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Some Guys Have All The Luck

Crewe Lyceum Theatre – Saturday 11 January, 7:30PM Half a century after the release of Rod Stewart’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck is back with a brand new show. Frontman Paul Metcalfe captures all the excitement, energy and charisma of the legend that is Rod Stewart, and the show includes hits like Handbags & Gladrags, Maggie May,[Read More…]

January 9, 2020
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Wistaston off licence targeted TWICE by robbers, say police

An off licence in Wistaston has been targeted twice by robbers in four days, police revealed.

Bargain Booze on Kings Drive was raided on Saturday January 4 and again last night (January 8).

January 9, 2020
Nantwich Town stage festival to mark 150 years of Red Cross

Nantwich Town stage festival to mark 150 years of Red Cross

Nantwich Town staged a Festival of Football to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross.

The event was supported by Nantwich Civic Hall and attended by Mayor of Nantwich, Councillor Arthur Moran.

January 9, 2020
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC win “much needed” says coach Farr

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC win “much needed” says coach Farr

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts returned to winning in what was a “much-needed performance”, according to head coach John Farr.

The 1sts won 33-17 against Walsall and eased their relegation worries after a mixed run of results.

January 8, 2020
Nantwich Town stroll to 7-0 victory over Cammell Laird in Cheshire Cup

Nantwich Town stroll to 7-0 victory over Cammell Laird in Cheshire Cup

Nantwich Town coasted to a 7-0 victory over lower league Cammell Laird in the Cheshire Senior Cup.

And the victory was marked by a first ever senior goal for the club by Callum Parker.

January 8, 2020
Eight arrested after clashes at South Cheshire hunt in Spurstow

Eight arrested after clashes at South Cheshire hunt in Spurstow

Eight men allegedly part of an anti-hunt campaign group were arrested by police after clashes at a South Cheshire trail hunt.

Officers were called after disturbances were reported at the Cheshire Hunt on Long Lane in Spurstow, near Nantwich.

January 8, 2020
Cheshire East has 7.5 years housing land supply, says authority

Cheshire East has 7.5 years housing land supply, says authority

Cheshire East Council has a housing land supply figure of 7.5 years, the authority says.

The rise, from a figure of 7.2 years in the same period in the previous year, means more opportunity for people wanting to get on the housing ladder can access affordable housing or move into a new home.

January 8, 2020
Acton Operatic Society to stage fundraising concert

Acton Operatic Society to stage fundraising concert

Acton Operatic Society will perform the show-stopping hits of Rodgers & Hammerstein in a fund-raising concert on January 25.

The concert will be held at St Mary’s Church on Monks Lane in Acton, 7.30pm start.

January 7, 2020
53 festive drink/drug drive arrests in Crewe and Nantwich

53 festive drink/drug drive arrests in Crewe and Nantwich

Fifty-three arrests were made in Crewe and Nantwich of suspected drink/drug driving during the Christmas period.

The figure was part of a total of 230 people arrested across the county by Cheshire Police in the month-long crackdown.

January 7, 2020

Nantwich Choral Society Come and Sing Day

Saturday 1st February 2020. Come and Sing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Nantwich Choral Society at St. Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Nantwich, CW5 5RQ. The work will be conducted by Simon Russell and accompanied by Graham Eccles (organ) We would love all singers to join us for the day, with Mendelssohn’s fabulous setting of the Elijah story which dramatises some of the[Read More…]

January 7, 2020
Nantwich Civic Hall to stage Quilters Exhibition

Nantwich Civic Hall to stage Quilters Exhibition

Nantwich Civic Hall will stage a Quilters Exhibition and Fabric sale at on Sunday January 19.

The annual event now in its 16th year will run from 10am to 4pm.

January 6, 2020
James Sumner - chief exec at Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital chiefs vow to change declining A&E performance

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Hospital bosses in South Cheshire are determined to get to grips with an increasing demand for A&E as performance continues to decline.

Leighton Hospital’s A&E department had 700 more admissions in November 2019 than the same month in 2018, board members at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust were told today (January 6).

January 6, 2020
Murder probe launched after man found dead in Crewe flat

Murder probe launched after man found dead in Crewe flat

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in a flat in Crewe, police have confirmed.

Officers were informed a man had been found with serious injuries at a flat in Lord Street at around 9.40pm on Friday (January 3).

January 6, 2020