Archive for May, 2016

Nantwich doctors launch scheme to speed up access to GPs

Nantwich doctors launch scheme to speed up access to GPs

Doctors at a Nantwich surgery have teamed up with a healthcare company to boost physiotherapy care and speed up access to GP appointments.

Kiltearn Medical Centre has launched a pilot project with South Cheshire-based physiotherapy and wellbeing specialists, ctchealthcare.

May 8, 2016
LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

An L.S. Lowry sketch on a tissue paper of an old handball court in South Wales, has sold for a staggering £8,680 at a Nantwich auction.

It’s thought the artist did the sketch in an idle moment in the café where he stopped for tea.

May 8, 2016
Review: Nantwich Players and ‘The God of Carnage’

Review: Nantwich Players and ‘The God of Carnage’

By Claire Faulkner
Tickets are still available for Nantwich Players latest production ‘The God of Carnage’.

Written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Simon Porter, this comedy tells the story of two couples who meet to discuss the behaviour of their children following a fight in a local park.

May 7, 2016
Former Nantwich Mayor joins Food Festival committee

Former Nantwich Mayor joins Food Festival committee

Former Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall has joined the Nantwich Food Festival board of directors as preparations for this year’s event gather pace.

Mrs Farrall joins existing directors John Coulter and Roger Mills.

May 7, 2016
Cheshire Wildlife Trust farm at Cholmondeley to stage Open Day

Cheshire Wildlife Trust farm at Cholmondeley to stage Open Day

Cheshire Wildlife Trust will throw open its farm gates to the public in June.

The trust’s 210-acre Bickley Hall Farm site will take part in LEAF’s (Linking Environment and Farming) national Open Farm Sunday event on June 5.

May 7, 2016
David Keane

New Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner unveiled

Labour candidate David Keane has been elected as the new Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire.

Mr Keane will begin his role on May 12, taking over from previous commissioner John Dwyer.

May 7, 2016
Singer Hannah White wows customers at Nantwich Bloom shop

Singer Hannah White wows customers at Nantwich Bloom shop

By Jonathan White
Hungry customers at a Nantwich shop were treated to more than a just a tasty sandwich when they were wowed by a talented singer.

London-based songwriter Hannah White performed at the Bloom sandwich shop on Pillory Street.

May 6, 2016
Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

The family of a 20-year-old Shavington man killed on the A500 bypass near Nantwich have paid tribute to him.

Kieran Barker, 20, died following a collision with an HGV on the dual carriageway at Shavington earlier this week.

May 6, 2016
Nantwich butcher H Clewlow win through to UK guild final

Nantwich butcher H Clewlow win through to UK guild final

Award-winning Nantwich butcher H Clewlow is going for glory again in the UK final of the Butchers Q Guild’s 2016 barbecue competition.

Winners of the North West regional heat have been revealed, with H Clewlow again winning through in two of the six barbecue categories.

May 5, 2016
Trampoline star Bryony Page helps Wingate Centre’s Bounce-a-thon

Trampoline star Bryony Page helps Wingate Centre’s Bounce-a-thon

Nantwich’s British Trampoline champion Bryony Page helped youngsters make 40,000 bounces – to help raise funds for the Wingate Centre.

The Wrenbury venue’s “Bounce-a-thon” involved more than 40 local children of all ages and abilities.

May 5, 2016
Hilarious “Puppetry of the Penis” show arrives at Crewe Lyceum

Hilarious “Puppetry of the Penis” show arrives at Crewe Lyceum

The hilarious “Puppetry of the Penis” live show is set to pull in the crowds at Crewe Lyceum on May 20.

Puppetry of the Penis is an evening of puppetry with its pants off.

May 5, 2016
NanoCon comic event entertains Nantwich Civic crowds

NanoCon comic event entertains Nantwich Civic crowds

By Jonathan White
‘NanoCon’ comic returned to the Nantwich Civic Hall after the success of the inaugural event last November.

The main hall featured a collectors market of stalls, selling a host of collectable merchandise, handmade goods and artwork, and ample autograph and opportunities with stars of TV and the movies.

May 4, 2016
Nantwich mortgage advisors welcome “buoyant” market

Nantwich mortgage advisors welcome “buoyant” market

A Crewe & Nantwich financial boss believes a rise in mortgage applications shows the market is now “buoyant” again.

Several years after the credit crunch prices, County Financial Service’s Paul Gilchrist believes they have turned the corner.

May 4, 2016