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Nantwich Food Festival arrives – all you need to know

Nantwich Food Festival arrives – all you need to know

Nantwich Food Festival returns tomorrow which will see the town packed with tens of thousands of visitors over the next three days.

With the weather forecast set to be warm and dry, organisers believe this year could be another record-breaker.

August 29, 2024
Works on Southern Gateway project in Crewe to begin in June

Works on Southern Gateway project in Crewe to begin in June

Works to improve access to Crewe town centre will continue in June as Cheshire East Council’s Southern Gateway project gets underway.

The Southern Gateway works aim to improve the route for pedestrians and cyclists from the south of Crewe into the town centre from High Street to the Lifestyle Centre.

May 29, 2024
LETTER: Ban retail developments outside town centre

LETTER: Ban retail developments outside town centre

Dear Editor,
Ban retail developments outside Town Centre. #CreweFirst says that Cheshire East should ban any new, out of town centre, major shopping developments in Crewe.

There is now a huge gaping hole in Crewe Town Centre where the, doomed from the start, #RoyalArcade development, was planned to go.

April 14, 2024
LETTER: Save Crewe Town Centre from oblivion

LETTER: Save Crewe Town Centre from oblivion

Dear Editor,
This is how #CreweFirst would revive Crewe Town Centre.

Labour-run Cheshire East needs to re-think plans for Crewe Town Centre…and urgently… before the entire Town Centre collapses like a house of cards.

April 8, 2024
Thousands attend moving Nantwich Remembrance Service

Thousands attend moving Nantwich Remembrance Service

By Jonathan White
Thousands of people paid their respects at the Nantwich Remembrance Service in the town centre earlier today (November 12).

The service and parade were organised by Garry Timmins, Parade Marshal for Nantwich & District Royal British Legion, and David Thomas, of Nantwich Town Council.

November 12, 2023
LETTER: Urgent action to revive Crewe town centre

LETTER: Urgent action to revive Crewe town centre

Dear Editor,
We need an urgent action plan to revive Crewe town centre. Town centres are like a house of cards.

Remove too many cards and the house collapses. Crewe town centre is sadly getting near that point.

August 10, 2023
CCTV has “saved lives” in Nantwich, says control centre boss

CCTV has “saved lives” in Nantwich, says control centre boss

CCTV has “directly saved the lives” of people in Nantwich, a control centre boss has said.

Stuart Hobson made the remark in the latest report on the impact of CCTV cameras in Nantwich town centre in 2022/23.

June 6, 2023
Vandals damage replica pillory in Nantwich town centre

Vandals damage replica pillory in Nantwich town centre

Young vandals have smashed up Nantwich town centre’s replica “pillory” just off Pillory Street today (May 1).

Furious Nantwich Town Cllr Stuart Bostock said the incident was just another example of “anti-social behaviour blighting our town”.

May 1, 2023
Runners get up to speed at Nantwich 10 kilometre road race

Runners get up to speed at Nantwich 10 kilometre road race

By Jonathan White
Hundreds took place in the second annual “Nantwich 10k” road race to help raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The race took more than 1,000 participants on a 10k (6.2 miles) loop on closed roads, starting and finishing close to Nantwich town square.

April 6, 2023
LETTER: Labour need to re-think plans for Crewe town centre

LETTER: Labour need to re-think plans for Crewe town centre

Dear Editor,
Labour run Cheshire East need to re-think plans for Crewe Town Centre. Their plans have zero chance of success.

No point in building new shops when 44 shops have been vacant for far too long.

April 1, 2023
New police “safety buses” hailed big success in Nantwich and Crewe

New police “safety buses” hailed big success in Nantwich and Crewe

Cheshire Police “safety buses” used in Nantwich and Crewe over Christmas and New Year have been hailed a success.

The buses were in Nantwich and Crewe for 12 nights and helped 377 people.

January 31, 2023
LETTER: Parking charges in Cheshire East is “absolute scandal”

LETTER: Parking charges in Cheshire East is “absolute scandal”

Dear Editor,
Labour run Cheshire East plans to increase parking charges in Crewe by a whopping 10%.

Instead of £1.20 for two hours it will be £1.32. Crewe is the biggest but the most economically and socially deprived town in Cheshire East.

January 30, 2023
Drop-in event for views on Crewe in “Mini-Holland” scheme

Drop-in event for views on Crewe in “Mini-Holland” scheme

Cheshire East Council is to host a drop-in session to outline how some urban areas of Crewe can be made more attractive as part of a “Mini-Holland” programme.

Plans include creating better routes for those walking, cycling, or using public transport.

January 16, 2023