Old items of general information will typically be removed from the home page and placed here after a few days, in case you need to refer back to something. They will be held here for about three months before being removed. Links may be broken and pictures may have disappeared.
Nantwich News now have an article saying that Newcastle Road will in fact be reopening today (15th) and that signs which had been erected to show the work continuing were wrong. However Audlem Road by Brine Leas will close until the 23rd as planned. (posted 15th February)
Also on the subject of roads, Cheshire East has released a statement about the surface dressing of some of roads, particularly the A500 Shavingtomn by-pass, which has experienced some problems. (posted 15th February)
Muller Property Group has entered plans to build 133 new homes in Audlem. See also the planning page. (posted 15th February)
Nantwich councillors are backing plan for a trial closure of town centre roads. (posted 15th February)
According to Nantwich News, it now appears that the roadworks on Newcastle road in Nantwich will not be completed until March 21st. Meanwhile Audlem Road by Brine Leas is still set to close on the 15th February. Nantwich News have asked the council to comment but so far have not received a reply. (posted 13th February)
The Cheshire and Warrington region has been confirmed as part of the Government’s devolution priority programme. (posted 6th February).
CEC's proposal for a 9.9% council tax increase has been rejected by the government. A 4.99% increase has now been recommended. (posted 4th February)
CEC highways chiefs have declined an interview to explain the state of our roads, however they have released an explanation of how they repair potholes (posted 31st January).
Newcastle Road in Nantwich is set to re-open on Saturday 15th February, and as it does so Audlem Road will close by Brine Leas from the 15th to the 23rd February. Also for anyone travelling towards Norton in Hales, Woodhouse Lane is due to close from the 17th to the 21st. (posted 11th February)
The White Lion will be closed from 6:00 p.m. this evening (Saturday 8th) for a private function. (posted 8th February)
Nantwich Market is “highly commended” as UK title of Britain's Favourite Market goes to Shrewsbury. (posted 31st January)
The Natwest bank is to close its branches in Nantwich and Market Drayton, however the Link organisation will be setting up a banking hub in Market Drayton, which "will be a shared banking space, similar to a traditional bank branch, but available to everyone". (posted 26th January)
The whole of Shropshire is now an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone. (posted 26th January)
More than £21 million is to be given to Cheshire East Council to fix the borough’s pothole-ridden roads. (posted 23rd January)
A reminder that roadworks are starting near Nantwich. Major work will take place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Elwood Way until February 24. (posted 18th January)
Plans have been submitted for a solar farm on a 17-hectare site near Hatherton Lodge Farm, off Hunsterson Road. (posted 17th January)
Cheshire East has asked for special dispensation from the government to raise council tax above the usual limit without having to get residents' permission. The Council has released a statement setting out their position. (posted 16th January)
There will be an Extra-ordinary meeting of the Parish Council in the Community Room of Hankelow Methodist Church at 7.30 p.m. on Tursday 21st January, to discuss the repair/upgrade of the drain taking water from Hankelow Green to the River Weaver. The agenda is on the Parish Council website. (posted 17th January)
The White Lion is closed today (Friday) for the wedding of Sian and Guy. (posted 17th January)
A reminder that if you want your garden waste bin to be emptied by the council, you need to renew your subscription to the collection scheme. (posted 16th January)
Yet more roadworks are coming near Nantwich. Major work will take place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Elwood Way between January 20 and February 24. (posted 10th January)
Cheshire and Warrington’s three councils have asked to be included in the government’s priority programme for devolution. (posted 10th January)
The A529 into the centre of Market Drayton near Morrisons will close for 5 days from the 13th to the 17th of January. (posted 20th December)
Hospital Street in Nantwich will be closed on Tuesday 14th January from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for work by Openreach. This will inevitably cause quite a lot of traffic disruption in the centre Nantwich on the day - more details here. (posted 17th December)
Both Nantwich market and Market Drayton market are aiming to be in the top few in this year's Great British Market awards. (posted 9th January)
Cheshire East Council have published their latest financial forecast, showing some considerable funding gaps.The council is currently calling on residents to share their views on budget setting through a survey. (posted 4th January)
The White Lion will re-open tomorrow (8th) after the winter break, and the monthly quiz will return in the evening.(posted 5th/7th January)
A reminder that there will be a Parish Council meeting next Monday (6th) at 7:30 p.m. The agenda can be seen here.
(posted 3rd January)In the Wybunbury area, some residents were unable to phone for help during a recent 72-hour power cut. (posted 19th December)
A joint statement has been released by Cheshire East concerning devolution for Cheshire and Warrington. (posted 18th December)
Cheshire East Council have been urged to back farmers over inheritance tax. (posted 15th December)
Cheshire East is looking to recruit more staff to improve its planning department, and is to ask the government for £52M extra. (posted 14th December)
Residents will be aware of the parking charges which now apply in Audlem thanks to Audlem On Line, but some may be interested to know what charges apply elsewhere. A list of car parks in Cheshire East can be found on the Council website here. Clicking on the car parks in the list will bring up a list of the charges which now apply. There is also a list of car parks where "Free after three" applies. (posted 7th December)
In case you missed it, Nantwich News has an article about a robbery at the home of a local councillor in Bridgemere lane. Make sure your garages are secured. (posted 7th December)
Tonight (Saturday 14th) and next Saturday night (21st) the White Lion restaurant will be closed as it's Christmas Party night, but the bar will be open with live music. (posted 14th December)
The Santa Sleigh Run will be passing through Hankelow on Sunday 8th December. (posted 6th December)
A reminder that it's the Big Switch On in Audlem this evening, and the Santa Sleigh schedule has been published. (posted 29th November)
Black bins are to be collected just once every three weeks as councillors give go-ahead, and Libraries face new “tier” system amid more Cheshire East cost-cutting. (posted 29th November)
It seems the low flying Chinook was not connected with the Shawbury flying school. We await more information... (posted 29th November)
Many villagers in Hankelow will have been wakened by a very low flying Chinook helicoptor which came over in the early hours - about 1:15 a.m. this morning (Friday). Lesley Ross has done some research and provided us with this link to the RAF Shawbury website which shows that our village is within Low Flying area 9. It explains the activities and should enable residents to understand more about the training programmes. (posted 22nd November)
Rachel Bailey has sent us information which she received concerning the Council's planned winter service decisions on road treatment for yesterday (21st) and today, which may be of interest. She also has sent information that the weekend closures of the Nantwich by-pass will be continuing on Sunday 1st Decenber, with a planned closure of the by-pass from the junction of Reaseheath Roundabout to the junction of Sainsburys Roundabout. (posted 22nd November)
In case you missed it, AOL has an article with some details about the Car Parking charges in Audlem, which are due to start on the 2nd December. (posted 20th November)
There is an article on Nantwich News about a kitchen fire in Kettle Lane. (posted 20th November)
Cheshire East has announced the changes to bin collections over the festive period. Hankelow village should be unaffected with the exception that garden waste collections will finish on Friday 20th December and recommence to subscribers on January 20th. (posted 19th November)