Trussell Trust Foodbanks gave out three-day food packages 1,084,604 times in 2014-15.
But this staggering statistic is not one to be celebrated. Volunteers at Nantwich Foodbank would rather be out of a job.
Our reporter Sara Royle finds out more.
Crewe & Nantwich Conservative candidate Edward Timpson broke away from the election battleground to run the London Marathon for charity.
Mr Timpson completed his 11th London Marathon in a time of 3hrs 56mins 42secs, in aid of Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner Appeal.
The Railway Hotel in Nantwich secured a league and cup double after winning a tight Crewe FA Cup Sunday Final in extra time.
Opponents FC Semtex had taken the lead in the final through a Malcolm Bostock.
The cost of running Nantwich Civic Hall has fallen by £31,000, latest figures show.
The drop is good news for Nantwich Town Council, who took over the venue from Cheshire East Council three years ago.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is to stage an evening with Bob Flowerdew in Nantwich next month.
Bob Flowerdew is well known to listeners of Gardeners’ Question Time and followers of Gardeners’ World.
By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town manager Phil Parkinson said his Dabbers side were a joy to watch in their final game of the 2014-15 campaign.
Parkinson admired his side’s performance at the Weaver Stadium as they drew 1-1 with play-off contenders Ilkeston.
Bunbury Watermill will be open with a difference during the National Mills Open Weekend May 9-10.
South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) will be setting up a temporary short-wave radio station, call sign GB4BM.
An art gallery in Nantwich is preparing to show a two-week exhibition of works by local artists Amanda Challoner.
The exhibition at Love Art Gallery on Pillory Street will run from May 9 to 23.
By Richard Scott
A well taken goal by Steve Jones earned Nantwich Town a 1-1 draw against Ilkeston on the final day of the Evo-Stik season.
Ilkeston needed to match Blyth Spartans’ result to secure a play-off spot.
Live comedy with “The Very Best In Stand Up” returns to Nantwich next week – and marks five years of the show at the Civic Hall.
Big names with hilarious acts have graced the staged in that time – and the May 1 show promises to be no different.
One of the biggest collections of Northern Art to come on to the market will be sold at a Nantwich auction next week.
Peter Wilson auctioneers in Market Street will be offering almost 300 lots of paintings and prints, all from private owners, on April 30.
Residents in Willaston are calling for action to stop trucks using the village as a rat run.
A ban on HGVs driving on the narrow roads through Willaston was introduced 12 years ago.
The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power event near Nantwich is inviting visitors from previous years to share their best CPOP shots.
Organisers of the June event, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors, say the best snaps will have the chance to win tickets, VIP parking and a helicopter ride.
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