In April 2020, the United Kingdom took the bold step of banning the use of credit cards for gambling purposes.
Although the initiative might seem minor, especially when considering there are many other available ways to finance gambling activity, the ban was symbolic of the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) strong stance on problem gambling and the harm that could come from spending beyond means and addiction.
Sprocker Spaniel Peppa is set to start her training to become Cheshire Police’s newest canine crime-fighter.
Police dogs regularly help their human colleagues and Peppa is the latest recruit to be put through her paces.
A police helicopter helped officers trace a missing man in Nantwich in the middle of the night.
Residents reported hearing the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter for around 30 minutes flying above Nantwich and Stapeley at around midnight.
By Jonathan White
South Cheshire swimmers were in action when they competed in the Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy National Championships at Rhondda Sports Centre.
Ten members of Seahorse Swimming Club, which caters for people with disabilities, were representing the North West region against teams from London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Wales.
Nantwich Agricultural Society has been presented with a prestigious High Sheriff of Cheshire Award.
The honour is in recognition of the team’s “great and valuable service to the local community” through its work on the Nantwich Show and wider community.
A driver had to be cut free from wreckage after a road accident on a rural lane near Bunbury.
The accident happened at around 11.15am yesterday (October 29) on Peckforton Hall Lane.
The man who wants to be the first ever elected mayor of Cheshire and Warrington claims local house prices are among the ‘top 20 highest in the world’ and branded it ‘morally indefensible’.
Ben Fletcher was recently unveiled as the Conservative’s candidate to be the first mayor of the new Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CA).
A resident of Corbrook Park Nursing Home in Audlem has celebrated her 100th birthday – with a special card from King Charles and Queen Camilla!
Lilian Thompson marked her century surrounded by loving family, friends, and the home’s caring team.
Emergency Department nurses at Leighton Hospital have won a prestigious national award for their work to reduce the risk of sudden infant death.
The team won the accolade at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards for a project that delivers safer sleep education to families while their children are in A&E.
A good web app doesn’t win on buzzwords. It wins because it removes friction, shortens time to value, and scales without drama.
Teams feel it in smoother ops, fewer support tickets, and customers who complete tasks without asking how.
Big-hearted musician Mark Sheeky is spreading festive cheer with a new charity album ‘Christmas Tails’ to raise funds for the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery.
It follows Mark’s successful 2023 project ‘Snow Business’, which brought together 12 independent musicians to raise money for local homeless charity LATH.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town Women kept their unbeaten league run alive with a 4–3 victory over Runcorn Linnets Ladies in a top-of-the-table clash at the Swansway Stadium.
Captain Levi Lander led by example as the Dabbers battled through a seven-goal spectacle to stay top of the North West Women’s Regional League Division One South.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A councillor has objected to the licence renewal for a sex shop which has operated on Nantwich Road in Crewe for 21 years with no complaints.
Cheshire East’s licensing sub-committee was told by the council’s licensing team leader, Kim Evans, that the licence for Temptations Adult Shop was renewed annually and there had never been an objection from anyone previously.
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