Archive for June, 2017

The Times football journalist Oliver Kay to appear at Nantwich Bookshop

The Times football journalist Oliver Kay to appear at Nantwich Bookshop

One the country’s top football writers will be in Nantwich at the launch of his latest book.

Oliver Kay, Chief Football Correspondent for The Times, will be discussing his book ‘Forever Young’ when he appears at Nantwich Bookshop on June 30.

June 19, 2017
Baby kestrels nursed back to help by Nantwich RSPCA staff

Baby kestrels nursed back to help by Nantwich RSPCA staff

Three orphaned baby kestrels found helpless at the bottom of a tree are being cared back to full health at the RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich.

A member of the public found the birds – initially thinking they were owls – shaking and frightened in the grounds of a residential home in South Yorkshire.

June 19, 2017
Nantwich Watts Mortgage employees scale new heights for local charities

Nantwich Watts Mortgage employees scale new heights for local charities

Financial advisers at Nantwich company Watts Mortgage have scaled new heights in their mission to support local charities.

Team members from Watts Mortgage and Wealth Management, on Beam Heath business park, braved gale-force winds and heavy rain to complete a climb up Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England.

June 19, 2017
Memorial day raises £4,000 in name of tragic Nantwich baby Johnny Forbes

Memorial day raises £4,000 in name of tragic Nantwich baby Johnny Forbes

A memorial day in honour of Nantwich baby Johnny Forbes has helped to raise more than £4,000 for Donna Louise Hospice.

Jessica and Neil Forbes were devastated after Johnny, born 23 weeks premature weighing 1lb 5oz, died just a few days old.

June 18, 2017
Crewe-born striker Harry Clayton re-joins Nantwich Town

Crewe-born striker Harry Clayton re-joins Nantwich Town

Nantwich Town have announced the signing of Crewe-born striker Harry Clayton.

Clayton rejoins the Dabbers after being released by former boss Phil Parkinson in November 2015 to join Newcastle Town.

June 18, 2017
Nantwich A look for clean sweep in South Cheshire Tennis League

Nantwich A look for clean sweep in South Cheshire Tennis League

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Tennis Club are looking for a clean sweep as they top their leagues in midway through the season.

A number of South Cheshire tennis teams are battling for honours as the season reaches the halfway stage.

June 18, 2017
Nantwich dairy firm could become first in UK to export milk to China

Nantwich dairy firm could become first in UK to export milk to China

A South Cheshire dairy firm is aiming to become first UK business to export fresh milk to China after developing its product at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Audlem-based NEMI Dairy Ltd is in advanced talks to sell its naturally enriched milk in major Chinese cities.

June 16, 2017
Talented South Cheshire dancers scooped seven British Championship trophies

Talented South Cheshire dancers scooped seven British Championship trophies

Talented street dancers from South Cheshire scooped seven awards at the British Dance Organisation (BDO) Championships.

Six dancers from The Glasheen Academy (TGA) in Crewe entered the Street Dance Championships, competing against more than 300 dancers from across the West Midlands.

June 16, 2017
Nantwich Words & Music Festival organisers unveil top line-up for 10th event

Nantwich Words & Music Festival organisers unveil top line-up for 10th event

Organisers of Nantwich Words & Music Festival have unveiled a top line-up for the town’s tenth annual event, including a debut for poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

Other headline acts range from alternative rock band THERAPY? (pictured) to British rock quartet Tom Robinson and Band and iconic English poet Roger McGough.

June 16, 2017
Willaston gears up for popular World Worm Charming Championships

Willaston gears up for popular World Worm Charming Championships

Competitors from around the UK will be slugging it out at this year’s Willaston World Worm Charming Championships.

Hundreds are set to descend on the zany annual contest held at Willaston Primary School on June 24.

June 16, 2017
Nantwich care home staff help raise £200 for Alzheimer’s Society

Nantwich care home staff help raise £200 for Alzheimer’s Society

Care home staff in Nantwich have helped to raise more than £200 for Alzheimer’s Society.

Brookfield House Care Home, of Shrewbridge Road, was rocked last year when resident Roy Tomlinson walked out and was found dead six days later in an outbuilding.

June 16, 2017
Cheshire Police ruled “inadequate” in HMIC crime recording report

Cheshire Police ruled “inadequate” in HMIC crime recording report

Cheshire Police has been ruled “inadequate” by a Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) report into its crime recording processes.

HMIC inspectors, who are reviewing all forces around the UK, estimated that up to 11,600 crimes were not being recorded properly by Cheshire.

June 15, 2017
Nantwich RSPCA appeal after swan found shot and cygnets missing

Nantwich RSPCA appeal after swan found shot and cygnets missing

The RSPCA is urging residents to look out for local wildlife after a swan was taken to Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich with multiple injuries – on the same day seven of her cygnets went missing.

The swan, nicknamed Mabel, is a known character on the River Weaver in nearby Northwich, along with her mate Albert and their nine cygnets.

June 14, 2017