Decibellas concert raises £2,000 for blood cancer victims
A concert by Decibellas Women’s Choir of Tarporley at St Boniface church in Bunbury has helped to raise more than £2,000.
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Storm Dennis postpones all Crewe Regional Sunday matches
Storm Dennis put paid to every Crewe Regional Sunday football game today, with all Premier Division and Division One games postponed.
Flood warnings issued for River Weaver in Nantwich
Flood warnings have been issued today for the River Weaver in the Nantwich area, after heavy rains from Storm Dennis.
Rain over the past 24-36 hours will leave the Weaver levels dangerously high, say the Environment Agency.
Cheshire East scheme to fuel bin lorries with hydrogen will boost air quality
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A scheme to fuel Cheshire East bin lorries with hydrogen could soon help residents breathe cleaner air.
Emissions from the fleet belonging to Ansa, the Cheshire East Council-owned waste management company, had soared since it relocated to Cledford Lane two years ago.
Bus Users Group lobbies Cheshire East over “disgusting” Crewe bus station
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs are being urged to make sure Crewe bus station is brought up to scratch ready for the long-awaited Royal Arcade redevelopment.
A new bus station is part of Cheshire East Council’s vision for Royal Arcade – which is also set to include a new cinema, gym, bowling alley, shops and a multi-storey car park.
Fly-tipping: the full cost to Cheshire East taxpayers
Fly-tipping has cost taxpayers in Cheshire East more than £860,000 over the past eight years, alarming statistics revealed today.
Overall costs of clearing all incidents of fly-tipping in the borough totalled £863,818, figures obtained in a BBC Shared Data Unit investigation show.
Nantwich GT3 racing driver Witt signs new deal with Barwell
Nantwich GT3 racing driver Jordan Witt has signed a deal with top team Barwell Motorsport to remain with the squad for the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
The 29-year-old impressed in his first season racing a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO with Barwell last year in the then Blancpain Endurance Cup.
Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner appeals for dog-loving volunteers
Cheshire Police’s Crime Commissioner is on the lookout for dog-loving volunteers to help ensure police pooches are being treated correctly.
Volunteers will make unannounced visits to kennels to observe, comment and report on conditions Cheshire Constabulary’s dogs are housed.
Writer and broadcaster Dom Joly heads to Crewe Lyceum on UK tour
Writer, broadcaster and comedian Dom Joly will be performing at Crewe Lyceum in April as part of an extensive UK tour.
Best known as the creator of Trigger Happy TV, Joly is setting off on his first UK theatre tour since 2011, and will be in South Cheshire on April 5.
Police hunt fly-tippers after this pile dumped off A51 in Nantwich
Police are hunting fly-tippers who dumped this massive pile of rubbish by the side of the A51 Nantwich bypass.
It’s the latest in a number of incidents as people attempt to avoid waste removal and waste recycling centres.
Couple who died in Nantwich bungalow fire named by Police
A couple found dead in a fire at a bungalow in Nantwich have been named by police as Beryl and Peter Cooper.
Beryl, 80, and Peter, 82, were found unresponsive inside the Mount Close property by fire crews.
New Cheshire East Council chief executive appointed on £151,000-a-year
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A woman with more than 25 years’ experience in local government will be named as Cheshire East Council’s new chief executive next week.
Lorraine O’Donnell is due to be voted into the £151,000-a-year role at next Thursday’s full council meeting in Sandbach Town Hall.
New £8 million training centre opens at Reaseheath College
A new £8 million technical education centres has been officially opened at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
The Centre for Advanced Engineering and Agri-Technology will deliver skills in precision engineering, precision farming, service engineering and diagnostic testing.
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