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Nantwich racing driver Jordan Witt to compete in British GT champs

Nantwich racing driver Jordan Witt to compete in British GT champs

Nantwich racing driver Jordan Witt will compete in selected rounds of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship this year, he has confirmed.

The 29-year-old will compete alongside his existing commitments in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

March 10, 2020
£5 million to improve three Cheshire East danger roads

£5 million to improve three Cheshire East danger roads

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
More than £5 million is to be spent on improving three dangerous Cheshire East roads including one in Crewe.

Cheshire East Council is to secure £1.1 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) to improve the A532 at West Street, in Crewe.

March 10, 2020
97% of Cheshire East parents secure preference school places

97% of Cheshire East parents secure preference school places

Cheshire East Council says 97% of parents have secured preferential secondary school places for their children for September 2020.

March 9, 2020
Nantwich-born pasty maker crowned at World Pasty Championships

Nantwich-born pasty maker crowned at World Pasty Championships

Nantwich-born Mike Burgess has tasted more success at the latest World Pasty Championships.

March 9, 2020
Iconic Nantwich venue Residence ceases trading

Iconic Nantwich venue Residence ceases trading

Iconic Nantwich venue Residence restaurant and bar has ceased trading, its owner announced today.

The Mill Street venue has closed with “immediate effect” and owner Ben Rafferty cited the impact of Coronavirus as one of the reasons.

March 9, 2020
Crewe Regional Sunday cup semi-finalists decided

Crewe Regional Sunday cup semi-finalists decided

The semi-finalists were decided in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division Cup the with NHB FC, Crewe Ath, White Lion FL and George & Dragon all winning.

March 8, 2020
Nantwich Film Club to stage Honeyland at Civic Hall

Nantwich Film Club to stage Honeyland at Civic Hall

Nantwich Film Club is to stage the Oscar-nominated documentary Honeyland on Monday (March 9)

March 8, 2020
Cheshire health chiefs fight to relieve pressure on hospitals

Cheshire health chiefs fight to relieve pressure on hospitals

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Health chiefs in Cheshire are eager to get patients treated in the right place and relieve pressure on hospitals.

Key NHS figures from across the county spoke out about the challenges they face and their ambitions at a Cheshire East Council meeting.

March 8, 2020
South Cheshire Harriers perform strongly in latest races

South Cheshire Harriers perform strongly in latest races

South Cheshire Harriers sprinted into March with a spring in their step with strong performances at a number of events.

The wet conditions did not deter Cloud 9 participants and 13 Harriers braved the elements.

March 8, 2020
Nantwich Town held to 2-2 draw by lowly Radcliffe Borough

Nantwich Town held to 2-2 draw by lowly Radcliffe Borough

Promotion-chasing Nantwich Town have fallen 11 points behind league leaders South Shields after being held to a 2-2 draw at lowly Radcliffe Borough.

The Dabbers, who have a game in hand on the leaders, will now focus on securing a play-off place in the top five which appears a tight race between them, Warrington and Lancaster City.

March 8, 2020
Cheque presentation to Donna Louise Hospice

Weston Christmas Lights hands over £32,540 to Donna Louise Hospice

Weston Christmas Lights organiser Graham Witter has handed over a whopping £32,540 cheque to Donna Louise Hospice.

Graham visited the hospice last week to formally hand over a cheque for the record-breaking amount.

March 7, 2020
More than 6,000 trees to be planted across Cheshire East

More than 6,000 trees to be planted across Cheshire East

More than 6,000 trees are being planted across the borough, Cheshire East Council has said.

It follows a motion backed by a unanimous vote at full council last May which called for a commitment of being carbon neutral by 2025.

March 7, 2020
Stapeley youngsters enjoy “Thinking Day” at Pear Tree Primary

Stapeley youngsters enjoy “Thinking Day” at Pear Tree Primary

More than 50 pupils at Pear Tree School in Stapeley celebrated World Thinking Day in style.

A quarter of the school’s pupils are members of a local Scouting group, which was the theme of the day.

March 7, 2020