Archive for January, 2015

Nantwich woman, 45, found guilty of £2,100 benefit fraud

Nantwich woman, 45, found guilty of £2,100 benefit fraud

A Nantwich woman has been found guilty of benefit fraud worth more than £2,000.

Clair Edwards-Steele, formerly of Park View, Nantwich, pleaded guilty at Magistrates Court to two offences.

January 18, 2015
UK obesity awareness tour visits Nantwich and Crewe

UK obesity awareness tour visits Nantwich and Crewe

A UK tour by a team promoting National Obesity Awareness Week visited Nantwich and Crewe today (January 17).

Dean Sidley and Lucy Miller organised a mobile roadshow to travel from Dorset up through the country.

January 17, 2015
Holly Holy Day’s “Battle of Nantwich” to pull in thousands of visitors

Holly Holy Day’s “Battle of Nantwich” to pull in thousands of visitors

Thousands of people and hundreds of soldiers are set to descend on Nantwich for Holly Holy Day.

The annual event, this Saturday January 24, celebrates the Battle of Nantwich of 1644 – a key battle during the English Civil War.

January 17, 2015
Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

A Nantwich cattle dealer who repeatedly ignored disease control regulations has been jailed for four months.

Anthony Ronald Kirkham, of Ridley Farm, Bunbury, re-offended just three days after receiving a suspended sentence for similar breaches in May 2013.

January 16, 2015
Nantwich nursery youngsters celebrate summer as winter set to hit

Nantwich nursery youngsters celebrate summer as winter set to hit

A nursery in Nantwich is celebrating summer – as Britain is about to be hit by freezing temperatures and snow storms!

Youngsters at Sounds Active Nursery have banished the winter blues by holding a summer-themed day to celebrate their new opening times.

January 16, 2015
Nantwich Toy and Train Fair planned for Civic Hall

Nantwich Toy and Train Fair planned for Civic Hall

Nantwich Toy and Train Fair will take place in the town next month.

The event will be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall, on Market Street, on Saturday February 28.

January 16, 2015
Nantwich Town fan Carl Thorpe hails “fantastic experience” in dugout

Nantwich Town fan Carl Thorpe hails “fantastic experience” in dugout

By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town assistant manager Carl Thorpe was disappointed to have lost the Cheshire Senior Cup tie to Tranmere Rovers.

It was Carl’s first and last game in the role after winning it in an auction by the club’s supporters club.

January 15, 2015
Police hunt alleyway robber who attacked man, 19

Police hunt alleyway robber who attacked man, 19

Police are hunting a robber who attacked a 19-year-old man in a South Cheshire alleyway.

The victim was dragged to the ground and had his MP3 player and mobile phone stolen in the incident on Flag Lane, Crewe.

January 15, 2015
Healing event in Nantwich will help raise hospice funds

Healing event in Nantwich will help raise hospice funds

A meditation and healing event organised by Rosemary Douglas Mind Body Spirit Events, will take place at Nantwich Civic Hall.

The Rosemary Douglas event, which will help raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice, will be staged on Monday January 19 between 5pm and 10pm.

January 15, 2015
Nantwich pupils win in “Knock Knock” stranger awareness campaign

Nantwich pupils win in “Knock Knock” stranger awareness campaign

Pupils at two Nantwich schools have designed award-winning posters aimed at alerting residents to dangers of doorstep crooks and strangers.

Youngsters at St Anne’s Catholic Primary and Stapeley Broad Lane Primary were recognised in a competition run by Cheshire East Council’s Trading Standards team.

January 15, 2015
Carers Centre to raise awareness in Nantwich and Crewe

Carers Centre to raise awareness in Nantwich and Crewe

A carers charity is to set up a stall in Nantwich and Crewe libraries to raise awareness.

Cheshire & Warrington Carers Centre has been providing information, advice and support to carers across Cheshire for 20 years.

January 15, 2015
Nantwich Town beaten 5-1 by Tranmere in Cheshire Cup

Nantwich Town beaten 5-1 by Tranmere in Cheshire Cup

By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town were knocked out of the Cheshire Senior Cup as League Two Tranmere Rovers won 5-1 at the Weaver Stadium.

Manager Danny Johnson was left with defensive problems when Andy Pearson (pictured) leaving for Hyde FC just hours before kick off.

January 14, 2015
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died after being in collision with a coach on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich, have today paid tribute to him.

Grandfather Robert Betteley, 59, died despite desperate efforts by paramedics to save him after the crash outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel yesterday (January 13).

January 14, 2015