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Nantwich resident chased down care home thieves in Stapeley

Nantwich resident chased down care home thieves in Stapeley

A have-a-go hero chased down three teenage yobs he caught burgling a Nantwich care home for people suffering dementia.

Furious Greg Tudor was stunned when he saw the crooks leaping over the boundary wall of Clarendon Court care home, in Stapeley, carrying a stolen TV set.

June 23, 2015
Nantwich apprentice lands top social media job

Nantwich apprentice lands top social media job

A young Nantwich apprentice has landed a top social media job after completing his training at a firm in Warrington.

Sam O’Hara, 20, has been taken on by specialist construction consultancy, Ionic Recruitment.

June 23, 2015
Worleston Village Fete near Nantwich set for July 25

Worleston Village Fete near Nantwich set for July 25

Worleston will be staging its village fete on July 25 with a host of entertainment on offer.

The event, to be staged at St Oswald’s Primary School, will feature Nantwich Concert Band among others.

June 23, 2015
Wyche School to be re-named Nantwich Primary Academy

Wyche School to be re-named Nantwich Primary Academy

Wyche Primary School is to be renamed as Nantwich Primary Academy.

The new name is part of the re-branding of the Manor Road school after a failed Ofsted report 12 months ago.

June 23, 2015
Nantwich Concert Band wow packed Civic Hall crowd

Nantwich Concert Band wow packed Civic Hall crowd

The Nantwich Concert band wowed a packed crowd at the Civic Hall.

The band hosted the “Midsummer Music Concert” in front of Nantwich’s new Mayor and deputy Mayor, Cllrs Andrew Martin and Norma Simpson.

June 22, 2015
Building Society in Nantwich joins Marie Curie tea party event

Building Society in Nantwich joins Marie Curie tea party event

Colleagues at a building society branch in Nantwich will be brewing up to mark a successful year of fundraising for Marie Curie.

Yorkshire Building Society’s Hour of Need campaign has been celebrating its first birthday – and has clocked up £300,000 in 12 months.

June 22, 2015
New Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings promotes charity work

New Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings promotes charity work

The new Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings has been promoting her bid to be crowned Miss England.

Natasha, from Wychwood Park near Nantwich, was in Crewe Tesco to raise awareness of her charity BWP and bag packing to raise money ahead of the Miss England Finals.

June 22, 2015
New Overwater Wheelyboat to launch near Nantwich

New Overwater Wheelyboat to launch near Nantwich

The Overwater Wheelyboat is due to launch on The Shropshire Union Canal this week.

The boat, to operate from the Overwater Marina near Nantwich, will provide free trips to disabled children and adults.

June 22, 2015
Hundreds enjoy annual Wistaston village fete

Hundreds enjoy annual Wistaston village fete

By Kirsty Rollings
Hundreds of people gathered at Wistaston Church Lane Primary School, for the Wistaston Annual Village Fete.

The Rose Queen Procession began at Wistaston Memorial Hall, touring the streets of Wistaston before ending at the school field for the ending of the Fete.

June 21, 2015
Gorilla conservationist to talk at Reaseheath College event

Gorilla conservationist to talk at Reaseheath College event

Well-known gorilla conservationist Ian Redmond OBE will be in Nantwich next week to give a talk at Reaseheath.

Ian is guest of the Reaseheath Conservation Society which is staging the event to help raise funds for Gorilla Conservation.

June 19, 2015
Wickstead Arms in Nantwich is ‘pie high’ after six-month closure

Wickstead Arms in Nantwich is ‘pie high’ after six-month closure

A historic Nantwich town centre pub is re-launching a new menu – just months after being given a new lease of life.

The Wickstead Arms was closed for six months and faced an uncertain future – until Harvey Nurse stepped in.

June 19, 2015
Nantwich Museum “green project” praised for slashing costs

Nantwich Museum “green project” praised for slashing costs

Nantwich Museum manager Kate Dobson has turned the venue ‘green’ by slashing energy bills and eliminating waste.

That was the key message at the annual general meeting of Nantwich Museum Trust Ltd, on Pillory Street.

June 18, 2015
60-hour Redshift broadcast raises £850 for MRI scanner

60-hour Redshift broadcast raises £850 for MRI scanner

A 60-hour broadcast by Nantwich and Crewe online station Redshift Radio has helped raise £850 for a new MRI Scanner.

Redshift hosted the monster broadcast in May to boost the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner appeal and Head Injured People (HIP) in Cheshire.

June 18, 2015