Plans by Cheshire East Council to turn off “a high proportion” of its 40,000 street lights to save money could increase crime and attacks on women, councillors warned.
The council is currently consulting in its budget proposals on plans to reduce the number and timing of street lighting in the borough from September.
A campaign to increase safety for women and girls has received a major cash boost after supporters turned out in force to an event at Rookery Hall, Nantwich.
There was a full house for the first Women Peace & Security (WPS) Foundation fundraising dinner which raised more than £7,000 for various initiatives to safeguard women and girls from mental and physical harm.
A newly-formed charity is staging a special event to air views and suggestions on how to make life more peaceful and secure for South Cheshire women.
The Alpha Omega Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Foundation is inviting women to an interactive forum at the Apollo Buckingham Health Sciences Campus in Crewe on April 30.
Two successful Nantwich businesswomen Claire Smith and Emma Dechoux have launched a new group for women in business called Leading Ladies Club.
The club was launched yesterday (March 8) at Love Lane in Nantwich 7-9pm, on International Women’s Day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Police have stepped up patrols in Nantwich and other Cheshire East town centres to crackdown on possible spiking attempts and to help safeguard women and girls.
Superintendent Peter Crowcroft said there had been one confirmed spiking case in Cheshire, where a needle has been put into someone’s arm.
By Ethan Davies, Federica Bedendo and Joanna Morris
Stalking offences against women in Cheshire are set to hit a record high, latest figures show.
And it comes as other statistics show the true picture of violence suffered by women in the county, with 13 killed by men in a three year period.
A new initiative to reduce reoffending by women in Crewe and Nantwich area is being trialed by Cheshire Police and restorative justice provider Remedi.
The scheme, with funding from Police Crime Commissioner, will work with female offenders to address the root causes of their crime.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC Women are on the lookout for new talent as they look to build on a successful first few seasons.
The Vagrants based team are hoping to strengthen their numbers as the club prepares ahead of any potential new season.
Newly-promoted Crewe and Nantwich RUFC Women started their new league campaign with a convincing 11-20 away victory at Birkenhead Park FC.
Following a string of challenging pre-season fixtures, the pressure was on for the Black and Whites to prove themselves in Championship North 2.
By Claire Faulkner
Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling opened at The Nantwich Players theatre on Friday night.
Directed by Marie Straker, this is a touching and heart-breaking story of a group of women showing their friendship, strength and resilience in good times and bad.
Nantwich Museum is seeking funding for its forthcoming exhibition “Empowerment of Women – a local perspective”, which is due to open on Tuesday October 30.
The exhibition celebrates the centenary of the earliest successes of the women’s suffrage campaign.
Women at Cheshire East Council are earning 14.3% less than men on average, the authority’s gender pay gap report has revealed.
The report highlights the difference between the average earnings of its male and female employees.
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