Archive for December, 2018

Vandalised garden gnomes in Wistaston are back home for Christmas

Vandalised garden gnomes in Wistaston are back home for Christmas

By Jonathan White
Cheeky garden gnomes in Wistaston who were targeted by vandals, have made a triumphant return to the village.

Residents were furious when popular pensioner Laurence Perry had 25 of his gnomes smashed or stolen from his Westfield Drive garden and land at the front of his property.

December 10, 2018
Deal struck to take over MMU campus in South Cheshire

Deal struck to take over MMU campus in South Cheshire

A landmark international deal has been signed to open a new health science campus on the Manchester Metropolitan University site in Crewe.

The facility on the 40-acre Crewe campus currently used by MMU will host UK and international students from September 2019, offering degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Podiatry.

December 10, 2018
Nantwich Pirates win 5-4 in Crewe Sunday Division One over Sandbach

Nantwich Pirates win 5-4 in Crewe Sunday Division One over Sandbach

Nantwich Pirates got back to winning ways in Crewe Sunday Division One with a 5-4 win over Sandbach Town.

Scott Rankin netted a hat-trick with Wayne Garnett scoring two.

December 9, 2018
Reaseheath College zoo opens for Christmas weekends

Reaseheath College zoo opens for Christmas weekends

Reaseheath College is opening its zoo in Nantwich so families can enjoy festive fun on weekends before Christmas.

Winter wallabies, festive foxes, merry meerkats, seasonal snakes, gracious goats and dashing donkeys are some of the animals preparing for Christmas.

December 9, 2018
Cheshire East apprentice scheme directory launched

Cheshire East apprentice scheme directory launched

Cheshire East Council’s Skills and Growth Company has published a new directory to promote businesses’ apprentice schemes and help school leavers.

December 9, 2018
Young sports stars in South Cheshire honoured at Everybody Junior Awards

Young sports stars in South Cheshire honoured at Everybody Junior Awards

South Cheshire sporting youngsters have been honoured at the annual Everybody Junior Awards.

Children aged 5 to 11 were awarded for their inspirational efforts and contributions to local sporting success in seven award categories.

December 9, 2018
Extra £2.9 million council funding handed to South Cheshire health services

Extra £2.9 million council funding handed to South Cheshire health services

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councils have handed over £2.9 million to help health services run smoothly in mid and south Cheshire this winter.

NHS Vale Royal and South Cheshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), the bodies which buy healthcare in the area, have received the cash as part of a £240 million pot made available by the Government in October for adult social care services.

December 9, 2018
Nantwich Town stay top of league after goalless draw with South Shields

Nantwich Town stay top of league after goalless draw with South Shields

Nantwich Town earned a hard-fought goalless draw at home to fellow high flyers South Shields to retain their lead at the top of the Evo-Stik Premier Division.

But it could have been more for Dave Cooke’s men who were guilty of missing a penalty in the first half in a game played in wet and windy conditions at the Weaver Stadium.

December 8, 2018
Town councillors to fight car park charge rises in Nantwich

Town councillors to fight car park charge rises in Nantwich

Nantwich Town councillors have vowed to fight Cheshire East Council’s plans to increase car park charges in the town.

They say that Nantwich – and neighbouring Crewe – are being treated unfairly with some of the highest parking charges in the borough.

December 8, 2018
Review: The Secret Garden, production by Nantwich Players

Review: The Secret Garden, production by Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner
On a cold, dark winter’s day, what could be better than to escape somewhere magical?

Thanks to Nantwich Players, I did just that when I watched their latest production of The Secret Garden this week.

December 8, 2018
Winter Wonderland in Weston wows the crowds on opening week

Winter Wonderland in Weston wows the crowds on opening week

A family home in Weston has once again been transformed into a Winter Wonderland to raise money for The Donna Louise Hospice.

For the sixth year, Carters Green Farm has been decorated with tens of thousands of twinkling lights and decorations by Graham Witter and his family, in memory of Graham’s sister Jessica.

December 7, 2018
Motorcyclist died after ploughing into traffic queue in Nantwich, inquest told

Motorcyclist died after ploughing into traffic queue in Nantwich, inquest told

By Fahad Tariq
A keen motorcyclist died after he drove into the back of a car in queuing traffic in Nantwich, an inquest heard.

Anthony Rushton, 58, was riding his motorbike on the A530 Middlewich Road near Alvaston Hall Hotel in Nantwich when he collided with the rear of a blue Mazda 5.

December 6, 2018
Family tribute after South Cheshire man, 20, killed in motorbike accident

Family tribute after South Cheshire man, 20, killed in motorbike accident

The family of a 20-year-old South Cheshire man who died in a motorbike accident have paid tribute to him.

Elliot Blease collided with a metal fence on the outskirts of a farm as he rode a motorcycle on Cledford Lane in Sproston at around 7pm on Tuesday (December 4).

December 6, 2018