By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council could be looking to close four of its libraries to cut costs, campaigners fear.
It is feared that the libraries at Alderley Edge, Bollington, Disley and Handforth are all under threat of closure from next year.
Audlem Post Office is set to close from this Saturday March 2, it has been announced.
The Post Office say the closure of the Cheshire Street branch is “temporary”.
The M6 motorway was closed southbound today between Junctions 17 and 16 in South Cheshire after a lorry hit and damaged a bridge.
The incident happened around 6am this morning and North West Motorway Police say the motorway could be shut for several hours.
The closure of a busy road in and out of Nantwich which is causing traffic chaos at peak times, is set to remain closed until Friday.
Wellington Road, by Station View, has been closed to all traffic and pedestrians since the weekend.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than 2,500 people have signed a petition opposing the possible closure of three household waste recycling centres in Cheshire East.
The petition has been organised by local Liberal Democrats after the council’s environment and communities committee agreed last month to go out to consultation next spring on proposals which could see the tips at Poynton, Bollington and Middlewich close.
A lack of volunteers is forcing St Luke’s Hospice to close some of its shops on busy days.
And there are fears that there will be more closures among its nine stores in the future.
Flowers Lane near Leighton Hospital is to close for 22 weeks from Monday June 26.
It’s the next phase of the ongoing North West Crewe Package of works which has seen a section of the A530 Middlewich Road by the hospital closed since April.
Planet Doughnut are to close their Nantwich store from May 28, they have revealed.
The closure less than two years after it was opened on Pillory Street in September 2021.
The busy A530 between Nantwich and Middlewich is set for a further nine-week closure from April 18.
Drivers are being warned to find alternative routes with the closure at the junction with Flowers Lane to allow construction on to the new roundabout.
Busy Coole Lane connecting Nantwich and Audlem is to close for up to 10 weeks for culvert works.
Cheshire East says they need to close the road for essential works where Finnaker Brook flows under the lane.
Barclays Bank customers in Nantwich have been told their branch is to close in September.
It’s the latest blow for customers who want face-to-face banking, with just two left in the town.
Beam Street in Nantwich will be closed for 18 weeks to allow for footway improvement works.
Cheshire East is to carry out pedestrian and road safety enhancements and include an upgrade of the zebra crossing, new kerbing and central island improvements.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A health worker doing 12-hour shifts says the A530 Middlewich Road closure is adding an extra one hour to her journey to Leighton Hospital every day if she uses the official diversion route.
The woman, who asked not to be named, says she is currently using the gridlocked Minshull New Road rat-run to save time and fuel.
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