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Hope House Dark Run goes virtual on Halloween

Hope House Dark Run goes virtual on Halloween

The annual Hope House Dark Run in aid of the hospice is going virtual this Halloween.

Children and adults from around Nantwich are being encouraged to pull on their fluorescent and spooky outfits and hit the street on a 5K route near their homes.

September 23, 2020
Cheshire East councillor tells parents to switch off engines outside schools

Cheshire East councillor tells parents to switch off engines outside schools

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Parents collecting their children from school should switch their engines off to help improve air quality, says a Cheshire East Councillor.

Cllr Mick Warren, CEC cabinet member for communities, said “idling engines” is adding pollution and impacting on health.

September 23, 2020
Five-year-old’s Snowdon climb in aid of village school in Nantwich

Five-year-old’s Snowdon climb in aid of village school in Nantwich

A big-hearted Nantwich boy is climbing up Snowdon with his dad to help raise hundreds of pounds for his village school.

Five-year-old Jack McIntyre wanted to help raise money for the Friends of Acton School PTA.

September 23, 2020
Joe Malkin celebrates the equaliser

Nantwich Town progress in FA Cup after victory over Tividale FC

Two goals each for Joe Malkin and Callum Saunders helped Nantwich Town through to the FA Cup second qualifying round.

The Dabbers faced a tricky opponent in Tividale FC, based in Dudley in West Midlands.

September 23, 2020
First South Cheshire local Covid-19 testing site to open

First South Cheshire local Covid-19 testing site to open

A dedicated walk-through Covid-19 testing site is to be deployed in South Cheshire.

The semi-permanent site, known as a Local Testing Site (LTS), is being created in Crewe and will be ready for public use from October 1.

September 22, 2020
Cheshire road safety survey launched by Crime Commissioner

Cheshire road safety survey launched by Crime Commissioner

Nantwich residents can have their say about road safety policing in a new survey launched by Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner David Keane.

He wants local residents to give their views on how safe the county’s roads are.

September 22, 2020

Fire crews attend electrical fire in Wardle

Fire crews were called out to a commercial premises in Wardle near Nantwich after workers reported smoke and a burning smell.

September 22, 2020
Soviet Threat event proves hit at Nantwich’s Secret Bunker

Soviet Threat event proves hit at Nantwich’s Secret Bunker

By Jonathan White
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker near Nantwich took visitors back in time during a ‘Soviet Threat’ event.

‘Soviet Threat’ was a living history event recreating how lives were lived by both Western and Eastern forces during the Cold War.

September 21, 2020
Classic car and motorbike enthusiasts meet at Nantwich event

Classic car and motorbike enthusiasts meet at Nantwich event

Jonathan White
A ‘classic car and motorbike meet’ was held at Venetian Marina in Cholmondeston near Nantwich.

The latest meet was an extra event due to a forecast of warm and sunny weather.

September 21, 2020
Nantwich racing driver Witt secures fourth Silver Cup podium

Nantwich racing driver Witt secures fourth Silver Cup podium

Nantwich’s British GT Championship driver Jordan Witt enjoyed more Donington Park success with his fourth Silver Cup podium finish of the year in round six.

Witt overcame a tricky qualifying session in impressive style, starting 11th overall after sustaining a luckless tyre blow-out in the grid-determining run.

September 21, 2020
Crewe Regional Sunday League kicks off after Covid delay

Crewe Regional Sunday League kicks off after Covid delay

The Crewe Regional Sunday League finally got underway and two of three new teams in the league were in action.

In the Premier Division, The Lions (formerly White Lion Ford Lane) went down 0-6 to George and Dragon, whose scorers were Charlie Hatton (3), Robbie Hatton (2) and Joe Duckworth.

September 21, 2020
Cheshire East Council says new parking payment app will save drivers 13p

Cheshire East Council says new parking payment app will save drivers 13p

A new parking payment app will save Cheshire East drivers 13p per transaction, the authority claims.

Motorists using a mobile phone to pay for parking at Cheshire East Council car parks will see a change to a new app on October 1.

September 20, 2020
Cheshire East carbon neutral plan shortlisted for national award

Cheshire East carbon neutral plan shortlisted for national award

Cheshire East Council’s action plan to be carbon neutral by 2025 has been shortlisted for a national environment and sustainability award.

September 20, 2020