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Dozens of bikers are set to pay tribute to a Nantwich dad at his funeral this week.
Kerie O’Donnell tragically died after a collision on the A530 Middlewich Road near Wistaston last month.
A military funeral has been held at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich for a local man who was serving in the Navy at the time of this death.
Tributes have been paid to Chief Petty Officer Gavin Hickie, who has died at the age of 47.
People lined the streets of Nantwich today as the funeral procession for tragic young biker Josh Stockton passed through the town.
Bikers turned out in their hundreds to provide the hearse and family vehicles a touching escort – a sign of how popular 22-year-old Josh was.
The funeral of Brine Leas headteacher David who died suddenly will take place at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on May 29.
The 52-year-old died at his home in Willaston last month, sending shockwaves through the community.
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Nantwich town centre to pay tribute to local legend Michael “Flash” Meakin at his funeral today.
Packed crowds applauded the cortege along the route from his house on Gerard Drive to St Anne’s Catholic Church opposite the railway station on Pillory Street.
The funeral for Michael “Flash” Meakin will take place in Nantwich on May 13, it has been confirmed.
His death sparked an outpouring of tributes to a man known around the town for the last 60 years collecting and recycling tin cans and scrap metal.
Funeral directors said “significant delays” at hospital and the coroner’s office in Cheshire mean they have been unable to set a funeral date for Michael “Flash” Meakin.
Recycling legend “Flash” died nearly two weeks, sparking thousands of tributes for a man well known over the past 50 years for collecting cans and metal in his handcart.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The funeral of Cheshire East councillor Steve Carter who died after a heart attack on holiday, will take place later this month.
Cllr Carter died on December 29 at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. He was 59.
Cheshire East Council says it will stop some of its services on the Queen’s state funeral bank holiday.
But essential services like household wheelie bin collections will go ahead as normal on the day (Monday September 19).
The Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Lady Redmond MBE, has paid a moving tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Redmond will join the High Sheriff of Cheshire Jeannie France-Hayhurst today at the County Proclamation outside Chester Town Hall.
Hundreds attended a moving service at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich today at the funeral of a local soldier killed while fighting in Ukraine.
Jordan Gatley, 24, from Church Minshull, died after leaving the British Army to help Ukrainian forces battle against the Russian invasion.
The funeral and wake for a young South Cheshire man shot and killed while fighting for Ukraine against Russia will be held next week.
Jordan Gatley’s family has released details of the services which will honour him.
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