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Sunday is “Day for Dogs” at Marbury Merry Days

Sunday is “Day for Dogs” at Marbury Merry Days

By Jonathan White
It will be a dog’s day out at the annual Marbury Merry Days event this weekend.

The two-day festival has set aside the second day, May 15, as “The Day for Dogs” at the village event near Wrenbury.

May 12, 2022
Talented Nantwich marathon runner joins Team GB

Talented Nantwich marathon runner joins Team GB

By Jonathan White
A talented athlete from Nantwich has been selected to represent Team GB at Duathlon championships in the next 12 months.

Katie Latham recently finished the Manchester Marathon with a personal best time of 3 hours 10 minutes, placing her in the top 30 for her F35 age group.

May 11, 2022
Reaseheath College “Class of 2020” enjoy belated graduation

Reaseheath College “Class of 2020” enjoy belated graduation

They have waited patiently for two years – and now Reaseheath College graduates of 2020 have finally celebrated!

The graduates marked their success from 2020 at a spectacular graduation ceremony in Chester Cathedral, after Covid prevented previous attempts.

May 11, 2022
Audlem man jailed for eight and a half years for manslaughter

Audlem man jailed for eight and a half years for manslaughter

A man who killed his victim after beating him with a baseball bat at their Audlem home has today been jailed for eight years and six months.

Daniel Griffiths was sentenced at Chester Crown Court after being convicted last week of manslaughter of Andrew Guy.

May 11, 2022
Beeston Castle & Tarporley Station in 1961 - pic by Ben Brookshank, creative commons licence

Bid for Beeston and Tarporley station takes step forward

A bid to reopen a Beeston and Tarporley railway station on the Crewe-Chester line has taken another step forward.

Members of the Beeston and Tarporley Station Reopening Group have delivered a Feasibility, and Preliminary Business Case submitted to the Dept for Transport

May 11, 2022
Major employers back 2022 Nantwich Food Festival

Major employers back 2022 Nantwich Food Festival

Major South Cheshire employers like Mornflake and Boughey Distribution have thrown their support behind the returning Nantwich Food Festival.

And other local businesses like Whitegates, Applewood and Snugburys have also backed the event.

May 11, 2022
Leading cancer expert to give talk at Reaseheath College in Nantwich

Leading cancer expert to give talk at Reaseheath College in Nantwich

Leading cancer expert Dr Caroline Wilkinson will give a talk on her work at Reaseheath College in Nantwich on May 19.

Dr Wilkinson is Chief Operating Officer for Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute.

May 11, 2022
Annual “Weaver Wander” vehicle rally to take place May 14

Annual “Weaver Wander” vehicle rally to take place May 14

The popular Weaver Wander vintage vehicle rally is set to take place in South Cheshire this weekend.

This year, the rally will start on May 14 at the newly refurbished White Lion pub in Hankelow, a few miles outside Nantwich.

May 10, 2022
READER’S LETTER: 2022 National Lottery Awards open for entries

READER’S LETTER: 2022 National Lottery Awards open for entries

Dear Editor
Once again, the annual search for the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded people and projects will recognise those individuals and organisations who have made an extraordinary impact in their community – especially during these unprecedent times.

May 10, 2022
Nantwich Museum seeks information about Racecourse Camp 74

Nantwich Museum seeks information about Racecourse Camp 74

Nantwich Museum staff have launched an appeal to find out more information on a prisoner of war camp near Tarporley.

They want more information about Racecourse Camp 74, which housed World War II Prisoners of War, after it recently received a hand-crafted document box.

May 10, 2022
Staff and volunteers celebrate Leighton Hospital 50th birthday

Staff and volunteers celebrate Leighton Hospital 50th birthday

Staff and volunteers at Leighton Hospital have marked its 50th birthday half a century to the day it was opened by the Queen in 1972.

Phil Malam, the Trust’s longest serving member of staff who started working at Leighton just days before the Queen arrived, cut the anniversary cake.

May 10, 2022
Nantwich Roots Festival to include free fringe concerts

Nantwich Roots Festival to include free fringe concerts

By Jonathan White
The new Nantwich Roots Festival begins tomorrow celebrating folk, roots and Americana and bringing internationally known names to Nantwich.

It is also giving a stage to new, emerging acts in the town from May 11-15.

May 10, 2022
Wrenbury Bowling Club to host open green day

Wrenbury Bowling Club to host open green day

Wrenbury Bowling Club will be hosting an open green day linked to the national Bowls Big Weekend event on Saturday May 28.

The event aims to encourage new members and local communities to try bowls and see what they have to offer.

May 10, 2022