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Nantwich Town to return to action with spectators on December 8

Nantwich Town to return to action with spectators on December 8

Live football – with fans – is to return to Nantwich Town on December 8.

The Dabbers will welcome back spectators to the Optimum Pay Stadium in their home FA Trophy first round game against Workington.

November 30, 2020
Weston Christmas Light Display launches on December 2

Weston Christmas Light Display launches on December 2

Big-hearted fundraiser Graham Witter is putting the final touches to this year’s Weston Christmas Light Display ahead of its launch on December 2.

Graham and his family are once again transforming their family farm in Weston into a magical Winter Wonderland with thousands of twinkling lights and decorations, to raise money for The Donna Louise Hospice.

November 29, 2020
Councillors give green light for 850-home masterplan near Leighton Hospital

Councillors give green light for 850-home masterplan near Leighton Hospital

Councillors have granted outline permission for an 850-home development close to Leighton Hospital on the outskirts of Crewe.

The scheme forms part of Cheshire East Council’s wider North West Crewe Package and a £36.5 million investment in the area’s highways and infrastructure.

November 29, 2020
£588,000 grant to boost cycling and walking in Cheshire East

£588,000 grant to boost cycling and walking in Cheshire East

Cheshire East Council is to develop new schemes to promote cycling and walking in the borough after being awarded £588,000 by the government.

The grant follows a bid by the council for a second phase of “active travel” funding from Department for Transport.

November 28, 2020
Agnieszka Pocztowska

Crimestoppers offers £10,000 reward over Crewe cyclist’s hit-and-run death

The hit-and-run death of a Crewe mum has prompted charity Crimestoppers to offer £10,000 for anonymous information.

Crimestoppers has launched an appeal for anonymous information into the incident which killed cyclist mum-of-three Agnieszka Pocztowska.

November 28, 2020
Nantwich woman to celebrate 100th birthday – on Christmas Day

Nantwich woman to celebrate 100th birthday – on Christmas Day

By Hannah Youds
Reaching the age of 100 is a celebration in itself.

And for one Nantwich woman, turning 100 on Christmas Day is all the more joyous!

November 28, 2020
Willaston families benefit from charity’s Covid relief fund

Willaston families benefit from charity’s Covid relief fund

A charity has handed out a vital £1,600 of funds to families in the village of Willaston as part of a Covid relief fund.

Wybunbury United Charities and the Sarah Jane Wood Charity has awarded a total of £1,600 to households struggling financially as a result of the pandemic.

November 28, 2020
Reaseheath students in Nantwich help others with monthly deeds

Reaseheath students in Nantwich help others with monthly deeds

Reaseheath College students in Nantwich have been carrying out good deeds as part of their “Classroom Kindness” Challenge.

The Level 3 Diploma in Animal Management students have written postcards for care home residents, celebrated the role of animals in war, and took part in a virtual global tea party.

November 28, 2020
READER’S LETTER: CEC Leader passing on “hot potato” of committee system

READER’S LETTER: CEC Leader passing on “hot potato” of committee system

Dear Editor, As we prepare ourselves for the ill-considered cutting of winter gritting routes, the closure of household recycling centres, and the emotional, practical and financial-fall out from a world-wide pandemic, the leader of Cheshire East Council fiddles as Rome burns. In an extraordinary statement, Cllr Corcoran (Labour) washed his hands of the debate on governance changes at Cheshire East[Read More…]

November 28, 2020
Beeston Castle & Tarporley Station in 1961 - pic by Ben Brookshank, creative commons licence

Beeston and Tarporley Station plan gets Government go ahead

An ambitious project to re-open Beeston and Tarporley Station has received the go-ahead and Government funding to progress to the next stage.

The Department for Transport has announced that Beeston and Tarporley Station Reopening Group have been successful in their bid to the Beeching Reversal “Ideas Fund”.

November 27, 2020
CEC plan to close some recycling centres goes to public consultation

CEC plan to close some recycling centres goes to public consultation

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East residents can now have their say on plans which could see some towns lose their recycling centres.

Earlier this month, Cheshire East Council cabinet members voted to launch a consultation into the proposals, which sets out a variety of scenarios for the future of the centres.

November 27, 2020
Youth Parliament reps call for mental health support in CEC schools

Youth Parliament reps call for mental health support in CEC schools

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Youth parliament representatives for Cheshire East have called for more decision-making power when it comes to mental health support in schools.

Ruben Barrow, 15, from Crewe, and Millie Oldroyd, 16, from Middlewich, made the plea following the online “Taboo” conference, which aimed to highlight the mental health challenges faced by young people.

November 27, 2020
Crewe and Nantwich in Tier 2 of Covid restrictions from December 3

Crewe and Nantwich in Tier 2 of Covid restrictions from December 3

Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester boroughs will be in Tier 2 – the ‘high alert’ level – once national lockdown ends on December 2.

The Government made the announcement this morning, which means both boroughs remaining in same tier as they were before national lockdown back in early November.

November 26, 2020