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Evo-Stik match report: Matlock Town 1 Nantwich Town 0

Evo-Stik match report: Matlock Town 1 Nantwich Town 0

By Ashley Houghton Lewis McMahon’s 75th minute strike gave Matlock all three points and extended Nantwich Town’s winless away run to four. The Dabbers made two changes from the Ashton United draw, Si Everall and Michael Lennon in for Tom Urwin and  injured Darren Moss.

March 11, 2012
Cheshire East unveils new children’s homes plan for South Cheshire

Cheshire East unveils new children’s homes plan for South Cheshire

New small-scale children’s homes are to be built in South Cheshire to accommodate Nantwich youngsters who can’t live with their parents. Cheshire East Council is to increase the number of homes in the borough, starting with new ones in Sandbach and Macclesfield areas.

March 11, 2012
Nantwich Town look for league ‘double’ over Matlock

Nantwich Town look for league ‘double’ over Matlock

By Ashley Houghton Nantwich Town travel to Matlock Town in a mid-table clash in the Evo-Stik Premier Division. Jimmy Quinn’s side will be looking to secure only their second ‘double’ of the season after beating the Gladiators 2-1 at the Weaver Stadium in October.

March 9, 2012
Reaseheath College joins Amphibian Ark to help endangered animals

Reaseheath College joins Amphibian Ark to help endangered animals

Reaseheath College’s amphibian specialists jumped to help frogs, toads and newts in a Leap Day campaign. Talks by keepers and tours of the amphibian collection and new teaching rooms were on offer when the Nantwich college opened its zoo to the public.

March 9, 2012
Nantwich Library to stage fun French workshop for youngsters

Nantwich Library to stage fun French workshop for youngsters

Nantwich children can enjoy a taste of France at a special fun workshop at Nantwich Library. The library has teamed up with French tutor Kay Leydon to run the La Jolie Ronde taster session on Tuesday March 27.

March 9, 2012
Nantwich primary pupils enjoy Life Education classroom visit

Nantwich primary pupils enjoy Life Education classroom visit

Nearly 300 Nantwich schoolchildren learnt about the benefits of healthy living when the Life Education mobile classroom rolled into town. The state-of-the-art classroom visited Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley and St Oswald’s CE primary in Worleston.

March 9, 2012

Man arrested after car hits telegraph pole on A530, Nantwich

The busy A530 between Nantwich and Whitchurch was closed after a car careered off the road and smashed into a telegraph pole. The accident happened along Whitchurch Road in Broomhall, near Nantwich, between the Sound Lane junction and the Cock Lane junction.

March 9, 2012
Review: “Haunted” at the Lyceum in Crewe

Review: “Haunted” at the Lyceum in Crewe

Can anyone really get away with murder? ‘Haunted’, a new play written by Ron Aldridge, examines the consequences of love, betrayal and untimely death, writes Claire Faulkner.

March 8, 2012
South Cheshire motorbike groups team up for St Luke’s Hospice ride

South Cheshire motorbike groups team up for St Luke’s Hospice ride

Motorbikers will be out on South Cheshire’s country roads as part of the second St Luke’s Hospice charity ride this month. The event will see 12 local motorcycle and scooter clubs coming together to organise a fund-raising event to support the hospice based in Winsford.

March 8, 2012
Nantwich Town keeper Jon Brain pledges future to club

Nantwich Town keeper Jon Brain pledges future to club

By Ashley Houghton Nantwich Town goalkeeper Jon Brain has signed an extension to his current contract. Brain will now remain between the sticks for the Dabbers for a further two years.

March 8, 2012
Brine Leas School scoops tickets for Jubilee event at Westminster Abbey

Brine Leas School scoops tickets for Jubilee event at Westminster Abbey

Pupils at Brine Leas School in Nantwich have scooped tickets to this year’s Diamond Jubilee Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey. Hundreds of schools and youth groups applied and Brine Leas won 20 thanks to the creativity of time capsule entries from students.

March 8, 2012
Nantwich Police drugs dog welcomed by town pub bosses

Nantwich Police drugs dog welcomed by town pub bosses

Nantwich Police are using four legs in their battle against drugs in the town. They patrolled the pubs and clubs of Nantwich with a “passive” drugs dog to find suspected offenders.

March 7, 2012
South Cheshire designer to star at International Women’s Day event

South Cheshire designer to star at International Women’s Day event

A South Cheshire garden designer will take centre stage at Eve Ensler’s world renowned “V*gina Monologues” to support Greater Manchester women fleeing domestic abuse. Elizabeth Buckley, 54, will join 12 other women at the Birdcage nightclub in Manchester tomorrow (March 8).

March 7, 2012