Archive for August, 2015

Tarporley students celebrate GCSE success

Tarporley students celebrate GCSE success

Tarporley High School Year 11 students achieved outstanding GCSE grades with 77% of students achieving 5 A*-C including English and Maths GCSE.

The class of 2015 sustained the tradition of impressive results, especially in English and Maths with over 80% of students achieving A*-C in these subjects.

August 21, 2015
Adam Bloom to star in new Nantwich season of live comedy

Adam Bloom to star in new Nantwich season of live comedy

The hilarious Adam Bloom is the headline act when Very Best in Stand Up returns for a new season to Nantwich Civic Hall.

Bloom played Nantwich two years ago and delivered a memorable set of comedy.

August 21, 2015
Two Crewe teenagers face Stapeley burglary charges

Two Crewe teenagers face Stapeley burglary charges

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged following a string of burglaries in Stapeley, Nantwich.

A 16-year-old and 17-year-old, both from the Crewe area, were arrested by officers earlier this week.

August 21, 2015
Sound Primary School pupils land top scholarships

Sound Primary School pupils land top scholarships

Two talented pupils from a Nantwich primary have won scholarships to the region’s most prestigious schools.

Sound & District Primary pupil Anouska Bancks, 11, will be joining her 14-year-old sister, Anastasia at Ellesmere College in Shropshire in September.

August 21, 2015
Canadian star lined up for Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Canadian star lined up for Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Organisers of the 8th Words & Music Festival in Nantwich have lured Canadian folk singer Frazey Ford to perform live.

Frazey, who also reads poetry, will be travelling more than 4,500 miles from Vancouver for the festival in October.

August 20, 2015
Jeeves and Wooster bring award-winning comedy to Crewe Lyceum

Jeeves and Wooster bring award-winning comedy to Crewe Lyceum

The award-winning hit comedy Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense arrives at Crewe Lyceum next month on its new UK tour September 14-16.

It follows two successful national tours and a year in the West End.

August 20, 2015
Tennisathon in Wistaston raises £100 for health charities

Tennisathon in Wistaston raises £100 for health charities

A 12-hour fund-raising ‘Tennisathon’ took place at Wistaston Tennis Club on Church Lane, Wistaston.

Several members of Wistaston Tennis Club took part and 24 sets (201 games) were played during the event.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

A talented Reaseheath College landscape gardener proved he is among the world’s best by taking silver at the WorldSkills finals in Brazil.

Matt Beesley and fellow team member Jonathan Gill achieved Britain’s first ever medal in landscape gardening at the global Olympics-style final in Sao Paulo.

August 20, 2015
Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

A fire underground on High Street in Nantwich forced nearby shops to be evacuated.

Fire crews and police were called out to the blaze outside the Crown Hotel near the town square after what was described as an “explosion”.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

An open day at Nantwich Marina will also unveil plans for the major Nantwich Aqueduct refurbishment project.

Sheila and Bill Saner, who run Nantwich Marina off the A534, are staging the event this Saturday, August 22.

August 19, 2015
Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

A Nantwich man on the Queen Mary 2 cruise to America said the death of a crew member overboard has cast a shadow over the trip.

Arthur Moran was on board the luxury Cunard liner when the 26-year-old crew member, who has not been named, went missing.

August 19, 2015
Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Developers want to knock a historic Nantwich building down which was once part of Barony Hospital, and replace it with 24 apartments.

Daniel Epstein, of EPRA Fabrics Limited, wants to demolish the former school and children’s home and build two new apartment blocks on Barony Court.

August 18, 2015
Nantwich cricket star Livingstone “lucky” after pub glassing incident

Nantwich cricket star Livingstone “lucky” after pub glassing incident

Nantwich CC star Liam Livingstone has been “lucky” after he was glassed in the face in a pub, his coach said.

Batsman Livingstone, who hit the record books earlier this season with 350 runs in a one-day innings, was injured during a fight in a bar in Ashford, Kent.

August 18, 2015