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Nantwich Town face away trips in FA Cup and FA Trophy

Nantwich Town face away trips in FA Cup and FA Trophy

Nantwich Town will start their FA Cup run with an away tie.

The Dabbers will travel to face either Parkgate, Congleton Town or Salford City in the first qualifying on September 13.

July 4, 2014
Acton garden party helps raise £1,000 for Nantwich Museum

Acton garden party helps raise £1,000 for Nantwich Museum

Almost 100 people enjoyed the summer sunshine at a garden party in Acton held in support of Nantwich Museum.

They were guests of Deana and Gerald Emerton, who opened up their house and garden in Acton near Nantwich.

July 4, 2014
Nantwich MP praises South Cheshire College for Technical Awards scheme

Nantwich MP praises South Cheshire College for Technical Awards scheme

MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new vocational qualifications which will help Nantwich and Crewe students prepare for the world of work. Mr Timpson said he was delighted South Cheshire College is one of the first seven colleges picked to offer teenagers new Technical Awards.

July 3, 2014
Willaston villagers prepare for annual summer fete

Willaston villagers prepare for annual summer fete

Villagers in Willaston near Nantwich will be holding their annual fete day on Sunday July 20. The event will be staged on the Lettie Spencer playing field.

July 3, 2014
Nantwich abuse victims to benefit from Cheshire Police funding

Nantwich abuse victims to benefit from Cheshire Police funding

Victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence in Nantwich are to benefit from over £70,000 of specialist services. The money has been earmarked by Government for a number of projects put forward by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer (pictured).

July 3, 2014
Nantwich man jailed for part in international cannabis crime gang

Nantwich man jailed for part in international cannabis crime gang

A Nantwich man who was part of an international criminal gang smuggling cannabis into the UK, has been jailed for eight years. Baan Klootwijk, 48, of London Road, was the co-owner of Baan Flower Trading, which fronted as a cover for importing boxes of cannabis.

July 3, 2014
Nantwich Fete to be annual event, organisers hope

Nantwich Fete to be annual event, organisers hope

The organisers of Nantwich Fete say they want to build on its success – by making it an annual event. Thousands filled the town centre at the weekend to enjoy the fete and Nantwich Skoolsfest 2014.

July 2, 2014
Police hunt armed robber who targeted two South Cheshire stores

Police hunt armed robber who targeted two South Cheshire stores

Detectives are an hunting armed robber who struck twice in one night in South Cheshire. The first happened at a takeaway on Earle Street in Crewe when a man armed with a knife demanding cash, but he left empty-handed.

July 2, 2014
Highfields Primary in Nantwich to stage 40th birthday summer fayre

Highfields Primary in Nantwich to stage 40th birthday summer fayre

A Nantwich primary school is to stage its summer fayre and 40th birthday celebrations this weekend. Highfields Community Primary, on Cumberland Avenue, will hold the event on Saturday July 5, from 2pm to 6pm.

July 2, 2014
Swans at Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich increase their brood

Swans at Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich increase their brood

A pair of swans nesting at a marina near Nantwich have caught the eye – after gaining an extra cygnet! Mating swans at Aqueduct Marina, Church Minshull, hatched six cygnets at the end of May.

July 1, 2014
Family and work pay tribute to cyclist killed in Nantwich A51 smash

Family and work pay tribute to cyclist killed in Nantwich A51 smash

Family and friends of a cyclist killed on the busy A51 near Nantwich have paid tribute to the young dad. Luke Barrett, 42, died after a collision with a white Audi A3 convertible while he was cycling to work.

July 1, 2014
Former Nantwich CC star Lou Vincent banned from cricket for life

Former Nantwich CC star Lou Vincent banned from cricket for life

Former Nantwich CC cricketer Lou Vincent has been banned from the sport worldwide for life after admitting match-fixing. The New Zealander, who led Nantwich to the Cheshire League title in 2010, went on television to make a full confession.

July 1, 2014
1,200 women take part in Nantwich-Crewe St Luke’s “Midnight Walk”

1,200 women take part in Nantwich-Crewe St Luke’s “Midnight Walk”

More than 1,200 walkers helped by 200 volunteers lit up the streets of Nantwich and Crewe during the St Luke’s Hospice 10th Midnight Walk. Hundreds of ladies set off from Reaseheath College in Nantwich after a two-hour stage show by Redshift Radio.

June 30, 2014