By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Controversial plans for 116 homes in the open countryside at Audlem have been recommended for refusal.
Nearly 350 objections have been sent to Cheshire East Council opposing Muller Property Group’s outline application for the development, which includes 35 affordable homes, on land west of Moorsfield Avenue and Tollgate Drive.
Fire crews were called out in the middle of the night to help rescue a cow stranded in a river near Nantwich.
The incident happened in the River Weaver off Coole Lane in Austerson.
Emergency services rescued a woman who had fallen into the River Weaver in Nantwich in the early hours today (November 16).
The incident happened at around 4am on Waterlode.
The Environment Agency “are confident” they know which farm caused a large slurry pollution of the River Weaver in Nantwich, according to a Defra letter.
The EA has been probing the most recent case in late August which left potentially thousands of fish washed up dead along the river edge in Nantwich.
A probe into the latest pollution incident in the River Weaver in Nantwich is continuing as local politicians call for strong action.
It has emerged one farmer was recently questioned under caution, but this was in connection with a separate pollution incident, said the Environment Agency.
Tributes have been paid by friends of Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans on the anniversary of his tragic and mysterious death.
The 16-year-old was reported missing after a night out in Nantwich during Food Festival 2024.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith labelled the latest pollution incident in the River Weaver as “totally unacceptable”.
He spoke out after the fifth slurry pollution case in the past three years this week left thousands of fish dead in the river in Nantwich.
Dear Editor,
I am absolutely furious and heartbroken to hear of yet another pollution incident on the River Weaver in Nantwich, which has once again left thousands of fish dead or dying.
This is the fifth such disaster in just three years, and it is nothing short of a disgrace.
The mother of tragic Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans has vowed to “fight on” after a coroner ruled it may never be known how he came to be found dead in the River Weaver.
Jonty, 16, from Baddington, was discovered in the river close to a footbridge on Mill Island last September, after being reported missing the previous day.
The first phase of re-stocking the River Weaver’s fish population in Nantwich has been completed.
Up to 4,000 fish have been released into the river to help restock after the major pollution incidents of 2023.
Seven new fishing platforms have been installed along the River Weaver in Nantwich.
The platforms are part of a joint project between Nantwich Angling Society, the Environment Agency and ANSA at Cheshire East Council.
Police today confirmed they have now ruled out foul play over the tragic death of Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans.
The 16-year-old was found dead in the River Weaver near to Riverside, Nantwich, on September 1 last year after being reported missing on Friday 30 August.
The heartbroken mum of tragic Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans has made an emotional appeal to find out what happened to her son.
Jonty, 16, was found dead in the River Weaver on September 1st last year, almost 48 hours after going missing.
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