By Jonathan White
Wistaston Singers have said farewell to their musical director Phil Houghton, who has stepped down after 22 years of leading the group.
Mr Houghton led the choir for the last time at St Stephen’s Church in Crewe, supported by assistant musical director Clare Shackleton, with Ann Farrington on piano.
Cheshire East Council has appointed a new executive director of children’s services.
Dawn Godfrey, who was previously strategic director children and families at Rutland County Council, will take up the role as permanent executive director of children’s services.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Cheshire East Council has agreed to create a new director’s post in children’s services to oversee its safeguarding practices.
The post had to be agreed at full council as the salary could be in excess of £100,000.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is paying a whopping £1,298 a day for its new temporary director of finance.
Adele Taylor was appointed to the role of S151 officer on an interim basis following the resignation of Alex Thompson.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is on the hunt for another top officer after head of finance Alex Thompson handed in his notice.
Mr Thompson is quitting as director of finance and customer service in May to become executive director for finance and transformation at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
Liv Westhead has been appointed the first ever assistant musical director for Cheshire upper voices choir, Decibellas.
Liv, 30, a singer and singing teacher in the county, will support Marcus Williams, musical director with Decibellas since 2016.
Scott Malton has been appointed as new director of nursing and quality at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
He will take up his Board position in September.
Nantwich Town have appointed Gordon McKinnon to the board as facilities director.
He will be to oversee all club facilities at Optimum Pay stadium, main pitch and the Applewood Independent 3G pitch.
Crewe Brass has welcomed new Associate Musical Director Adam Shilton to the group.
Adam has been brought in to assist the Bands Musical Director, Matt Pithers.
Nantwich Town have appointed a new director to its Board as the club hits £13,000 of funds raised to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carl Boulton, managing director of Crewe-based Optimum Pay Group, has joined the club’s Board as the company continues to support the Weaver Stadium outfit.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC has appointed Nick Kennedy as its new Director or Rugby.
Nick has been involved in the Vagrants club since he was a Reaseheath College student in 1993, playing and coaching at a variety of different levels and sectors.
By Jonathan White
Local TV director David Parker is giving an illustrated talk entitled ‘Laurie Lee – The Lost Recordings’ at the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge.
The talk will take place on Thursday November 21 and will include reflections on love, landscape, writing, poetry, childhood, music and more from the voice of Laurie Lee – one of the great English writers of the last century.
By Stephen Topping
A second senior officer is to leave Leighton Hospital to take a role at Royal Stoke this year.
Mark Oldham, director of finance and strategic planning at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is due to become chief finance officer at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
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