Archive for May, 2012

Story in pictures – our Olympic Torchbearers in Crewe

Story in pictures – our Olympic Torchbearers in Crewe

Among the nine Olympic Torchbearers who carried the Flame through Crewe today were three homegrown residents. Nantwichnews contributors captured them with these great pictures during their historic journeys around the town.

May 31, 2012
Notorious South Cheshire murder to feature on BBC Crimewatch

Notorious South Cheshire murder to feature on BBC Crimewatch

BBC Crimewatch will feature an appeal to help solve a notorious South Cheshire murder 17 years ago. Detectives are using the show to renew their appeal for witnesses to a horrific killing of Tracey Mertens.

May 31, 2012
Nantwich town square hosts Jubilee beacon celebration

Nantwich town square hosts Jubilee beacon celebration

Hundreds of Nantwich children, teachers and parents crammed into the town square to mark the start of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. They danced and sang to music, listened to speeches by dignitaries and watched as a special floral beacon was lit up.

May 31, 2012
Nantwich concert by Ukulele Society raises £250 for Help For Heroes

Nantwich concert by Ukulele Society raises £250 for Help For Heroes

A concert by South Cheshire George Formby Ukulele Society in Nantwich helped to raise more than £250 for Help For Heroes. The money was raised when the Ukulele Society performed a concert in the Nantwich Civic Hall during last month’s Nantwich Jazz Blues and Music Festival.

May 31, 2012
Thousands line rainy streets to see Olympic Torch in Crewe

Thousands line rainy streets to see Olympic Torch in Crewe

Thousands have braved the rain this morning to cheer on the Olympic Torch along the streets of Crewe. This picture sent in by Nantwichnews reader Craig Buckley shows the torch along Edleston Road during its journey through South Cheshire at around 8.15am today (May 31).

May 31, 2012
Richmond Village Nantwich to stage Jubilee street party

Richmond Village Nantwich to stage Jubilee street party

Richmond Village in Nantwich is staging a traditional street party on Saturday June 2 as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It will be one of dozens of similar events throughout the town and surrounding villages over the next four five days.

May 31, 2012
Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

The family of a 33-year-old chef who died in a collision near Nantwich have paid tribute to him. Mark Stolworthy (pictured) was driving his blue Suzuki Baleno along the B5074 Main Road from Church Minshull to Nantwich when it happened.

May 30, 2012
Nantwich Olympic hopeful inspires South Cheshire College students

Nantwich Olympic hopeful inspires South Cheshire College students

An Olympic hopeful from Nantwich has been giving top tips to students at South Cheshire College. Charlotte Bradbury, 16, from Willaston, has her sights set on representing Great Britain in swimming.

May 30, 2012
Review: Intense drama “Kiss Chase” plays at Crewe Lyceum

Review: Intense drama “Kiss Chase” plays at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner Kiss Chase follows four old friends who, locked inside the gym at a school reunion, reminisce about old times and lie about new ones. Written by Philip Gladwin, and directed by Patric Kearns this production is an interesting and thought-provoking drama.

May 30, 2012
Cheshire East issues Olympic Torch disruption warning

Cheshire East issues Olympic Torch disruption warning

Council chiefs warned thousands of Crewe and Nantwich residents to expect travel and business disruption when the Olympic Torch arrives in town. Major routes will be shut for more than two hours during peak morning as torchbearers run the Flame around Crewe town centre.

May 30, 2012
Wistaston Singers wow the audience at Ludlow concert

Wistaston Singers wow the audience at Ludlow concert

By Jonathan White Wistaston Singers took their talents on the road when they travelled from South Cheshire to South Shropshire. They performed an evening concert in Ludlow at the Methodist Church in Broad Street.

May 29, 2012
Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

A driver was killed in a head-on smash as he overtook another vehicle on a road near Nantwich. The accident happened on the B5074 Main Road, Church Minshull.

May 29, 2012
Plan for 13 canalside homes in Nantwich to go before councillors

Plan for 13 canalside homes in Nantwich to go before councillors

Plans to build 13 homes on land next to a canal in Nantwich are to go before councillors next week. The proposals, put forward by Elan Real Estate Ltd and British Waterways, include retaining a children’s play area on land off Marsh Lane.

May 29, 2012