By Kirsty Rollings
VE Day Celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, took place in Nantwich town centre.
Union Jack flags lined the streets and shop windows of the town centre, with rain moving the celebrations from the town square to St Mary’s Church.
By Kirsty Rollings & Sara Royle
Four councillors representing Nantwich on Cheshire East Council have retained their seats in the borough elections.
Peter Groves and Andrew Martin, both Conservative, triumphed in Nantwich South and Stapeley.
By Kirsty Rollings
Voters in Willaston and Rope Ward made a bold statement with their appointment of first time candidate Sarah Pochin.
Conservative candidate Pochin took the seat from outspoken UKIP candidate Brian Silvester in a comfortable victory in the Cheshire East Council elections.
Edward Timpson described his “relief” after being voted back in as MP for Crewe & Nantwich for another five-year term.
The Conservative MP won a tightly fought contest by securing 22,445 votes.
Nantwich Town will again welcome neighbours Crewe Alexandra for a pre-season friendly at the Weaver Stadium.
The Dabbers will take on Crewe on July 19, it was announced today by the League One outfit.
A community scheme to tackle town centre crime in Crewe and Nantwich has scooped a top award.
‘Stamp crime out of town’ (Scoot), a business crime partnership operating across Crewe and Nantwich for 13 years, has been given a Safer Business Award ‘with distinction’.
Two orphaned baby hares rescued by carers in Nantwich have leapt into a new life at Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s headquarters.
The pair of leverets were found by members of the public and handed in to the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, on London Road.
Zoe Van Cauter is just 18 years old. Tomorrow she will be standing for election to Cheshire East Council.
So why does a Wistaston teenager still at college in Nantwich want to enter the murky world of politics?
Our reporter Sara Royle went to find out more.
A Nantwich butchers has won through to the final of the Butchers Q Guild national BBQ competition in not one, but two product categories.
H Clewlow, on Pepper Street, will represent the Guild’s North West region with its Bistro steak, and Thai pork medallion, chosen as best speciality BBQ product.
By Claire Faulkner
Crewe Lyceum’s programme of productions has gone from strength to strength this year.
And it was a real treat to be at opening night for The History Boys on Tuesday night (May 5).
More than 50 general knowledge buffs took part in a British-themed quiz in Nantwich which raised a bumper £1,000 for hospice care.
The event, organised by insolvency specialists BCR, drew a record crowd of accountants, bankers and lawyers to Residence Restaurant on Mill Street.
Shavington’s 2014 pantomime Robin Hood has been voted best amateur panto in the North West by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association.
Members of Shavington Village Festival Committee were presented with the award at a gala ceremony in Manchester in front of more than 500 delegates.
Tarporley Sixth Form students took part in their own hustings debate with the five main election candidates for Eddisbury.
Sixth formers, staff and governors watched the debate involving Antoinette Sandbach (Con), James Laing (Lab), Ian Priestner (LD), Andrew Garman (Green) and Rob Millington (UKIP).
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