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Brine Leas pupils talk their way to final of UK debating competition

Brine Leas pupils talk their way to final of UK debating competition

Bright sparks from Brine Leas School in Nantwich have talked their way to success – in one of the UK’s toughest debating competitions.

Four teams of students from Cheshire schools competed at Loreto College for a place in the regional final.

December 2, 2015
Crewe & Nantwich band Moving Moscow to headline The Box

Crewe & Nantwich band Moving Moscow to headline The Box

Crewe and Nantwich favourites Moving Moscow headline The Box this week as they conclude their winter tour with a single release show.

The six-piece head up a four-band special at the Pedley Street venue on Friday as they release their fourth single, Cut Me Down.

December 2, 2015
Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

By Jonathan White
Santa Claus has taken time off from his busy schedule to set up a grotto where he can hand out presents to boys and girls in Nantwich.

He has set up a Nantwich branch of his grotto upstairs in the attic of the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on High Street.

December 2, 2015
Weston Christmas Lights show unveiled by student Graham Witter

Weston Christmas Lights show unveiled by student Graham Witter

By Jonathan White
Big-hearted South Cheshire student Graham Witter has unveiled his spectacular Weston Christmas Light Display.

For the second year running, the display has been put together to support The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice.

December 2, 2015
Nantwich councillors use budgets for pupils to watch Rusty Robot show

Nantwich councillors use budgets for pupils to watch Rusty Robot show

Nantwich Mayor Councillor Andrew Martin has been dishing out tickets for the town’s youngsters to see Santa’s Rusty Robot.

Cllr Martin has used his ward budget to fund children from Nantwich to attend the show.

December 1, 2015
Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Rail passengers in Nantwich have been left high and dry for a week with all services between Crewe and Shrewsbury cancelled for engineering work.

Services stopped on Saturday (November 28) and will not be back on until Monday December 7.

December 1, 2015
New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

A new local history book has been launched at Nantwich Museum.

The book, called “Cholera in Nineteenth Century Nantwich” by Keith Lawrence and Graham Dodd, was inspired by historian James Hall.

December 1, 2015
Square One move top of Crewe Regional Sunday Premier league

Square One move top of Crewe Regional Sunday Premier league

The heavy rainfall took its toll on the Crewe Regional Sunday League with half the games postponed.

In the Premier Division, there are new leaders as Square One took advantage of the postponements to move above Railway Hotel with a 3-2 win over AFC Leopard.

December 1, 2015
Elle Morris and Cara with Olly Murs and Rita Ora

Brave Elle completes latest wish meeting Olly Murs and Rita Ora

Brave Nantwich girl Elle Morris has notched another one of her 10 wishes – meeting superstar singers Olly Murs and Rita Ora!

The nine-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer was invited down to London by promoters for Murs after they read about her 10 wishes.

November 30, 2015
Cheshire business leaders welcome HS2 hub station for Crewe

Cheshire business leaders welcome HS2 hub station for Crewe

By Kirsty Rollings
South Cheshire business bosses have welcomed today’s Government announcement that Crewe will have an HS2 rail link and hub station open in the next 12 years.

The decision could create quarter of a trillion pound growth in the area’s economy, according to Cheshire East Council Leader Cllr Michael Jones.

November 30, 2015
Nantwich Town drawn against Matlock in FA Trophy

Nantwich Town drawn against Matlock in FA Trophy

Nantwich Town have been drawn to play Matlock Town in the FA Trophy 1st round proper.

It follows heroics by the Dabbers who won 2-0 away at Conference North side Stockport County on Saturday in the final qualifying round.

November 30, 2015

Charity classical harp concert

On December 23, at 2.30 pm, Richmond Village are hosting a charity classical harp concert for CRY. The concert will feature renowned classical harpists Lauren Scott and Alex Rider. They will play Bach, Tchaikovsky and Christmas themed music. The concert is being sponsored by Graham Tresidder Funeral Services, a family owned company who are actively involved in supporting the community.[Read More…]

November 30, 2015
HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

The Government has today announced it will build the HS2 high-speed rail via Crewe – and will invest £5 billion to complete the project six years early.

Chancellor George Osborne made the landmark statement confirming the finalised route the HS2 project will take.

November 30, 2015