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Nantwich Concert Band and Young Voices raise £450 for cancer patients

Nantwich Concert Band and Young Voices raise £450 for cancer patients

Nantwich Concert Band and Nantwich Young Voices raised more than £450 for Cancer Research at a church concert.

The groups staged a performance at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich in aid of Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research UK.

November 28, 2016
Nantwich to host final Very Best in Stand Up comedy of 2016

Nantwich to host final Very Best in Stand Up comedy of 2016

The Very Best In Stand Up comedy returns to Nantwich Civic Hall for the last show of 2016.

The first act of the evening is Michael Fabbri, with a reputation as one of the most promising up and coming comedians on the circuit.

November 28, 2016
AFC Leopard close gap in Crewe Regional Sunday league

AFC Leopard close gap in Crewe Regional Sunday league

AFC Leopard closed the gap at the top of the Crewe Regional Sunday Premier League to three points as they beat Rising Sun 2-0.

Leopard sealed victory with goals from Tom Walton and Liam Challinor.

November 27, 2016
Weston Christmas Lights display returns in aid of children’s hospice

Weston Christmas Lights display returns in aid of children’s hospice

A South Cheshire student is unveiling his popular Weston Christmas Lights display in memory of his late sister.

Graham Witter has been working round the clock since October to turn Carters Green Farm in Weston into a festive lights spectacular.

November 27, 2016
Council bollards stop lorry drivers defecating in Nantwich lay-by

Council bollards stop lorry drivers defecating in Nantwich lay-by

Mucky truckers have been blocked by council chiefs from parking in a Nantwich lay-by and defecating in a field near homes.

Lorry drivers had been using the parking area off the A530 Middlewich Road close to the Rising Sun pub as a stopover.

November 27, 2016
Nantwich Town boss Parkinson blasts team after Shaw Lane defeat

Nantwich Town boss Parkinson blasts team after Shaw Lane defeat

Phil Parkinson slammed his Nantwich Town for “capitulating” in their FA Trophy 3-1 defeat away at Shaw Lane.

The Dabbers boss spoke out after watching his team humbled by the Division One South side in South Yorkshire.

November 27, 2016
Tarporley rider triumphs at Dodson & Horrell Championship

Tarporley rider triumphs at Dodson & Horrell Championship

Tarporley rider Campbell Thompson scooped a win at the Dodson & Horrell National Minor Veteran Riders Championship in Liverpool. Campbell notched up his first Championship win on board Rubiroso JX, a 12-year-old chestnut gelding owned by Keith Shore, at one of the premier showjumping events on the calendar. He beat thirty-three other combinations, securing victory from a six strong jump-off.[Read More…]

November 26, 2016
Nantwich Singers Christmas concert to be held in St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Singers Christmas concert to be held in St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Singers are to stage a Christmas concert in St Mary’s Church on Saturday December 10.

The performance, called “This is the Truth” is taken from the words of an old English folk carol which Vaughan Williams used to open his “Fantasia on Christmas Carols”.

November 26, 2016
Rotary unveil dates for Santa’s Christmas Sleigh visits in Nantwich

Rotary unveil dates for Santa’s Christmas Sleigh visits in Nantwich

The Nantwich Rotary Christmas Sleigh with Santa on board will be making its annual visit to the streets of Nantwich soon.

The Sleigh’s fund-raising journey will cover 3,000 houses from December 5 to December 19.

November 26, 2016
Nantwich dance star AJ Pritchard talks about his Strictly experience

Nantwich dance star AJ Pritchard talks about his Strictly experience

Former Nantwich student AJ Pritchard is wowing millions of Strictly fans every week – a far cry from his days studying at Brine Leas School.

So Nantwichnews reporter Jessica Dallison caught up with him to see how he is coping with his new-found fame.

November 25, 2016
Scrooge yobs damage Nantwich’s Christmas tree and steal decorations

Scrooge yobs damage Nantwich’s Christmas tree and steal decorations

Miserly yobs in Nantwich have vandalised the town square’s Christmas tree and stolen decorations – just days after they were unveiled to thousands at the Lights Switch-on event.

Angry councillors and staff hit out at the offenders for putting a dampener on the festive spirits.

November 24, 2016
Nantwich Santa Dash on December 11 in aid of Hope House

Nantwich Santa Dash on December 11 in aid of Hope House

Nantwich Santa Dash will be held on December 11 to help raise funds for Hope House.

Scores of Santas young and old will dress in red coats and beards and charge through Nantwich town centre.

November 23, 2016
Nantwich Fat Face staff reach new heights with Snowdon fundraiser

Nantwich Fat Face staff reach new heights with Snowdon fundraiser

Fat Face staff in Nantwich climbed to new heights when they conquered Snowdon to raise cash for St Luke’s Hospice.

Four members of the team from the shop on High Street joined up to take on the fund-raising effort.

November 23, 2016