Articles by: Editor

Sainsbury’s Nantwich funds Willaston summer fete and Rose Queen event

Sainsbury’s Nantwich funds Willaston summer fete and Rose Queen event

Sainsbury’s Nantwich has helped a local village secure the future of its Rose Queen and summer fete. Willaston Parish Council has been presented with a £100 community grant which will ensure the continuance of the annual event.

October 8, 2012
Wrenbury Art Group exhibition at Nantwich Museum

Wrenbury Art Group exhibition at Nantwich Museum

An exhibition of paintings by Wrenbury Art Group is to be staged at Nantwich Museum. The “Yes we CAN paint” exhibition of work opens in the Millennium Gallery on Pillory Street on Saturday October 13.

October 8, 2012
Residents invited to Jubilee Proms Concert in Wistaston

Residents invited to Jubilee Proms Concert in Wistaston

Residents are being invited to a special Jubilee Proms Concert in Wistaston, near Nantwich. The event takes place in Wistaston Memorial Hall, on Church Lane, on Thursday October 18.

October 8, 2012
Evo-Stik Premier match report: Nantwich Town 0 Worksop Town 5

Evo-Stik Premier match report: Nantwich Town 0 Worksop Town 5

Nantwich Town produced their worst performance of the season as they slumped to an embarrassing 5-0 home defeat to Worksop. Sloppy defending and lack of a cutting edge up front meant the Dabbers were on the wrong end of a drubbing at the Weaver Stadium.

October 6, 2012
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