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Hello Nick, Don't bother with a taxi. Catch a train from Crewe directly to the airport. More likely than not it is cheaper, so much quicker and avoids any traffic problems. I've used it numerous times and found it to be very good.

Reply to Nick. We've used WESTSIDE TAXIS 01270 211 222 – on a number of occasions and found them very reliable.

Hi does anyone know of a local/is reliable taxi service that can do a return journey to Manchester airport run in November?

Hi all,
Thanks you for your comments regarding our menu, i would just like to submit a response to show we are listening and have accommodated as much as we can.
Vegetarian / Vegan.
we take on board that the copy of of first menu wasn't easy to understand and need clarifying, however the majority of the responses was for vegetarian. This we then accommodated more then vegan, however some of the dishes we are serving just needs the dairy product removed to make it vegetarian. We are also a new team of staff working in a brand new building with new customers, this therefor has been taken into account on building the menu and creating dishes. The team we have in the kitchen will not have the time to hand make every dish, this is simply not practical, economical or viable in this current climate. I would like to advise you all that our unit price for electric is £1.38 and yes i know there is government help for 6 months but how that looks still isn't clear or clarified to what happens in 6 months time.
I also run other pubs and cafes and for the combermere i have spend more time, effort and took more options on our menu then ever before, this is shown with the current 35 variations of our mains, yes just mains. This isn't something that can be undertook lightly in the kitchen hand producing every dish, our that fact of factoring energy prices, this isnt sustainable. We wont be able to afford to have the cooking equipment on all day baking individual dishes.
We are trying our best to accommodate as many people as possible, however how our menu looks now is how it will look until we have settled into the pub, know more about customer demand and know what is selling and not selling. I have had message regarding pasta dishes, more fish dishes and also then more vegan dishes. Like i said earlier with 35 variations on mains we can't keep adding dishes.

I would also like to mention that we really feel blessed to have started our tenure of this amazing pub in this amazing location, the overwhelming support we have had is amazing and we fell that we have been welcomed with open arms. We certainly feel the pressure and are taking every step we can to make this a amazing success and bring another pub which has its door shut back open and into the community.

p.s spelling isn't my strong point, however i can run a cracking business.

We would love to use the GO TOO bus more often, but each time we've tried it isn't available. Some pals have had more success booking it than we have. Maybe they've heard about my love of Shiraz :-O

Can't recommend but you could try here:
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Can anyone recommend an oil heating engineer please? I'm struggling to find one that will actually turn up when they say they will.

Thank you

Apologies my earlier figures were incorrect, however, it still costs £4006 per week per bus and it equates to a cost of £41.66 per passenger per trip, so I still ask the question is this classed as a success??

Having just read the article on the GO TOO bus service I am staggered by the figures, (assuming they are correct) and the fact that the first year has been perceived to be a success. At a cost of £1.25 million for a 3 year trial, this equates to a figure of £24038 per week to keep the 2 busses on the road and the fact that between them they have carried 10000 passengers during the first 12 months this equates to each passenger journey costing the council £125, now unless I have got something badly wrong can someone please tell me who thinks this can be classed as a success?

Thanks AoL for sharing details of tomorrow's Go-Too Bus Event so promptly.
I wish we had been given more notice but maybe we can showcase the importance of the service to local businesses and residents in the Audlem area ourselves!

The Go Too Bus is a year old – Thank you for your support!
It's very short notice but, Cheshire East Council have just announced an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the On-demand bus service, for Thursday 6 October in Nantwich!
Now in its second year of operation, the service has clocked up 10,000 passenger journeys since its launch last October, helping to reduce isolation in villages in a wide area south of Nantwich.
It also contributes to reducing carbon emissions and car dependency, while helping to promote more active travel. The service enables people living in the area to enjoy easy access to leisure, shopping, work and healthcare, such as GP appointments.
Research by Ansa Transport, which operates the service, found that 68 per cent of users would not have used another bus service before 'go-too' took to the road, while 45 per cent said 'go-too' made their journey easier. More significant was the finding that 61 per cent of passengers had access to a car.
The service operates between Bunbury, to the north west of Nantwich and Buerton to the south east, taking in Audlem, Hankelow, Marbury, Wrenbury, Brindley and Bulkeley. No commercial services operate in this part of the borough. It uses intelligent routing technology to plan the most cost and time-effective route, instead of a fixed route followed by commercial operators.
A 'mini roadshow', to generate more awareness and take-up for the service, is planned for Thursday 6 October. It will take place outside Nantwich Civic Hall from 9.30am-2.30pm, when staff will be on hand to answer questions from the public and library staff will be promoting the 'go-too' service through bus-themed readings and songs for children. Staff will also visit a dementia support centre and Swanley Bridge Marina.
The 'go-too' bus service is funded by the Department for Transport's rural mobility fund in partnership with Cheshire East Council and Ansa Transport. Users can request the service by downloading and using the 'go-too' app on their smartphone, or they can call the booking line on 0300 123 5103. Customers can set up a payment card to pay their fares.
The service operates with two 'midi' 16-seater buses, both with low-floor access for wheelchair users, prams and pushchairs from 7am-9pm Monday to Saturday. It is part of a three-year trial costing £1.25m.
ENDS

Sorry, I meant Simon, not Jamie. Easy mistake to make if your as daft as I am and you were watching a Table Tennis match on Youtube at the same time you were typing. Have you played Table Tennis against Jamie by the way? He's just a bit good!
Also I was thinking about being driven through Audlem at 13mph in the back of a cattle trailer whilst knocking a tune out on some plastic containers. No wonder I got the names mixed up.
Sorry about that. ;-)

10% Jamie?!?!? 10%????!!?!? Er....your not wrong! I thought there was more of us than that but...seemingly not. Can't argue with statisctic....statisteets....statisteect.... facts. But wait; I've been on that there Google and discovered I'm NOT a Tree Sloth for reasons I dare not disclose on here (but have done on Viz, but they won't print it. That tells you something!) so Google may not be all it's cracked up to be. Unless of course..I am in fact, a Tree Sloth.....

Well said Brittany ! Maybe certain folk should start up their own vegetarian restaurant and find out just how " easy " it is ? Very simple to snipe from the sidelines .....anyone who has ever run a food operation will know how challenging it actually is , particularly in this tough climate of staff shortages and staggeringly high overheads .

Well said Brittany.

It must be quite a challenge to cater for the 10%, and very frustrating for them going without a bacon butty or a juicy steak burger!

2 wild peacocks in garden next to busy road, is it best to just leave them and hope they keep safe?

I felt very uneasy reading the negative reports on the Lord Combermere's menu. While many poor souls live on scraps and morsels of food caused through poverty and famine, we should be grateful that our cupboards are full and that people who work in the catering industry are valued and appreciated. I have never worked in a large kitchen but I can imagine the pressures they are under, the long hours worked when we are ready for a sit-down, the heat of the ovens and most of all, having to work to a budget. I wish the new proprietors all the very best.

Rather than slating the menu why not go and try the food first or speak to paul and ask if he can do you something else. Paul is a reasonable man who Is trying his best to accommodate and make everyone happy but then again some people just can't be pleased and may as well stay at home.

The menus that will be offered at The Lord Combermere look excellent, and we hope to come for a meal soon after reopening. A Burger might be rather good. However, I hope it comes with Monterey Jack cheese, and not the "monetary jack" listed on the menu! But seriously, a very interesting menu, and we hope all goes well.

Join us this afternoon for stories, craft, new friendships and fun!

Every Monday 1-2.30pm at Audlem Methodist Church.

Whilst I was pleased to see Paul was persuaded to offer a vegetarian menu, I'm afraid it just doesn't cut the mustard! All that is on offer is meat replacements available from any supermarket. Proper vegetarian cooking is the inventive use of vegetables to provide deep flavoured natural food. There are vegetarian and vegan cook books aplenty – I have a bookcase full- so it only requires a little effort to seek out nice meals -or a visit to other local hostelries to see what they offer. Whilst the previous incumbents did make the effort to come up with a full page of veggie and vegan offerings, unfortunately judging by the several dishes I tasted, they needed someone with some knowledge on how to cook them. I was hoping for something better but it seems I will be staying away from the Lord Combermere for sometime yet. However I do wish the new proprietor success as the village needs its centre pin but dragged screaming into the 21st century!

Hopeful for change!

I was under the impression that we had a new group of parish councillors who promised big changes, with a emphasis on communication. However we have had no minutes or agendas posted on the parish council website since July. What is going on?

Is there a bonfire and fireworks this year in the village
It might be Ideal at Turnpike field where it used to be held many years ago
Would be great to see the field used for something other than a dog toilet

Well, I did vow never to post anything on chat box ever again but now I have to. How great for a vegetarian to have a full choice on a menu. Thank you Paul, we will be regular visitors

A friend of mine lost her keys walking from the car park to the Marina today. The keyring has a Welsh flag and a picture of grandchild. If anyone finds I'd be very grateful.