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St Mary’s Church in Nantwich earns community grant

St Mary’s Church in Nantwich earns community grant

St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has been awarded a £5,000 grant by Cheshire East towards its £126,000 refurbishment project.

The church applied for a community grant from Cheshire East Council to help fund new toilets and disabled access.

August 15, 2015
Wyche Primary pupils in Nantwich win wildlife posters competition

Wyche Primary pupils in Nantwich win wildlife posters competition

Pupils from Wyche Primary School in Nantwich are to have their imaginative posters displayed on country roads throughout Cheshire East.

Their designs won a competition to promote Cheshire East Council’s wildlife conservation policy.

August 4, 2015
New £7m Shavington-Crewe Jack Mills Way link road unveiled

New £7m Shavington-Crewe Jack Mills Way link road unveiled

The grandson of a driver attacked in the notorious Great Train Robbery, has described a road naming ceremony in Shavington as a “very proud moment”.

Ian Mills unveiled a street sign as part of the launch of Jack Mills Way – the new £7million road linking the A500 at Shavington with Gresty Road in Crewe.

July 27, 2015
Reaseheath College students wow RHS Flower Show judges

Reaseheath College students wow RHS Flower Show judges

Pupils and students enjoyed the limelight when they won prizes and appeared on Reaseheath College’s eye-catching garden at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.

Thomas Atkinson, six, his seven year-old sister Beau, Poppy Beeson, eight, and seven year-old Ruby Deaville, who were dressed as ‘bug hunters’, posed on the garden with a giant aphid for photographers.

July 26, 2015
Over 85s in Nantwich to receive free telecare support

Over 85s in Nantwich to receive free telecare support

Over 85s living alone in Nantwich will get free telecare support while others could see charges for social care packages reduced, Cheshire East Council says.

Care charges and services were reviewed following a public consultation earlier this year under the new Care Act.

July 26, 2015
Marsh Lane in Nantwich to close for  bridge repairs

Marsh Lane in Nantwich to close for bridge repairs

Busy Marsh Lane in Nantwich is to close for a week for a damaged bridge to be repaired.

The lane will be shut by Cheshire East Council either side of Ravensmoor Bridge between August 10 and 14.

July 24, 2015
Bickerton woman guilty of benefit fraud faces £15,000 bill

Bickerton woman guilty of benefit fraud faces £15,000 bill

A villager near Nantwich faces a £15,000 bill after she claimed benefits while keeping it secret her live-in partner was supporting the family financially.

Emma Bebbington, 39, of Gallantry Bank, Bickerton, claimed housing benefit and income support for nearly two years after failing to disclose her partner was living with her.

July 22, 2015
Access road off Peter de Stapleigh Way

Minister invites more views on Muller Property Stapeley plan

Campaigners fighting Muller Property Group’s bid to build 1,100 homes in Stapeley, have a chance to push for a second public inquiry.

Secretary of State Greg Clark quashed the previous Government decision which rejected Muller’s appeal against Cheshire East Council’s decision to refuse planning permission.

July 20, 2015
Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Fly-tippers who dumped this junk at a Nantwich beauty spot have been slammed by councillors.

Volunteers for the Nantwich Litter Group stumbled across this pile of rubbish at Coed Wen, part of the Riverside park in Nantwich.

July 14, 2015
Hundreds of Nantwich pupils enjoy Primary College event

Hundreds of Nantwich pupils enjoy Primary College event

Youngsters from Nantwich primary schools enjoyed an action-packed week of activities at South Cheshire College.

Primary College 2015 gave 1,200 primary school children a chance to try new activities ranging from cooking and computing to falconry, photography and engineering.

July 13, 2015
Crewe and Nantwich group calls for help on knitted poppies project

Crewe and Nantwich group calls for help on knitted poppies project

A voluntary group is calling on more Nantwich and Crewe people to join their drive to commemorate the First World War with thousands of knitted poppies.

Crewe and Nantwich Senior Forum has made 450 knitted poppies – but needs 2,500 in time for Remembrance Sunday in November.

July 9, 2015
Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Residents in Nantwich are calling on housing firms and council chiefs to sort out an overgrown plot of land left unmaintained for 13 years.

People on Saltmeadows Street, off Marsh Lane, say a large strip of land opposite their homes has been left without maintenance since 2002.

July 7, 2015
Electric vehicle charging points to be installed in Nantwich

Electric vehicle charging points to be installed in Nantwich

A Nantwich car park will soon be home to electric vehicle charging points.

It comes after Cheshire East Council secured a government grant to provide recharging points for road users.

June 25, 2015