Archive for March, 2018

ctchealthcare in Crewe and Nantwich installs public access defibrillators

ctchealthcare in Crewe and Nantwich installs public access defibrillators

One of the region’s top physiotherapists has installed public access defibrillators in its Crewe and Nantwich clinics to help prevent lives lost to cardiac arrest.

Rick Carter, owner of ctchealthcare and a trained first aider, is making the life-saving equipment available to everyone in South Cheshire.

March 25, 2018
Leighton Hospital praised over joint replacement surgery records

Leighton Hospital praised over joint replacement surgery records

South Cheshire’s Leighton Hospital has been recognised for the way it monitors and records joint replacement surgery.

The hospital, managed by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been named as a Quality Data Provider by the National Joint Registry (NJR).

March 25, 2018
Police arrest drivers suspected of drink and drug offences in Nantwich

Police arrest drivers suspected of drink and drug offences in Nantwich

A number of drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving offences in Nantwich in the last 24 hours.

Police say four arrests were made for drink driving in the town – including one who tested FOUR and a HALF times over the legal limit.

March 25, 2018
‘Very Best in Stand Up’ comedians return to Nantwich Civic Hall April 6

‘Very Best in Stand Up’ comedians return to Nantwich Civic Hall April 6

‘The Very Best In Stand Up’ returns to Nantwich Civic Hall on Friday April 6 with four top comedians set to entertain fans.

Markus Birdman, Tom Lucy and Sean Meo are three acts alongside compere Toby Hadoke.

March 24, 2018
Nantwich men to strip and perform ‘The Full Dabber’ in aid Women V Cancer

Nantwich men to strip and perform ‘The Full Dabber’ in aid Women V Cancer

Seven brave Nantwich men are to strip off and perform “The Full Dabber” as a charity stunt to raise vital cash for cancer.

The event, which will take place in the White Horse pub in Nantwich, is the idea of Nicola Savage.

March 23, 2018
Neuromuscular Centre bosses slam Cheshire East for scrapping funds

Neuromuscular Centre bosses slam Cheshire East for scrapping funds

By Lewis Warner
Bosses of a charity which provides carer breaks for South Cheshire families, has slammed Cheshire East Council for scrapping their funding.

The Neuromuscular Centre is to lose its annual grant of up to £25,000 – less than half the £58,000 claimed by Cheshire East councillors in travel expenses alone in 2016-17.

March 23, 2018

Reaseheath Family Festival

The Reaseheath Family Festival is back! Enjoy a fantastic day out at our annual Family Festival which has been held at the college for almost 40 years! All of the campus will be open and you’ll find an exciting range of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Come and join us and see what Reaseheath has to offer![Read More…]

March 23, 2018
Review: Crewe Amateur Musicals Society’s ‘My Fair Lady’ at Crewe Lyceum

Review: Crewe Amateur Musicals Society’s ‘My Fair Lady’ at Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
Crewe Amateur Musicals Society presents My Fair Lady at the Lyceum this week.

This is such a well-known and loved musical, that I confess I felt nervous for the cast taking part.

March 23, 2018
Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in South Cheshire celebrates 20 years

Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in South Cheshire celebrates 20 years

Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in South Cheshire is celebrating 20 years of drama with the launch of its new “Show Term” and the performance of a play by Academy Principal Brian Ormrod.

The drama academy, which runs classes in Audlem, Crewe, Haslington, Sandbach, Middlewich, Trentham, Astbury and Northwich, was started in 1998 by Brian.

March 23, 2018
Nantwich firm Watts scoops second major industry award

Nantwich firm Watts scoops second major industry award

Nantwich company Watts Mortgage and Wealth Management has scooped a second major industry award hot on the heels of being crowned the region’s top advisers.

The firm fended off competition from the country’s biggest names to the title, Best Broker for Protection, after helping hundreds of people find life and critical illness cover that is right for them and their families.

March 23, 2018
Wrenbury Primary School celebrates “Good” Ofsted rating inspection

Wrenbury Primary School celebrates “Good” Ofsted rating inspection

Wrenbury Primary School near Nantwich is a ‘Good’ school, according to the latest Ofsted inspection.

Staff, pupils and parents at Wrenbury are celebrating the outcome of the recent inspection.

March 22, 2018
Reaseheath College student lands RHS bursary for Alcatraz trip

Reaseheath College student lands RHS bursary for Alcatraz trip

A Reaseheath College student in Nantwich is off to study at the historic Gardens of Alcatraz in California after winning a prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Roper bursary.

Jill Wood, a mother-of-four, has always been interested in plant science and gained a BSc Science degree with the Open University while at home looking after her children.

March 22, 2018
PICTURE SPECIAL: Film star Sean Bean in Crewe on set of Sky TV drama ‘Curfew’

PICTURE SPECIAL: Film star Sean Bean in Crewe on set of Sky TV drama ‘Curfew’

These pictures capture Game of Thrones screen star Sean Bean and his Sky TV team in Crewe as they film the new drama series, Curfew.

Bean and his co-stars Adrian Lester, Robert Glenister, Phoebe Fox and Malachi Kirby have been in South Cheshire for two days and nights filming scenes from the new series due on Sky One.

March 22, 2018