Articles by: Editor

Santa returns to Nantwich for Santa’s Rusty Robot show

Santa returns to Nantwich for Santa’s Rusty Robot show

Santa will be returning to Nantwich Civic Hall in this year’s family Christmas Show – Santa’s Rusty Robot!

The big man in red will star in the hugely successful show, written by Tweenies script-writer Iain Lauchlan.

September 8, 2015
Neil Sorvel says Nantwich Town were “disappointed” with Whitby draw

Neil Sorvel says Nantwich Town were “disappointed” with Whitby draw

Nantwich Town players face Colwyn Bay tonight with assistant boss Neil Sorvel’s words ringing in their ears.

Sorvel said the disappointment with the 3-3 away draw at Whitby at the weekend is a sign of where the club is now.

September 8, 2015
Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is backing a developer’s bid to build 104 houses which could free up land to help the school expand.

Wain Homes North West has permission to build 33 homes on land to the south of Brine Leas School playing fields, off Audlem Road.

September 7, 2015
St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

The move to elevate St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to Minster status has taken another step forward.

Nantwich Town councillors overwhelmingly backed the growing support for the move when they discussed it tonight (September 7).

September 7, 2015
Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Staff at a Starbucks store in South Cheshire were shocked to find a kitten dumped in a bin outside their coffee shop.

The seven-week-old black kitten was found by an employee as he went to put a bag of rubbish in an industrial bin at the back of the store in Holmes Chapel Road, Middlewich.

September 7, 2015
Nantwich horse rider Hannah Bate finishes 29th at Burghley

Nantwich horse rider Hannah Bate finishes 29th at Burghley

Nantwich horse rider Hannah Bate has admitted her report card from 2015 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials would have read ‘could do better’.

Bate and Finbury Hill ended in 29th place after struggling in the showjumping finale yesterday (September 6).

September 7, 2015
Nantwich hair clients star in new publicity campaign

Nantwich hair clients star in new publicity campaign

Nantwich people have become stars of a publicity campaign featuring the latest hair and beauty trends.

Clients of Gregory Row salon, on Mill Street, stepped into the spotlight for a photo-shoot as it nears its third anniversary in the town.

September 7, 2015
Nantwich Town to relaunch community football sessions

Nantwich Town to relaunch community football sessions

Saturday morning community sessions are returning to Nantwich Town FC.

The club, on Waterlode, will open up its 3G pitch at the Weaver Stadium later this week for the sessions.

September 7, 2015
Arriva Bus axes village service during Nantwich A534 closure

Arriva Bus axes village service during Nantwich A534 closure

Villagers near Nantwich fear they will be isolated after a bus company said it would not run a service during an eight-week closure of a main road.

Residents in Acton contacted Arriva Buses when they were told the A534 road to Nantwich would be closed during refurbishment work on the Nantwich Aqueduct.

September 7, 2015
Bunbury pub scoops Best Freehouse North West award

Bunbury pub scoops Best Freehouse North West award

A Bunbury pub has won acclaim for the success of its business.

The Yew Tree Inn at Spurstow, near Nantwich, has been named winner of the ‘Best Freehouse for the North West’ in the Great British Pub Awards 2015.

September 6, 2015
Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff in South Cheshire will be tackling the Sandstone Trail this month in aid of MRI Scanner Appeal.

Six workers at Leighton Hospital will set out along the 34-mile trail on September 19.

September 6, 2015
Campaign highlights dog attacks on Nantwich postal workers

Campaign highlights dog attacks on Nantwich postal workers

There were 11 dog attacks on Crewe and Nantwich postal workers last year, new figures show.

Now local MP Edward Timpson has backed Royal Mail’s Dog Awareness drive in a bid to reduce the number of incidents.

September 6, 2015
Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

The rain held off – and thousands flocked in.

Nantwich Food Festival is once again proving a massive hit, as these pictures prove!

September 5, 2015