Archive for September, 2014

Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

The Friends of Willaston School Association are organising a Fizz Fashion Show at the school on Monday October 13.

The event is being staged to help raise funds for Willaston Primary School.

September 22, 2014
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club winners honoured with awards

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club winners honoured with awards

By Jonathan White
The Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club (WJTC) Finals Day has taken place on two courts behind Wistaston Memorial Hall & Community Centre on Church Lane.

Bill Heath, WJTC chairman, introduced the presentation of trophies inside the Memorial Hall.

September 22, 2014
Families invited to Cheshire Sandstone Trail 40th anniversary events

Families invited to Cheshire Sandstone Trail 40th anniversary events

People across South Cheshire are being invited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail.

The Sandstone Ridge Trust is working with Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Forestry Commission, Meres and Mosses Landscape Partnership, Earth Skills Project and CWaC Council, to organise a series of walks stretching the 34-mile breadth of the Cheshire landmark.

September 22, 2014
Two Nantwich teenage boys charged with bike and shop thefts

Two Nantwich teenage boys charged with bike and shop thefts

Two teenage boys from Nantwich have been arrested and charged with a series of thefts and break ins.

The youths, aged 16 and 17, were arrested in connection with a number of thefts of bikes from sheds at Nantwich homes.

September 21, 2014
Nantwich Litter Group tackles town’s rubbish grot-spots

Nantwich Litter Group tackles town’s rubbish grot-spots

Volunteers for Nantwich Litter Group are targeting the town’s grot spots again this week.

The team were out in force at the weekend around the town, and they will be staging a second group pick this Wednesday (September 24).

September 21, 2014
Dealership team raises £1,000 at Cholmondeley Tough Mudder

Dealership team raises £1,000 at Cholmondeley Tough Mudder

A team of workers from a South Cheshire car dealership toughed it out in the Cholmondeley mud to raise £1,000 for charity.

They tackled the annual Tough Mudder challenge in the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle in aid of Children In Need.

September 21, 2014
Nantwich Town earn 3-1 victory at home to Matlock Town

Nantwich Town earn 3-1 victory at home to Matlock Town

By Richard Scott
An Aaron Burns double and one from Vinnie Mukendi gave Nantwich Town all three points at home to Matlock Town.

The victory in front of delighted Dabbers fans at the Weaver Stadium has pushed Nantwich to 12th in Evo-Stik Premier League.

September 21, 2014
New contact point fitted at Nantwich police station

New contact point fitted at Nantwich police station

A new police contact point has opened at Nantwich Police Station on Beam Street.

The contact point will provide members of the public a 24/7 access to frontline help desk and control room staff.

September 20, 2014
Renew Land Developments defend Welshmans Lane housing bid

Renew Land Developments defend Welshmans Lane housing bid

A developer has defended its bid to build houses on a narrow lane in Nantwich despite objections.

Renew Land Developments Limited has submitted a planning application to demolish Greenbank Cottage and build 19 new homes on land off Welshmen’s Lane, Nantwich.

September 19, 2014
Skeleton Shuffle event to be staged for new Leighton Hospital MRI scanner

Skeleton Shuffle event to be staged for new Leighton Hospital MRI scanner

A charity is to stage a bone-rattling “skeleton shuffle” to help raise funds for a new MRI scanner at Leighton Hospital.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has launched an appeal to raise £1 million for the extra scanner.

September 19, 2014
Nantwich Town Council agree entertainment deal with Jazz Fest team

Nantwich Town Council agree entertainment deal with Jazz Fest team

Nantwich Town Council has agreed an entertainment deal with organisers of the Nantwich Jazz Festival to bring more entertainment to the Civic Hall.

Councillors hope the deal will see a varied range of shows at Nantwich Civic Hall in 2015/16.

September 18, 2014
Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

A developer has submitted plans to build 250 houses on another piece of green land in Willaston, Nantwich, it emerged today.

The plan is for a 28-acre site bounded by Park Road in Willaston, the A51 Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook and Peacock roundabouts, and the Crewe-Nantwich railway line.

September 18, 2014
Almost 60 Nantwich drink drivers arrested in 2014, new figures show

Almost 60 Nantwich drink drivers arrested in 2014, new figures show

Almost 60 drink drivers have been arrested in the Nantwich area in 2014, new figures show.

Cheshire Police say they have made 40 arrests in the town and 19 in the rural part of Nantwich Neighbourhhood Policing Unit.

September 18, 2014