Articles by: Editor

Pupils given life-saving defibrillator for Tarporley High School

Pupils given life-saving defibrillator for Tarporley High School

Pupils at a school near Nantwich have raised enough money to fund a life-saving defibrillator to be based on site. Tarporley High School students were given one final donation by First Responders in the village to afford the machine.

May 7, 2014
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival team’s plea for volunteers

Nantwich Food and Drink Festival team’s plea for volunteers

Organisers of the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival have issued a plea for volunteers to help at this year’s event. The three-day festival, in September, attracts thousands of people to the town.

May 7, 2014
The Hoosiers and Ariana & The Rose to perform Nantwich gig

The Hoosiers and Ariana & The Rose to perform Nantwich gig

Ariana & The Rose will be performing in Nantwich as support act for The Hoosiers during their 16-date UK tour. Both bands will be performing live at The Studio venue on Castle Street in Nantwich on May 21.

May 6, 2014
Crewe & Nantwich teenage rugby brothers earn England call up

Crewe & Nantwich teenage rugby brothers earn England call up

Rugby playing brothers from Nantwich are celebrating double success – after being picked for England! Ben and Tom Curry, who play for the U16s for Crewe & Nantwich RUFC, were selected to play for England U16s after another great club season.

May 6, 2014
Nantwich volunteers breath new life into Leighton Hospital garden

Nantwich volunteers breath new life into Leighton Hospital garden

Green-fingered volunteers across Nantwich and Crewe have helped transform a garden at Leighton Hospital. A team, which included students from Reaseheath College, spent a day weeding, pruning and painting at the coronary care unit garden.

May 6, 2014
Rogue South Cheshire driveways trader found guilty at magistrates

Rogue South Cheshire driveways trader found guilty at magistrates

Trading standards officers in Crewe and Nantwich sent out a stern warning to rogue traders after prosecuting a driveways businessman. Lee Potter, 34, of Eardswick Lane, Minshull Vernon, pleaded guilty to five offences of fraudulent trading under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations Act.

May 6, 2014
Nantwich based social media firm forges link with South Cheshire College

Nantwich based social media firm forges link with South Cheshire College

South Cheshire College has forged new links with a Nantwich-based social media marketing company. Momentum Factor Europe is to have a permanent base at the college’s Crewe campus, moving from its Stapeley office.

May 5, 2014
Match report: Nantwich CC 1sts beat Bramhall CC by 164 runs

Match report: Nantwich CC 1sts beat Bramhall CC by 164 runs

A stunning bowling display by Oliver Griffiths helped Nantwich CC 1sts notch their first win of the new league season. Griffiths took 7 for just 29 runs as they humbled Bramhall with a comfortable 164-run victory.

May 4, 2014
Review: Rip-roaring night of Nantwich comedy at “Very Best in Stand Up”

Review: Rip-roaring night of Nantwich comedy at “Very Best in Stand Up”

The promoters of the Very Best in Stand Up in Nantwich deserve a large pat on the back. Not sure how, but this monthly show just gets better and better.

May 3, 2014
St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

A hospice is on the hunt for helpers to staff a “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich. St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice wants volunteers to help run the boutique housed in the hospice’s vintage Routemaster red double-decker bus.

May 2, 2014
Review: Heritage Opera’s “A Passion for Opera” at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

Review: Heritage Opera’s “A Passion for Opera” at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

By Claire Faulkner Heritage Opera returned to Nantwich this week and gave an outstanding performance in St Mary’s Church on Monday night. “A Passion for Opera” was a night full of well-known operatic and musical theatre numbers performed by the professional touring company.

May 2, 2014
RSPCA cattery in Nantwich issues plea over population control

RSPCA cattery in Nantwich issues plea over population control

By Lee Oliver Staff at a Nantwich cattery are pleading for new homes for abandoned or unwanted cats. Lee Stewart, manager of Stapeley Grange RSPCA centre on London Road, said the cattery is full because the population is spiralling out of control.

May 1, 2014
Willaston developer submits renewed plans for 146 homes off Moorfields

Willaston developer submits renewed plans for 146 homes off Moorfields

A developer taking its plans for 170 homes in Willaston, near Nantwich, to appeal has submitted a second scaled down application for 146 properties. Richborough Estates wants to build on land off Moorfields on Wistaston Road, Willaston, despite a large number of objections from local residents.

May 1, 2014