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Nantwich Town winning run ended by 4-1 defeat at Buxton

Nantwich Town winning run ended by 4-1 defeat at Buxton

By Jack Jones
Nantwich Town slipped to their first league defeat since August and first away defeat of the season, beaten 4-1 away at fellow promotion chasers Buxton.

It started well for the Dabbers as they forged ahead through a Ryan Brooke goal after seven minutes.

November 23, 2016
Canal volunteers in Nantwich celebrate 100th work party

Canal volunteers in Nantwich celebrate 100th work party

Canal enthusiasts near Nantwich have celebrated a milestone in helping maintain South Cheshire’s waterways.

Members of the Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch Adopters (SUMBA) celebrated their 100th volunteer canal work party at Aqueduct Marina, Church Minshull.

November 22, 2016
Yew Tree in Bunbury to stage antiques valuation nights

Yew Tree in Bunbury to stage antiques valuation nights

Antiques expert Mark Littler has teamed up with award-winning Bunbury pub Yew Tree Inn to host a series of valuation evenings.

Mark will be on hand between 4pm and 7pm each Monday until December 19 to value customers’ antiques free of charge.

November 22, 2016
Four men jailed for 30 years for robbery at Nantwich jewellers

Four men jailed for 30 years for robbery at Nantwich jewellers

Four men have been jailed total of 30 years after pleading guilty to robbery at a Nantwich jewellers.

Lewis Chalmers, Patrick Massey, Darren McAndrew and Joseph Schofield raided Moody’s Jewellers on Pillory Street after smashing a hole in the front window using a sword and a drain grid.

November 22, 2016
Cancer Research UK Christmas fair in Wistaston raises £3,700

Cancer Research UK Christmas fair in Wistaston raises £3,700

The annual Cancer Research UK Christmas Fair raised more than £3,700 at Wistaston Memorial Hall.

The event was organised by the Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research UK Group.

November 21, 2016
Nantwich traders to stage ‘An Evening Out’ festive treat

Nantwich traders to stage ‘An Evening Out’ festive treat

Nantwich traders on Hospital Street have clubbed together to stage another “An Evening Out, Nantwich” event.

Store owners will offer a night of treats and entertainment this Thursday November 24 to get shoppers in the mood for the festive season.

November 21, 2016

Nantwich Concert Band Christmas Concert

Join Nantwich Concert Band for their Christmas concert which will take place on Saturday December 10 at Nantwich Methodist Church in Hospital Street from 7.30pm Tickets are £5 which includes a mince pie and drink. Entry is available on the door.

November 21, 2016

St Luke’s Church Christmas Coffee Morning & Fair

St Luke’s Christmas Coffee Morning & Fair at St Luke’s Church, Coppice Road, Willaston. Entry £1 to include hot drink and mince pie – cakes/bring & buy stall, books, sweet tombola, raffle and guess the bear’s name.

November 21, 2016
Nantwich youngster Elle Morris stars in Lord Mayor’s London parade

Nantwich youngster Elle Morris stars in Lord Mayor’s London parade

Young Nantwich cystic fibrosis patient Elle Morris played a starring role in the spectacular Lord Mayor’s Show parade in London.

The 10-year-old and her mum Becky Whitfield, from Wrenbury, were cheered on by more than half a million people for London’s oldest street parade.

November 21, 2016
Railway Hotel six points clear in Crewe Regional Premier League

Railway Hotel six points clear in Crewe Regional Premier League

Premier Division Leaders Railway Hotel moved six points clear in the Crewe Regional Sunday League.

They hammered Rising Sun 10-0 with Jez Tagg bagging four of the goals.

November 21, 2016

Breezeblock Park at The Players tickets on sale

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 22nd November at 9 am from TIC in Civic Hall. Or ring 01270 600727 for a call back, or go to www.nantwichtowncouncil.gov.uk. Cost £8 and performances from 9-17 Dec (not Sunday) at 7.45pm.

November 21, 2016
Christie Hospital charity event at The Lamb in Willaston

Christie Hospital charity event at The Lamb in Willaston

A fund-raiser craft event will be staged in Willaston to help raise cash for the Christie cancer hospital.

The event will be held in the conservatory of The Lamb, on Wistaston Road, Willaston, on Thursday November 24 from 4.30pm-7pm.

November 20, 2016
Nantwich level crossings could be targeted in Operation Look

Nantwich level crossings could be targeted in Operation Look

Level crossings in Nantwich could be monitored by police vehicles as part of a crackdown on crossing misuse.

The British Transport Police will be visiting level crossings across the region in the latest phase of Operation Look.

November 20, 2016