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Cheshire East moves into ‘very high alert’ Covid tier 3

Cheshire East moves into ‘very high alert’ Covid tier 3

Cheshire East has today (December 26) moved into tier 3 – the Covid ‘very high alert’ level.

The change came into effect at a minute past midnight, in the early hours of Boxing Day.

December 26, 2020
MPs welcome £11.8 million funding for Cheshire Police

MPs welcome £11.8 million funding for Cheshire Police

Eddisbury and Crewe & Nantwich MPs Edward Timpson and Kieran Mullan have welcomed additional £11.8 million funding for Cheshire Police in 2021-22.

Home Secretary Priti Patel announced policing will receive up to £15.8 billion in 2021-22 – an increase of £636 million on last year.

December 24, 2020
Thieves steal Wistaston village Christmas tree and lights

Thieves steal Wistaston village Christmas tree and lights

Mean-spirited thieves swiped a village Christmas tree and its lights.

The thefts happened in Wistaston where the tree, its retaining post and its lights in the flowerbed were removed and stolen from outside the Memorial Hall off Church Lane.

December 24, 2020
Nantwich and Crewe householders turn on festive light extravaganza!

Nantwich and Crewe householders turn on festive light extravaganza!

Nantwich News contributor Jonathan White has been out and about capturing on camera some of the fancy festive light displays across Crewe and Nantwich.

Families have pushed the boat out to cheer us up with inflatable decorations and light shows on homes and businesses.

December 24, 2020
New league for South Cheshire backed by ex Premier League referee

New league for South Cheshire backed by ex Premier League referee

A new six-a-side football competition launching in Crewe and Nantwich has been backed by former Premier League, FA Cup Final and Champions League Final referee Mark Clattenburg.

Leisure Leagues organisers hope the Sunday league at Cumberland Arena is set to become a staple of sporting life in the town.

December 24, 2020
Woman, 80, sentenced over road death of friend near Nantwich

Woman, 80, sentenced over road death of friend near Nantwich

An 80-year-old woman who admitted causing a collision near Nantwich that resulted in the death of a close friend has been sentenced.

Maire Gibson appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court Yesterday (December 23) where she was banned from driving for 12 months.

December 24, 2020
Cheshire East to move into Tier 3 from Boxing Day

Cheshire East to move into Tier 3 from Boxing Day

Cheshire East is to move into tier 3 – the Covid ‘very high alert’ level.

The change will apply from one minute past midnight, in the early hours of Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December.

December 23, 2020
Police find body in search for missing South Cheshire man

Police find body in search for missing South Cheshire man

Police officers searching for a missing man have found a body in a wooded area in Crewe.

The body has been formally identified as Jordan Lawton.

December 23, 2020
Wistaston youngster battling rare cancer sees Christmas wish come true

Wistaston youngster battling rare cancer sees Christmas wish come true

A Christmas wish has come true for a remarkable Wistaston boy whose brave fight against cancer prompted a massive fundraising drive for his treatment.

Eleven-year-old Georgy Capener was diagnosed with the highly malignant Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, following a fall in a friend’s garden on Easter Sunday in 2018.

December 22, 2020
Wrenbury canal liftbridge - new boater control pedestal and Darren Spann

Historic canal lift bridge in Wrenbury upgraded in £150,000 project

The historic canal lift bridge in Wrenbury, near Nantwich has undergone a £150,000 upgrade to give it modern safety controls.

The work has taken two months to complete and means easier operation for boaters on the Llangollen Canal.

December 22, 2020
FEATURE: Christmas is Coming – 8 Best gift ideas for men this holiday season

FEATURE: Christmas is Coming – 8 Best gift ideas for men this holiday season

Christmas is coming!

As the holiday is nearing, you’re probably in a panic because you’re not sure what to get your special man.

December 22, 2020
READER’S LETTER: “20’s Plenty” Motion is great day for Cheshire East

READER’S LETTER: “20’s Plenty” Motion is great day for Cheshire East

Dear Editor,
It was a wonderful feeling being part of the Cheshire East Labour/Independent administration on Wednesday 16th December after voting in favour of a 20’s Plenty in 2020 motion to reduce speed limits on Cheshire East roads where people live and work, on housing developments, town and village centres.

December 22, 2020
Cheshire College students provide 300 hampers for families in need

Cheshire College students provide 300 hampers for families in need

Cheshire College students have joined forces with businesses to support local learners and their families over the Christmas break.

They have pulled together more than 300 hampers full of essential food items and toiletries.

December 22, 2020