A tasty charity shop in Nantwich has launched a new art drawing class for adults. Swirly Whirlys crêperie and ice cream parlour, on Pillory Street, is offering residents a chance to brush up on their artwork at the weekly sessions.
The Size of a Cow wasn’t relevant when The Wonder Stuff lead singer rolled into Nantwich for the Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. Miles Hunt, frontman of the massively popular late 80s/early 90s band, performed live with violinist Erica Nockalls at Nantwich Civic Hall.
A Nantwich councillor has launched a search to find a national dish for the town. Cllr Stuart Hutton (pictured) wants Nantwich to have a delicacy to represent the Dabbers – like Cornwall with the pasty, and Stoke with the oatcake.
By Jonathan White These pictures show the portrait bench which marks the opening of the new Crewe-Nantwich Greenway route. The route runs from Tipkinder Park in Crewe, around Queens Park and King George V playing fields to the Rising Sun Inn.
Hundreds of Crewe Alex fans from across South Cheshire flocked to Gresty Road to glimpse the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Nantwichnews editor Pete Leydon (pictured) joined supporters young and old who packed out the club shop during a special promotion of the JPT Final against Southend on April 7.
By Robert Summerscales A spirited display by Nantwich Town was not enough to stop Chorley recording their fifth consecutive win. The Dabbers were beaten 1-0 in their Evo-Stik Northern Premier League clash.
Planners say developer Muller Property’s first phase of a 1,100-home “Nantwich South” village should be refused. Muller’s initial application is for 189 homes and access road into the site between Peter Destapleigh Way, Broad Lane and London Road.
Teenagers from a Nantwich school beat their rivals to win a coveted “Dragon’s Den” style competition. The Malbank School team of Ella-Jade Harris, Meg Wild and Alex Sutton came out on top in the Busch “Make It Enterprising Challenge”.
A soldier from Cheshire’s 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment has been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the death this afternoon (March 26). The soldier’s name and where he is from has not been revealed.
Nantwich Police chiefs have sent a stark warning to trouble-makers thinking of targeting the town’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. More officers have been drafted in as police plan to cater for the five-day festival between March 28 and April 1.
Young film fanatic Joe Millar is the new chairman of Nantwich Film Club. The 26-year-old was elected along with new committee members at the club’s AGM.
A South Cheshire College student is embarking on a trip of a lifetime to an isolated part of Central America. Mitch Long, 17, is planning a 10-week stay in Nicaragua to help people there struck by poverty.
Nantwich club owner Nigel Woodhouse believes transforming the old Gregory’s nightspot in his home town has fulfilled an ambition. Nigel, born and bred in Nantwich, teamed up with two other local businessmen to buy back the venue and revamp it into The Studio.
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