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Nantwich Town earn draw with last minute leveller at Buxton

Nantwich Town earn draw with last minute leveller at Buxton

By Adam Bateman
Nantwich Town earned a draw away at Buxton thanks to a last minute leveller from Jamie Morgan.

Morgan finished off a fine move as the Dabbers hit the hosts on the counter to clinch a point.

November 24, 2021
Scout archive exhibition takes place in Wistaston

Scout archive exhibition takes place in Wistaston

By Jonathan White
An exhibition of items from South West Cheshire Scouts District’s archive was held by Wistaston Scout Group’s new Scout Centre

A comprehensive range of displays contained items dating back to 1908 and included books, photographs, certificates, flags, memorabilia from several World Jamborees and Crewe Scout Gang Shows, old Scout uniforms and a great many press cuttings as well as other items of historic interest.

November 24, 2021
New bereavement service in Nantwich earns lottery funding

New bereavement service in Nantwich earns lottery funding

Volunteers running the new Insights Listening Bereavement Service in Nantwich are celebrating after receiving funding from the National Lottery.

The £2,500 funds will support its work with people over 18 who are suffering loss, grief, and bereavement.

November 24, 2021
Young Nantwich singer in contest to be next West End star

Young Nantwich singer in contest to be next West End star

Young Nantwich singer Sinead D’Abreu-Hayling could be the next West End star!

The 21-year-old has earned herself a spot in the grand final of national musical theatre singing competition, West End Calling.

November 24, 2021
Santa’s on his way – full Rotary Nantwich routes unveiled

Santa’s on his way – full Rotary Nantwich routes unveiled

It’s less than five weeks until the big day, and Santa has already unveiled his visits around Nantwich.

Rotary Club of Nantwich have organised their annual Santa Float, with donations made towards local charities.

November 23, 2021
FEATURE: How AR will affect the future of work

FEATURE: How AR will affect the future of work

There is a fundamental gap between the vast amount of digital data we have access to and the real world in which we use it.

While our reality is three-dimensional, the wealth of information we currently have to guide our decisions and actions is stuck on two-dimensional pages and displays.

November 23, 2021
FEATURE: Why small businesses need commercial van insurance

FEATURE: Why small businesses need commercial van insurance

Commercial van insurance isn’t just for large corporations.

Small businesses are more at risk if the company can’t afford to absorb the cost of vehicle theft, damage, or an at-fault accident.

November 23, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Disappointed over MP’s sewage vote “bluster”

READER’S LETTER: Disappointed over MP’s sewage vote “bluster”

Dear Editor,
I was disappointed by the irrelevant bluster that Dr Mullan threw at us as justification for his voting to allow water companies to dump raw sewage onto our rivers and on to our beaches.

Under current laws many water companies have been fined for just this practice.

November 23, 2021
New crossing set for Peter De Stapleigh Way, say councillors

New crossing set for Peter De Stapleigh Way, say councillors

Stapeley councillors say funding has been secured for a new Puffin crossing on the busy Peter de Stapleigh Way.

It comes just weeks after a schoolboy was hit by a car using a drop-down kerb crossing.

November 23, 2021
Woman arrested after “altercation” outside Nantwich pub

Woman arrested after “altercation” outside Nantwich pub

Police who were called to a fight outside a pub in Nantwich, arrested one woman.

The incident happened by the side of the busy A534 near the Peacock pub on Crewe Road, Willaston.

November 23, 2021
Plan for Walking and Cycling network in Cheshire East gets go ahead

Plan for Walking and Cycling network in Cheshire East gets go ahead

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has given the go ahead for a plan to develop walking and cycling networks.

Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) have been developed for Crewe, Congleton, Macclesfield and Wilmslow.

November 23, 2021
Agency care staff in Cheshire East command up to £75 an hour

Agency care staff in Cheshire East command up to £75 an hour

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Agency rates for care staff are “going through the roof” with some nursing homes having to pay £75 an hour for a qualified nurse, one of the council’s top bosses has said.

The demand for NHS and care staff is mounting with vacancies unfilled across the country.

November 22, 2021
New glass doors officially opened at Acton church

New glass doors officially opened at Acton church

By Jonathan White
Two large, hinged glass doors at the west entrance to St Mary’s Church in Acton were officially opened and blessed by Rev’d Canon John Malbon.

In his speech, prior to cutting a ribbon to officially open the new doors, Rev’d Canon John Malbon said that solid doors present a physical barrier to communication, they say ‘Keep out’.

November 22, 2021