By Sara Royle
Christmas might be a distant memory, but some festive activities in Crewe and Nantwich have had a lasting impact.
Crewe & Nantwich Round Table once again hit the jackpot by raising more than £7,000 in collections thanks to its Santa’s Float.
A Nantwich cricketer has launched a bid to collect kit to help a club in Afghanistan realise its dream.
Darren Cook, a member of Nantwich CC for 28 years, was sparked into action after seeing a fund-raising page for the club in Kabul.
Nantwich mums-to-be and their families have access to the best maternity care in the country.
Leighton Hospital’s maternity unit was named “Midwifery Service of the Year” at an annual awards.
Nantwich Museum has two talks taking place in March.
On Saturday 14 March, Rev John Whitehead will speak on The Staffordshire Hoard and the Realm of Mercia.
Green Party members have selected Dr Andrew Garman to stand in the Eddisbury constituency at the General Election.
Garman, 61, is semi-retired scientist and lives in Ashton Hayes village, in the north of the constituency.
By Kirsty Rollings
New Scouts and Girlguiding groups are being launched near Nantwich to help cope with rising demand.
The latest groups will be based at the newly refurbished Worleston Village Hall in Worleston.
Saturday Night Sequence Dancers in Nantwich have raised £1,000 for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice at a charity dance at Malbank School.
Twice a year they hold a charity dance and donate money from the entry fee and raffle to a chosen charity.
Gareth Gates and Keith Harris will be the stars of the Cinderella panto at Crewe Lyceum Theatre later this year.
Pop sensation Gates will star as The Prince in the theatre’s family pantomime, alongside veteran entertainer Keith Harris and his friends Orville and Cuddles.
New figures show 2,390 new apprenticeships were started by people in Crewe and Nantwich between 2012 and 2014.
And more than 5,000 new apprenticeships have been created in area since 2010, statistics suggest.
By Claire Faulkner
Some musicals are so well known and loved by the audience, you begin to question how any production company can meet the expectation of the audience.
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ is one of those shows.
A Nantwich cartoonist has been stunned at the popularity of his new Cartoon Academy workshops for youngsters.
Mark Wilcox has hosted a number of workshops for children aged between 4 and 11 at venues like Tastebud Cafe in Stapeley and Enzo coffee shop in Nantwich town centre.
Nantwich Town have lodged a complaint to police alleging one of their players was assaulted at the end of the Matlock Town game.
The club has made the complaint to police, the Evo-Stik League and the FA, and says it has supported it with photographic evidence.
A Nantwich entrepreneur has made it through to the Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards 2015.
Joanne Grubb, owner of JG Creative, is one of 31 women across the North West and Isle of Man to be shortlisted.
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