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Wingate Centre raises £1,200 at Winter Wonderland event

Wingate Centre raises £1,200 at Winter Wonderland event

More than £1,200 was raised at the Wingate Children’s Centre Winter Wonderland event in Wrenbury.

Father Christmas dropped in on the event and Wrenbury Primary School performed a concert.

December 22, 2019
10-man Nantwich Town play out 0-0 stalemate at Gainsborough

10-man Nantwich Town play out 0-0 stalemate at Gainsborough

Nantwich Town were held to a 0-0 stalemate at Gainsborough Trinity as striker Callum Saunders saw red in the final minutes.

The Dabbers were marginally the better side in a drab festive affair.

December 22, 2019
Teenage boy victim of knifepoint robbery in Crewe

Teenage boy victim of knifepoint robbery in Crewe

A teenage boy was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in Crewe, Cheshire Police said.

Detectives are investigating the incident which happened on Harrison Drive near Dunwoody Way on Thursday (December 19) at around 2.40pm.

December 21, 2019
Review: Vintage Hitchcock, by Nantwich Players

Review: Vintage Hitchcock, by Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner
Nantwich Players invite you all to an evening of suspense, murder and comedy as they re-create Vintage Hitchcock : A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry in the studio space this weekend.

December 21, 2019
Anti-bullying consultant to return to Cheshire East Council

Anti-bullying consultant to return to Cheshire East Council

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A consultant who highlighted bullying from “some individuals with power” at Cheshire East Council will return in January to see if things have changed.

December 20, 2019
Crewe Brass “Merry Christmas Nantwich” concert held

Crewe Brass “Merry Christmas Nantwich” concert held

By Jonathan White
The annual Crewe Brass ‘Merry Christmas Nantwich’ concert took place in the festive surroundings of St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.

The concert featured Crewe Brass, Elworth Hall School Choir and four vocalists.

December 20, 2019
Man rescued from kitchen blaze in Nantwich flat

Man rescued from kitchen blaze in Nantwich flat

A man was rescued by fire crews called out to a kitchen blaze in Nantwich.

The incident happened on Monks Orchard in Nantwich at around 9.40pm last night (December 19).

December 20, 2019
Councils agree to new Sunday bus service to Leighton Hospital

Councils agree to new Sunday bus service to Leighton Hospital

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Two Cheshire councils have agreed to work together to support a Sunday bus service connecting mid Cheshire to Leighton Hospital and Crewe from next February.

December 20, 2019
Cheshire East car parks decision threatens Nantwich Food Festival

Cheshire East car parks decision threatens Nantwich Food Festival

Cheshire East Council could decline the use of two major town centre car parks during next Nantwich Food Festival, councillors have been warned.

A three-year contract between the authority and festival committee for use of Love Lane and Bowling Green car parks during the three-day festival has now expired.

December 20, 2019
Cheshire East Council defends planning appeals better, figures show

Cheshire East Council defends planning appeals better, figures show

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is becoming more successful in defending planning appeals, new figures appear to suggest.

December 19, 2019
Reaseheath students donate 16 boxes to Nantwich Foodbank

Reaseheath students donate 16 boxes to Nantwich Foodbank

Reaseheath College students and staff in Nantwich have donated 16 large boxes of food to help people who are in need in their local community.

All departments from the Nantwich college were involved in the collection of in-date, non perishable food, ranging from meal basics to festive treats, which has now been delivered to Nantwich Foodbank.

December 19, 2019

A51 Nantwich Bypass closed due to serious accident

A serious accidents has closed the A51 Nantwich Bypass, reports say.

Police are on the scene as are paramedics including an air ambulance.

December 19, 2019
COMPETITION! Win free copy of “Nantwich – 50 Years of Change”

COMPETITION! Win free copy of “Nantwich – 50 Years of Change”

Win a FREE copy of John Hickson’s fabulous new book of photographs, “Nantwich – 50 Years of Change”.

We have teamed up with John and Johnson’s Printers on Oat Market to run a competition.

December 19, 2019