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Review: Surreal end to hilarious Nantwich Stand Up Comedy Night

Review: Surreal end to hilarious Nantwich Stand Up Comedy Night

As comedy nights go at Nantwich Civic Hall, this one had a bit of everything. Guitar juggling, Tourettes dancing, Irish jigging… oh, and an audience member taking her top off!

October 6, 2012
Angry parent launches blog to show Nantwich school road danger

Angry parent launches blog to show Nantwich school road danger

An angry dad has set up a blog to show how parents and pupils are dicing with death outside a Nantwich primary school. Hundreds of photos and videos of chaos outside Stapeley Broad Lane School are published on the “Mad, Scary and Bad” site.

October 5, 2012
Review: Nantwich Bookworms study “The Hunger Games”

Review: Nantwich Bookworms study “The Hunger Games”

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a post-apocalyptic portrayal of a country where the rich, extravagant and futuristic Capitol is surrounded by 12 districts whose inhabitants are literally fighting for survival, writes Joy Cassidy.

October 5, 2012
Nantwich’s Brine Leas School to host primary pupil Activity Day

Nantwich’s Brine Leas School to host primary pupil Activity Day

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is set to host around 250 primary school students from Crewe and Nantwich at its annual “Activity Day”. Children will take part in a wide range of activities, from kite-making to sweet making, science to technology.

October 5, 2012
Wrenbury Village Hall sits pretty with 100 new chairs

Wrenbury Village Hall sits pretty with 100 new chairs

A village hall in Nantwich is sitting pretty these days – after buying 100 new chairs! Wrenbury Village Hall managed to secure a Cheshire East Council community grant to offer users a little more comfort.

October 5, 2012
Nantwich Town pick up early season Fair Play league award

Nantwich Town pick up early season Fair Play league award

Nantwich Town have picked up their first award of the campaign. The Weaver Stadium club has come top of the Premier Division Jungledrum Fair Play table for the months of August and September.

October 4, 2012
St Luke’s Hospice to unveil new Nantwich creperie store

St Luke’s Hospice to unveil new Nantwich creperie store

A hospice is flat out getting ready to open a creperie in Nantwich! St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice is launching the crêperie, ice cream parlour and old fashioned sweet shop on Pillory Street on October 13.

October 4, 2012
School bus accident outside Stapeley Broad Lane Primary

School bus accident outside Stapeley Broad Lane Primary

A bus ferrying youngsters to a Nantwich primary school was hit by a car outside the school gates today. Youngsters were getting off the bus parked outside Stapeley Broad Lane School when it was hit from behind.

October 4, 2012
Independent bids for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner post

Independent bids for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner post

An Independent candidate for the new Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner role, has the backing of ex MP Martin Bell. Sarah Flannery launched her campaign alongside former Tatton MP Bell this month.

October 3, 2012
Nantwich Litter Group action day targets town’s carparks

Nantwich Litter Group action day targets town’s carparks

Nantwich Litter Group’s next day of action takes place on Wednesday October 17. The team of volunteers will meet outside Nantwich Civic Hall at 10am for a “group pick”.

October 3, 2012
Guinea pigs help out at Richmond Village Nantwich care home

Guinea pigs help out at Richmond Village Nantwich care home

Staff at Richmond Village in Nantwich have been receiving a helping hand from an unusual source. Cornflake, a white and ginger guinea pig, has been aiding the Village’s hospitality manager Debbie Mercandelli by typing a few memos!

October 3, 2012
Review: ‘Dangerous Obsession’ at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

Review: ‘Dangerous Obsession’ at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Claire Faulkner “Dangerous Obsession” is one of those plays which you wish you’d written yourself. It’s a modern suspense thriller with amazing twists and turns throughout.

October 3, 2012
Highfields Community School to stage annual Family Fireworks event

Highfields Community School to stage annual Family Fireworks event

Friends of Highfields Community Primary School PTA in Nantwich are to host another “Family Fireworks” night. The event, organised with Crewe-based Blitz Fireworks, follows the success of the school’s first one last year.

October 2, 2012