By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour’s Sam Corcoran has been re-elected as Cheshire East leader – and immediately vowed to try to reduce the 12-year life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest wards in the borough.
The council will again be run by a joint Labour/Independent administration after no party won enough seats to take overall control.
The new Mayor of Nantwich Stephanie Wedgwood was sworn in at the town council meeting in Nantwich Civic Hall tonight (May 18).
Cllr Wedgwood, born and bred in Nantwich, has taken over the chains as Mayor from Cllr Peter Groves.
A garden built by the community for the community in Nantwich has won Lottery funding to run for the next three years.
Volunteers from the Growing Health Community Garden have spent over two years raising funds for the fully accessible organic garden at Brookfield allotments.
Cheshire East Council has continued its pledge to the Armed Forces by re-signing the Cheshire Armed Forces Covenant Partnership community covenant.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, should be treated fairly and should not face disadvantages when seeking to access public or private goods and services in the UK.
Mayor of Nantwich Cllr Peter Groves is inviting residents to test their knowledge at his latest quiz night.
Teams of six are invited to take part on Friday February 10 at Nantwich Civic Hall.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people packed into Nantwich town centre for the traditional Nantwich Christmas lights switch on.
The event in the town square last night (November 18) was organised by Nantwich Town Council.
Green-fingered volunteers for Nantwich in Bloom were honoured at a Nantwich Town Council presentation last night (November 17).
Councillors applauded the team after they scooped another North West in Bloom Gold medal at the recent awards ceremony in Bolton.
By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Tree of Light’ in Nantwich was illuminated at a ceremony on Sunday.
Several hundred people gathered outside the west doors to St Mary’s Church for a short service of prayers, a hymn, a poem, and a song.
The Nantwich Christmas Lights Switch-On is set to take place on Friday November 18, council bosses have confirmed.
Town Council staff have been busy preparing for the traditional start to the festive season.
The Mayor of Nantwich is on the search to find a budding young artist to design this year’s Christmas card!
Cllr Peter Groves is inviting young residents and pupils of Nantwich, under the age of 16, to come up with a design along the theme of ‘Christmas in Nantwich’.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion launched its annual Poppy Appeal when a “Poppy Crown” was unveiled by the Nantwich Mayor.
There are Poppy Appeal collection boxes in shops and pubs all over Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council will hold its official proclamation announcing the succession of King Charles III on Sunday at 3pm at the council offices in Sandbach.
Town and parish councils in the borough will hold their individual proclamations at a later time.
Tributes from across Cheshire continue to flood in following the death of Her Majesty the Queen after a 70-year reign.
The Queen visited the area on numerous occasions, including to Reaseheath College in 2013 and to open Leighton Hospital in the 1970s.
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