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Nantwich St Mary’s Church sets up free photo-trail competition

Nantwich St Mary’s Church sets up free photo-trail competition

By Jonathan White
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has launched a free photo-trail competition.

Susie Boxhall, Youth and Children’s Worker, has organised three versions of Nantwich Riverside photo-trail loops – North (19 photos in total), Middle (17 photos) and South (18 photos).

April 3, 2021
Police Commissioner and Crewe West elections: have your say

Police Commissioner and Crewe West elections: have your say

Residents in Nantwich will get to vote on who should be their Police and Crime Commissioner at local elections on May 6.

There are also a small number of Cheshire East Council Ward councillor elections taking place, including Crewe West by-election.

April 3, 2021
Wistaston Academy pupils welcome new outdoor area

Wistaston Academy pupils welcome new outdoor area

Pupils at Wistaston Academy are enjoying a new-look reception outdoor area and climbing wall.

The school devised a comprehensive and innovative plan to upgrade the area during the pandemic.

April 3, 2021
Nantwich pub boss spreads some Easter cheer with chocolate eggs!

Nantwich pub boss spreads some Easter cheer with chocolate eggs!

A big-hearted pub boss in Nantwich helped spread some ‘eggstra’ Easter cheer by leaving chocolate eggs around the town centre with post-it notes attached.

Adam Loxton, assistant manager at The Leopard on London Road, was inspired to place the eggs around town by his family.

April 2, 2021
Nantwich Museum appoints new chair of trustees

Nantwich Museum appoints new chair of trustees

Nantwich Museum has appointed Dr Trevor Evans, a former chemical engineer, as the new chair of the Board of Trustees responsible for running the facility in Pillory Street.

During his career, Dr Evans has managed professional bodies in both the UK and Australia.

April 2, 2021
Enzo in Nantwich to stage fundraiser for boy who lost leg to cancer

Enzo in Nantwich to stage fundraiser for boy who lost leg to cancer

Enzo bosses in Nantwich are staging a bake-off competition and raffle draw in aid of a young footballer who had to have his leg amputated because of a rare cancer.

The popular town centre coffee shop wanted to dedicate its bake-off contest tomorrow (April 3) to Ashton Hulme.

April 2, 2021
Three charged with theft of Nantwich dogs bailed until June 8

Three charged with theft of Nantwich dogs bailed until June 8

Three people arrested and charged in connection with the theft of two Labrador dogs in Nantwich have appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court.

All three – Malachy Doherty, 37, Mary Docherty, 28, and a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, who were arrested in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday, were all released on conditional bail.

April 1, 2021
Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Organisers of the annual Nantwich Words and Music festival are to hold a three-day event in June.

They say the event is taking place in The Crown Ballroom in Nantwich town centre on June 25-27.

April 1, 2021
Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than two-thirds of Cheshire East fly tipping incidents last year took place in Crewe, new data shows.

The figures, released after a Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service, show where the borough’s fly-tipping hotspots are.

April 1, 2021
New Shavington care home plan approved despite fire fears

New Shavington care home plan approved despite fire fears

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A 72-bedroom care home will be built on Gresty Road in Shavington — despite concerns from one councillor it could burn down like the Notre Dame cathedral.

Cheshire East’s southern planning committee approved the plans yesterday (March 31), paving the way for the 2.5-storey facility to be built.

April 1, 2021
Nantwich Running Club

New Nantwich Running Club gathers pace with 200 members

The new Nantwich Running Club is gathering pace after it reached 200 members in just three months.

The club was launched in January by Willaston resident Mike Stevens, an experienced UK Athletics Endurance Running Coach.

March 31, 2021
NHS pay campaigners plan demo at Leighton Hospital

NHS pay campaigners plan demo at Leighton Hospital

NHS pay campaigners say they will return to Leighton Hospital this week as Covid restrictions are eased.

Members of Crewe’s Trades Union Council say they will return to the hospital tomorrow (April 1) with a socially distanced campaign to raise awareness “for a real and meaningful pay settlement for all NHS staff”.

March 31, 2021
Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Staff at KBA Financial Planning in Nantwich have helped raise £450 for Cancer Research UK.

Neil Fearn, chairman of the Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research Group, received a cheque on behalf of Cancer Research UK from KBA at their Yorkshire Building Society offices in High Street.

March 31, 2021