Archive for September, 2014

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s rallying cry for Whitchurch clash

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s rallying cry for Whitchurch clash

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC are calling for big support when they welcome local rivals Whitchurch to the Vagrants.

It will be Crewe’s first home game in Midlands 1 West – the highest ever league level the club has competed at.

September 10, 2014
Cheshire Fire chiefs promote fire door safety to Nantwich residents

Cheshire Fire chiefs promote fire door safety to Nantwich residents

Fire officers will be in Nantwich on Monday to promote Fire Door Safety Week in a bid to save lives.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting Fire Door Safety Week (September 15-21).

September 10, 2014
New Cheshire Wildlife Trust education centre opens near Nantwich

New Cheshire Wildlife Trust education centre opens near Nantwich

Dozens of guests joined the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire David Briggs for the opening of a new wildlife trust education centre near Nantwich.

The £120,000 new Bickley Barn education centre, between Wrenbury and Malpas, is based in a converted 100-year-old diary milking barn.

September 9, 2014
Councillors vow to fight Welshmans Lane housing plan in Nantwich

Councillors vow to fight Welshmans Lane housing plan in Nantwich

Councillors are to fight revamped plans to demolish a cottage and build 19 new homes on narrow Welshmans Lane in Nantwich.

Renew Land Developments Ltd want to knock down Greenbank Cottage and build 19 new properties.

September 9, 2014
Nantwich Police Station to close for two days a week

Nantwich Police Station to close for two days a week

Nantwich Police Station’s help desk is to close to the public for a second day of the week, officers have revealed.

The front desk at the station on Beam Street is currently open six days out of seven, closing on Sunday.

September 9, 2014
South Cheshire Model Engineering Society to stage open day

South Cheshire Model Engineering Society to stage open day

South Cheshire Model Engineering Society are holding their annual Open Day this Saturday September 13.

The event, between 11am and 5pm, is at the clubhouse and tracksite behind the Premier Inn and Peacock Hotel, Willaston, Nantwich.

September 9, 2014
Nantwich car parking charges to be reviewed by Cheshire East

Nantwich car parking charges to be reviewed by Cheshire East

Car parking charges in Nantwich could be cut amid plans by Cheshire East Council to “better support local towns and businesses”.

Council chiefs say the review into parking charges will include consultation with the town centre’s retailers.

September 8, 2014
Nantwich Lake car park to close for River Weaver tunnel project

Nantwich Lake car park to close for River Weaver tunnel project

An ambitious project to tunnel under the River Weaver will close Nantwich Lake car park for another six weeks.

Severn Trent Water will start the £3.5 million tunnel next week to improve the way water is carried from Peckforton to Coopers Green reservoir in North Staffordshire.

September 8, 2014
Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

A further two men have been charged in relation to an incident in Wistaston involving the alleged kidnap and serious assault of a 35-year-old Crewe man.

Lloyd Turner, aged 50, from Charlton Avenue, in Hereford, has been charged with kidnap, section 18 assault and robbery.

September 8, 2014
Nantwich YF beaten in nine-goal thriller in Crewe FA Concorde Vase

Nantwich YF beaten in nine-goal thriller in Crewe FA Concorde Vase

Santa Maria overcame Nantwich YF 5-4 in a nine goal thriller in the first round of the Crewe FA Concorde Sunday Vase.

Chris Cliffe and Richard Ford both scored twice for the Farmers with Dom Latham (2), Daniel Wain, Craig Bossons, Ben Gibson for Santa Maria.

September 8, 2014
Strictly’s Lisa Riley launches Cheshire panto at Bridgemere Garden Centre

Strictly’s Lisa Riley launches Cheshire panto at Bridgemere Garden Centre

Cheshire’s biggest pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk” is already blooming with a ‘giant’ panto launch at Bridgemere Garden Centre, Nantwich.

The stars were out in full force for the event with Lisa Riley and Brendan Sheerin exploring the centre’s gardens and joining supporters of Crewe Lyceum with a special meet and greet.

September 8, 2014
Nantwich Town beaten 2-1 away at Kings Lynn Town

Nantwich Town beaten 2-1 away at Kings Lynn Town

By Richard Scott
A second half goal from Aaron Burns on his return to Nantwich Town wasn’t enough for the Dabbers away at Kings Lynn Town.

Nantwich were beaten 2-1 away after the long trip to East Anglia on Non-League Day.

September 7, 2014
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival hailed massive success

Nantwich Food and Drink Festival hailed massive success

Organisers and retailers in Nantwich have hailed this weekend’s Food and Drink Festival a massive success.

Tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to the town centre over the last three days.

September 7, 2014