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Christmas Fair – RSPCA Stapeley Grange

Please join us on Sunday 1 December 11am-3pm for some festive fun at our Christmas Fair, at our centre in London Road, Nantwich. Enjoy Christmas stall shopping, festive tunes with This Is The Cat, tasty refreshments and some exciting activities for the kids. Don’t forget to visit the cattery and our adorable cats and kittens. Santa will also be popping[Read More…]

November 15, 2019
Nantwich Town beaten in FA Trophy at home by Coalville

Nantwich Town beaten in FA Trophy at home by Coalville

Nantwich Town’s disappointing cup week continued when they were beaten by Coalville Town in the FA Trophy.

The Dabbers hadn’t really recovered from their FA Cup defeat by Fylde at the weekend.

November 14, 2019
Vehicle destroyed in blaze parked by house in Calveley

Vehicle destroyed in blaze parked by house in Calveley

A car parked next to a house in Calveley near Nantwich was destroyed in a blaze.

The fire happened on Calveley Hall Lane shortly before 6am on Tuesday (November 12).

November 14, 2019

Rare Mossland Spiders – illustrated talk, Nov 20th

Searching for Rare Mossland Spiders: An illustrated talk by Richard Gallon of the British Arachnological Society on Wednesday 20th November at Methodist Church, Hospital street, £3.00. Cheshire Wildlife Trust South Group, Non-members Welcome

November 14, 2019
Councillors call for action to improve Cheshire East bus services

Councillors call for action to improve Cheshire East bus services

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors are calling for Cheshire East’s bus service to be improved – less than two years after council chiefs swung the axe on some subsidised routes.

Cheshire East Council stopped funding evening subsidised bus services and some weekend services from April 2018 in a move that saved the authority £1 million.

November 13, 2019

The Ladyboys of Bangkok

Cheekier, funnier and more spectacular than ever, The Ladyboys of Bangkok return for their 21st year of touring the UK. In a cabaret like no other performed by girls like no other, their all new production is bigger, glitzier and more glamorous than ever before. Featuring 16 of the world’s most beautiful and stunning showgirls (who just happen to be[Read More…]

November 13, 2019
BBC One Show Rickshaw Challenge motors through Nantwich and Crewe

BBC One Show Rickshaw Challenge motors through Nantwich and Crewe

By Jonathan White
The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge annual fund-raiser for BBC Children in Need travelled through Nantwich and Crewe during an eight-day challenge to cycle 400 miles from Holyhead to London.

November 12, 2019
Councillors back Plastic Free Nantwich motion

Councillors back Plastic Free Nantwich motion

Town councillors in Nantwich have backed a motion to support campaigners in reducing single use plastic.

Plastic Free Nantwich is part of the national movement Plastic Free Communities and was set up by Emilie Janman and Jeremy Herbert earlier this year.

November 11, 2019
Police reassure residents as Nantwich shooting probe continues

Police reassure residents as Nantwich shooting probe continues

Police have moved to reassure residents living in fear after a shooting incident in Nantwich.

Town councillors said residents living in the Arnold Street area of the town have voiced concerns over the shooting on October 3.

November 11, 2019
Wistaston Church Lane Academy unveils revamped outdoor area

Wistaston Church Lane Academy unveils revamped outdoor area

Delighted youngsters at Wistaston Church Lane Academy have been enjoying the school’s new Early Years Reception outdoor learning area.

The new outdoor area now has a climbing frame, a race track for scooters and bikes, a mud kitchen, a sand box and a special outdoor classroom.

November 11, 2019
Perfect time to sell your old jewellery at auction, says Peter Wilson expert

Perfect time to sell your old jewellery at auction, says Peter Wilson expert

According to an article in the Independent in May 2019, women in the UK own more than £6.2 billion worth of unworn jewellery.

This study found that two thirds of women wore the same pieces from their collection everyday, instead of rotating pieces within their jewellery boxes.

November 11, 2019
Thousands pay respects on Remembrance Sunday across South Cheshire

Thousands pay respects on Remembrance Sunday across South Cheshire

Thousands of people gathered at services across South Cheshire on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to those who gave their lives and fought in wars.

Nantwich and Crewe held large parades and services, while smaller services were held at villages across the area.

November 11, 2019
Kath O'Dwyer

Candidates for £160,000-a-year Chief Exec post to be interviewed

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Candidates vying to be named as Cheshire East Council’s first permanent chief executive in two and a half years will be interviewed this week.

A special meeting of CEC’s staffing committee has been called for 11.10am tomorrow (November 11) at the local authority’s Westfields headquarters, in Sandbach.

November 10, 2019