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.
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)
The Nantwich by-pass is expected to close again on Sunday 24th November for tree-cutting work. (posted 19th November)
Police are asking for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl from Shavington. (posted 16th November)
You will probably have seen the articles on AOL and Nantwich News about the changes to car parking charges. Here is the Cheshire East media release on the subject. (posted 14th November)
There is likely to be continuing disruption around the Cheerbrook Roundabout where Newcastle road joins the A500, according to the One.network website. The roundabout is shown as being closed on Sunday 17th November causing the section of the Nantwich by-pass crossing the railway to close. Also the middle of Nantwich will be closed tomorrow (Sunday) for Remembrance day. (posted 9th November)
Nantwich Museum has launched some early winter talks which will take place in the museum's Millenium Gallery. (posted 3rd November)
Residents who usually dispose of rubbish at the Whitchurch Recycling Centre should be aware that booking is required from last Monday (4th November), and will apparently only be available for people living in Shropshire. (posted 31st October)
A young people's discounted bus travel trial scheme for travel within Cheshire East has been launched. (posted 29th October)
The Hankelow Autumn Supper will be in the White Lion on Wednesday 6th November - details here. The White lion is requesting that tables and food orders should all be booked by 3rd November. (posted 27th October)
Details of the various Halloween and Bonfire Night events have been listed on Nantwich News. (posted 23rd October)
Nantwich news also has an article about the merger of Baker, Wynne & Wilson with Gascoigne Halman (posted 23rd October)
The RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich is seeking homes for a flurry of pigeons who were rescued after being found grounded in Cheshire and Staffordshire. (posted 19th October)
The Reaseheath by-pass is now set to open in summer 2025 (posted 8th October)
The Council's garden waste scheme is open for renewals and new subscribers. (posted 5th October)
Audlem fire station has been broken into for a second time. (posted 5th October)
Motorists who prefer using a cashless solution to pay for their parking at Cheshire East Council car parks will see a change to another provider next month. (posted 22nd September)
Bingo in Audlem is cancelled this week. (posted 8th October)
A reminder that the White Lion pub quiz is tomorrow (Wednesday 9th). (posted 8th October)
The one.network website is showing a planned closure of the A529 Audlem Road at Birchall Brook from the 7th to the 9th October for 'scrim works', and a daytime closure of Wellington Road in Nantwich between Park Road and the station on 6th October. (posted 1st October)
In case you missed them, Audlem on Line has two articles about the buses. The results of the Bus Service review can be seen here, and the BBC will be in Audlem on Thursday October 3rd to talk to residents about the difficulties caused by the withdrawl of the services. (posted 29th September)
Proposals for how household waste recycling centre services in Cheshire East could be provided in the future will be discussed next week. It apparently includes expansion of the reach to cover more rural areas.(posted 22nd September)
Cheshire East encourages older residents to take a stand against falls. Falls Awareness Week, a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about the risks of falls among older adults, is taking place from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 September. (posted 20th September)