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Nantwich pupils win in “Knock Knock” stranger awareness campaign

Nantwich pupils win in “Knock Knock” stranger awareness campaign

Pupils at two Nantwich schools have designed award-winning posters aimed at alerting residents to dangers of doorstep crooks and strangers.

Youngsters at St Anne’s Catholic Primary and Stapeley Broad Lane Primary were recognised in a competition run by Cheshire East Council’s Trading Standards team.

January 15, 2015
Carers Centre to raise awareness in Nantwich and Crewe

Carers Centre to raise awareness in Nantwich and Crewe

A carers charity is to set up a stall in Nantwich and Crewe libraries to raise awareness.

Cheshire & Warrington Carers Centre has been providing information, advice and support to carers across Cheshire for 20 years.

January 15, 2015
Nantwich Town beaten 5-1 by Tranmere in Cheshire Cup

Nantwich Town beaten 5-1 by Tranmere in Cheshire Cup

By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town were knocked out of the Cheshire Senior Cup as League Two Tranmere Rovers won 5-1 at the Weaver Stadium.

Manager Danny Johnson was left with defensive problems when Andy Pearson (pictured) leaving for Hyde FC just hours before kick off.

January 14, 2015
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died after being in collision with a coach on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich, have today paid tribute to him.

Grandfather Robert Betteley, 59, died despite desperate efforts by paramedics to save him after the crash outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel yesterday (January 13).

January 14, 2015
Public consultation opens on University Technical College plan for South Cheshire

Public consultation opens on University Technical College plan for South Cheshire

Nantwich and Crewe residents can have their say on plans to open a new University Technical College in South Cheshire.

A six-week consultation is now underway in the hope the college, named Crewe Engineering and Design UTC, will open in September 2016.

January 14, 2015
Nantwich Town Council freezes council tax precept for 2015-16

Nantwich Town Council freezes council tax precept for 2015-16

Nantwich Town Council has frozen its council tax amount for 2015/16.

It means the amount paid by a Band D property owner to Nantwich Town Council will remain at £89.74.

January 14, 2015
Nantwich Family Films @ 4 returns this weekend

Nantwich Family Films @ 4 returns this weekend

Organisers of Nantwich Family Films @ 4 have unveiled their next few screenings.

The next event is this Sunday January 18, with the screening of the hit movie “How To Train Your Dragon 2”.

January 14, 2015

Cyclist dies after bus collision on A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich

A cyclist has died after being in collision with a bus on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich.

Police say it happened on the busy road just outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel.

January 13, 2015
Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall bosses hope the venue’s toilet troubles will be at an end soon.

The hall, now run by Nantwich Town Council, is to finally undergo a £81,000 project to repair and revamp its crumbling loos.

January 13, 2015
Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Angry parents at a Nantwich primary school have slammed a two-year delay over a new car park which should resolve traffic dangers children face every day.

They say youngsters walking to and from Stapeley Broad Lane Primary are dicing with death along the busy A529 Audlem Road at peak drop-off and pick-up times.

January 13, 2015
Nantwich Town fan wins chance to be assistant manager!

Nantwich Town fan wins chance to be assistant manager!

By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town has a new assistant manager – for one game only!

Supporter Carl Thorpe will be in the dugout alongside manager Danny Johnson when the Dabbers face Tranmere in the Cheshire Cup.

January 12, 2015
South Cheshire PDSA shop launches clothes appeal

South Cheshire PDSA shop launches clothes appeal

A South Cheshire charity shop wants residents to clear their closets of unwanted clothes and donate them to help treat sick and injured pets.

PDSA’s charity shop on Delamere Street in Crewe is on the hunt for ladies, men’s and children’s clothing.

January 12, 2015
Nantwich model railway club doubles membership in first year

Nantwich model railway club doubles membership in first year

A model railway club in Nantwich is on the right track to success – after doubling its membership in its first year!

Wrenbury & District Model Railway Club started with just 12 members in January 2014.

January 12, 2015