Archive for January, 2016

Nantwich athletes help Cheshire triumph in sportshall final

Nantwich athletes help Cheshire triumph in sportshall final

Young Nantwich and Crewe athletes helped Cheshire power to victory in the North West counties sportshall finals.

Eleven U11 boys and girls from Crewe & Nantwich Athletics Club were chosen to represent Cheshire who competed against, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside.

January 19, 2016
Tarporley High students secure top university places

Tarporley High students secure top university places

Year 13 students from Tarporley High School are lining up Oxbridge university places.

Every student at the Cheshire school who applied for courses submitted entries before the January 15 UCAS deadline.

January 18, 2016
Leighton Hospital staff poster campaign raises MRI scanner funds

Leighton Hospital staff poster campaign raises MRI scanner funds

Leighton Hospital staff raised £200 for the MRI Scanner Appeal – thanks to special Christmas posters!

Employees posted Christmas wishes to their colleagues instead of cards, all in aid of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner Appeal.

January 18, 2016
Nantwich Museum exhibits work by Cheshire artist Alex Jabore

Nantwich Museum exhibits work by Cheshire artist Alex Jabore

Selected works by award-winning Cheshire artist Alex Jabore are on display at Nantwich Museum.

Her exhibition is running in the Millennium Gallery at the Pillory Street venue until Saturday March 26.

January 18, 2016
Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Young and old braved the winter chill to take part in a Fun Run to help boost the “Elle’s Wishes” campaign for Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris.

Friends of nine-year-old Elle’s family organised the event which was held at Queens Park in Crewe.

January 17, 2016
Arsonists torch Redsands former children’s home in Willaston

Arsonists torch Redsands former children’s home in Willaston

Fire crews battled for hours to tackle a blaze sparked by arsonists in the former Redsands children’s home in Willaston, Nantwich.

The fire started at around 3.30pm yesterday in the first floor of the empty building on Crewe Road close to the Peacock roundabout.

January 17, 2016
Nantwich Town FA Trophy clash rearranged for January 20

Nantwich Town FA Trophy clash rearranged for January 20

Nantwich Town’s postponed FA Trophy clash at Bradford Park Avenue has been re-scheduled for January 20.

Dabbers fans and players were on route to West Yorkshire today after an early inspection at 10am passed the pitch as fit.

January 16, 2016
Residents fear Mill Island damage by Battle of Nantwich event

Residents fear Mill Island damage by Battle of Nantwich event

Residents are calling for the Battle of Nantwich re-enactment on Mill Island to be moved or cancelled because of saturated conditions.

Weeks of wet weather has left River Weaver levels very high (pictured), the ground at saturation point, and the island covered in early flowering daffodils.

January 16, 2016
Police hunt sex attacker in Crewe

Police hunt sex attacker in Crewe

Police are hunting for a sex attacker who struck in Crewe.

The sexual assault happened in the Badger Avenue/Ford Lane area of the town.

January 16, 2016
Reaseheath in Nantwich stages new farming ‘Plough Sunday’ event

Reaseheath in Nantwich stages new farming ‘Plough Sunday’ event

Nantwich’s agricultural community celebrated the new farming year in a Plough Sunday service held at Reaseheath College.

A packed congregation gathered in the Nantwich college’s historic Old Hall to take part in the service.

January 14, 2016
Rachel Bailey elected as new Cheshire East Conservative Leader

Rachel Bailey elected as new Cheshire East Conservative Leader

Audlem Councillor Rachel Bailey has been elected as new leader of the Cheshire East Conservative Group.

Cllr Bailey will take over from Bunbury Cllr Michael Jones, who announced before Christmas he was stepping down as Leader, blaming in-party fighting.

January 14, 2016
County Insurance Group opens new Nantwich outlet

County Insurance Group opens new Nantwich outlet

County Financial Services, part of The County Insurance Group, has opened a new office on Beam Street in Nantwich.

The ribbon was officially cut by Nantwich Mayor Councillor Andrew Martin.

January 14, 2016
Nantwich Museum plans for Battle of Nantwich event

Nantwich Museum plans for Battle of Nantwich event

The Battle of Nantwich will be commemorated at Nantwich Museum on Saturday January 23.

The museum, which will open at 10am, will run Civil War Town Tours begin at 10.15am and 11.30am and cost £3 per person.

January 13, 2016