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64% of complaints against Cheshire East Council upheld
Wednesday 28th July 2021
Wed 28th Jul 2021

64% of complaints against Cheshire East Council upheld

Complaints data for every council in the North West for 2020-21 has been published today (Wednesday, 28th July) by the Local Government and Social Care…
Burglars steal car from Broad Walk
Tuesday 27th July 2021
Tue 27th Jul 2021

Burglars steal car from Broad Walk

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary on Broad Walk in Wilmslow. The incident occurred at 12.10am on Sunday, 25th July. Offender(s)…
70-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash in Wilmslow
Tuesday 27th July 2021
Tue 27th Jul 2021

70-year-old motorcyclist dies after crash in Wilmslow

Police are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at the junction of Manchester Road and Dean Row Road at 9.35pm on Monday, 26th July.…
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Figures reveal which local care homes suffered most Covid deaths
Monday 26th July 2021
Mon 26th Jul 2021
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Figures reveal which local care homes suffered most Covid deaths

Recent figures show that 417 people died in care homes in Cheshire East during the last year of the pandemic. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published…
Wilmslow Town Council establish Green Community Fund
Monday 26th July 2021
Mon 26th Jul 2021

Wilmslow Town Council establish Green Community Fund

Members of Wilmslow Town Council agreed to establish a Green Community Fund at their meeting on Monday, 19th July. The £10,000 fund will be used…
Outdoor theatre to make its debut in The Carrs
Monday 26th July 2021
Mon 26th Jul 2021

Outdoor theatre to make its debut in The Carrs

Outdoor theatre is coming to The Carrs next months supported by a grant from Wilmslow Town Council. Councillors agreed to award a £700 grant to…
Reader's Letter: Climate change CEC style
Monday 26th July 2021
Mon 26th Jul 2021
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Reader's Letter: Climate change CEC style

For those residents wondering where all the wagons are coming from in the Moor Lane area, the attached pictures may help to explain. Again, vast quantities…
Grant to improve countryside footpaths
Monday 26th July 2021
Mon 26th Jul 2021

Grant to improve countryside footpaths

Cheshire East Council has received a grant of £12,000 to replace stiles with gates on public rights of way throughout the borough. The grant has…
Reader's Letter: Traffic cones, litter and threats
Sunday 25th July 2021
Sun 25th Jul 2021
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Reader's Letter: Traffic cones, litter and threats

It was with little surprise that I walked over the bridge in Wilmslow Park this morning to once again find a number of traffic cones and safety barriers…
Former real housewife plans to convert outbuildings into homes within grounds of Warford Hall
Sunday 25th July 2021
Sun 25th Jul 2021

Former real housewife plans to convert outbuildings into homes within grounds of Warford Hall

A former reality TV star and ex-footballer have submitted plans to convert outbuildings to create six new homes within the grounds of their Great Warford…
Revised plans to replace former nursing home with apartments
Friday 23rd July 2021
Fri 23rd Jul 2021

Revised plans to replace former nursing home with apartments

Revised plans have been submitted to demolish a redundant nursing home and replace it with a block of retirement apartments in Handforth. Churchill Retirement…
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Covid cases in Cheshire East have more than trebled this month
Wednesday 21st July 2021
Wed 21st Jul 2021
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Covid cases in Cheshire East have more than trebled this month

Cheshire East Council is warning that Covid-19 infection rates of the highly transmissible Delta variant continue to increase at an alarming rate in the…
Plans to expand another specialist school with satellite site in Wilmslow
Wednesday 21st July 2021
Wed 21st Jul 2021

Plans to expand another specialist school with satellite site in Wilmslow

Plans have been submitted to open a school for pupils with with special educational needs at the former Summerfields Nursery And Education Centre on Dean…
Wilmslow Scarecrow Festival extended
Tuesday 20th July 2021
Tue 20th Jul 2021

Wilmslow Scarecrow Festival extended

Organisers of the Wilmslow Scarecrow Festival, Rotary Club of Wilmslow Dean have confirmed that the event, which was due to have finished on Saturday,…
New Care confirms completion date for Wilmslow care facility
Tuesday 20th July 2021
Tue 20th Jul 2021

New Care confirms completion date for Wilmslow care facility

Promotional Feature Award winning development-led care home operator, New Care, recently broke ground on a stunning, state-of-the-art care facility on…
Plans to convert town centre offices into 10 apartments approved
Sunday 18th July 2021
Sun 18th Jul 2021
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Plans to convert town centre offices into 10 apartments approved

Plans to convert empty offices in Wilmslow town centre into ten apartments have been approved. Wilmslow Estate Co. Ltd applied to change the use of first…
Burglars burn locks to enter Gorsey Road property
Sunday 18th July 2021
Sun 18th Jul 2021

Burglars burn locks to enter Gorsey Road property

A burglary occurred on Gorsey Road in Wilmslow at approximately 11.30pm on 16th July 2021. Offenders burned the lock on rear patio doors before entering…
Royal London seek retrospective planning for war memorial
Saturday 17th July 2021
Sat 17th Jul 2021

Royal London seek retrospective planning for war memorial

Royal London have submitted a retrospective full planning application for the erection of a cenotaph at their headquarters at Royal London House, Alderley…
Wilmslow Police support ASB Awareness Week
Saturday 17th July 2021
Sat 17th Jul 2021
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Wilmslow Police support ASB Awareness Week

Wilmslow Police in partnership with Cheshire East Youth Services, will be engaging with the local residents during ASB Awareness Week which runs from…
Savannah donates her locks to Little Princess Trust
Friday 16th July 2021
Fri 16th Jul 2021

Savannah donates her locks to Little Princess Trust

A kindhearted 9 year old who has been growing her hair since the start of lockdown had it cut in aid of a children's charity on Thursday, 15th July. Savannah…