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Hundreds of Nantwich students pay Armistice Day respects at Reaseheath

Hundreds of Nantwich students pay Armistice Day respects at Reaseheath

Reaseheath College students and staff in Nantwich turned out in force at a college service to commemorate Armistice Day.

More than 1,000 people gathered around the flagpole on the college’s campus to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict.

November 12, 2015
South Cheshire College gears up for Children in Need

South Cheshire College gears up for Children in Need

Staff and Students at South Cheshire College are preparing to raise funds for BBC Children in Need 2015 Appeal.

The college’s charity committee has arranged a variety of activities to engage people in the national event on Friday November 13.

November 11, 2015
Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire

Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire

Patients in Crewe and Nantwich can get free checks for potential signs of mouth cancer.

A drop-in session has been organised by community dental teams from East Cheshire NHS Trust.

November 11, 2015
BBC’s Beccy Meehan to switch on Nantwich Christmas Lights

BBC’s Beccy Meehan to switch on Nantwich Christmas Lights

BBC newsreader Beccy Meehan will be switching on the Nantwich Christmas Lights this year with thousands expected at the event on November 21.

Beccy will join Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin and Father Christmas to flick the switch and light up the town square.

November 10, 2015
Nantwich Town release Kyle Blake and Harry Clayton to Newcastle

Nantwich Town release Kyle Blake and Harry Clayton to Newcastle

Kyle Blake and Harry Clayton have left Nantwich Town to join Newcastle Town in Evo-Stik Division 1 South.

Blake has struggled with injuries which has affected the midfielder’s form since his return.

November 10, 2015
Review: The Smallest Show on Earth, Crewe Lyceum

Review: The Smallest Show on Earth, Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
‘The Smallest Show on Earth’ is the story of Jean and Matthew – who discover they have inherited their very own cinema.

Desperate to save the ‘Bijou Kinema’ from becoming a car park, the couple enlist the help of the cinema’s staff to bring the building back to its former glory.

November 10, 2015
“Taxi Marshal” plan for Nantwich Swine Market rank

“Taxi Marshal” plan for Nantwich Swine Market rank

A “taxi marshal” could be employed to crackdown on late-night problems around Nantwich’s taxi rank, police have suggested.

Nantwich officers are hoping to copy a scheme used in Chester and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

November 10, 2015
Nantwich Town Council objects to Morrisons longer opening hours bid

Nantwich Town Council objects to Morrisons longer opening hours bid

Nantwich councillors have hit out at plans by a town centre supermarket to open and sell alcohol from 6am to midnight every day – including Sundays.

Morrisons on Station Road, Nantwich, has applied to Cheshire East Council to vary its premises licence, the town council was told.

November 10, 2015
Division One teams make Crewe FA Sunday Vase semi-finals

Division One teams make Crewe FA Sunday Vase semi-finals

The Crewe FA Sunday Vase semi-final line-up will feature four teams in the top 6 of the Division One Table.

Wistaston Ath continued their great form with a 6-0 win over Crewe FC, Steve Pattinson grabbing a hat-trick and other goals from Jones, Thaw and Maunder.

November 10, 2015
Riverfront hotel and apartments plan revealed for Nantwich

Riverfront hotel and apartments plan revealed for Nantwich

The former gasworks site in Nantwich could be turned into a riverfront hotel, apartments, business units and a two-storey car park.

Ambitious plans for the site have been unveiled by the Schofield family – well known in Nantwich as owners of numerous venues on Welsh Row.

November 9, 2015
Local artist to exhibit wildlife work at Nantwich Museum

Local artist to exhibit wildlife work at Nantwich Museum

An exhibition of wildlife paintings opens in the Your Space gallery at Nantwich Museum this week.

The Living Landscape, an exhibition by local artist Becky Thorley-Fox, runs from Tuesday November 10 until Saturday December 19.

November 9, 2015
Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

BBC TV artist Dermot Cavanagh is to stage a one-day workshop near Nantwich to encourage more people to take up painting.

Cavanagh’s “anyone can paint” watercolour workshop will be held at Woore Victory Hall, on London Road, Woore, on November 11.

November 9, 2015
Haughton Honey firm to exhibit at BBC Good Food Show

Haughton Honey firm to exhibit at BBC Good Food Show

Tarporley honey producer Haughton Honey is joining the cream of the crop at one of the UK’s most popular food and drink events.

Bee farmer Crispin Reeves will be taking his Haughton Honey brand to the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham, November 26-29.

November 8, 2015