200 to tackle issues like potholes from April.
As part of the Cheshire East 2021/22 budget, Cllr David Marren proposed an amendment to the finance plans which would see each member given ‘at least £4,200’ to tackle highway maintenance issues in their area.
A Community Champion in Nantwich has been named as the latest “Local Legend” by The Cat FM.
Nikki Allen, Community Champion at Morrisons supermarket, received a “Baked by Gill Cat Cake” and certificate from The Cat managing director Chris Cadman and presenter David Foulkes.
Reaseheath College’s Family Festival in Nantwich has been cancelled for the second year due to uncertainty over the Covid pandemic.
The action-packed festival, held on the college’s Nantwich campus in mid-May, will return in 2022 as part of a celebration of the college’s centenary.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Nantwich residents will have to pay 4.99% more Council Tax to Cheshire East Council from April after councillors approved a new budget for the upcoming year.
The budget, formally known as the Medium Term Financial Strategy, sets out the council’s tax and spending plans from 2021 to 2025.
A South Cheshire parish council has added a splash of colour to Leighton Hospital entrance after donating a rainbow bench.
Minshull Vernon & District Parish Council commissioned the bench to be displayed as a way of saying “thank you” to local NHS staff and key workers for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
A popular independent health clinic in Nantwich is expanding and moving to larger premises on the outskirts of the town.
Tom and Gill Fox, who run The Nantwich Clinic, are set to open an all-new Health Hub by converting premises off Newcastle Road in Stapeley, opposite Cheerbrook farm shop.
A Nantwich woman was among several people arrested by Cheshire Police during a week of action to tackle county lines drug dealing.
The 35-year-old woman was arrested by officers after a quantity of heroin was seized at an address in Alton Street in Crewe.
Villagers in Shavington and Weston have been bringing smiles to people’s faces by brightening up their windows during cold winter months.
In an idea led by All Saints’ and St Mark’s churches, villagers have put up ‘Hearts of Hope’ in their windows.
Nantwich heavyweight boxer Nathan Gorman looks set for a return to the ring in March.
Gorman is scheduled for a 10-round match up against Croatian born German Kristijan Krstacic on March 26-27.
Organisers have cancelled this year’s Nantwich Food Festival because of the current pandemic.
The popular 3-day event, scheduled for September, pulls in tens of thousands of visitors every year.
Tarporley-born racing driver Tom Oliphant is eyeing another tilt at the British Touring Car Championship title ahead of the new 2021 season.
Oliphant has re-signed with Team BMW for the 2021 season after a successful campaign in 2020.
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