Patrick Barkham takes us on a journey around some of Britain’s most intriguing small islands, meeting their wild residents – from puffins to party animals, Orkney voles to nuns. In this illustrated talk, he travels from small to ever tinier islands in search of the essence of island life. Do small islands have big lessons for us on the mainland?[Read More…]
Newly promoted George and Dragon made it two wins out of two in the Crewe Regional Sunday Premier Division.
They inflicted a crushing 9-3 defeat on Faddiley.
By Jonathan White
‘Tea at The Tower’ guided circular walks are being staged from St Mary’s Church in Acton.
The walks are chosen to be good underfoot, do not involve climbing fences and are circular country walks of two hours and four miles.
Organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival are urging visitors to use the park and ride scheme during the three-day event.
Tens of thousands of people are expected in the town on each day during the event August 30 to September 1.
When they first appeared back in 1999, NME opined ‘Turin Brakes inhabit a space which is entirely their own, fully formed and brutally emotive – give them the devotion they deserve’. Their Ether Song album was certified gold in the week of release and yielded the Top 5 single Painkiller, and their five subsequent albums have all made the Top[Read More…]
Hazel O’Connor rose to fame in 1980 starring in the iconic punk film, Breaking Glass. There were smash hits, Top 10 albums and Top of The Pops appearances aplenty along the way. Hazel’s ageless songs seem even more relevant in our present times. Accompanied by virtuoso saxophonist Clare Hirst (The Belle Stars, Communards, David Bowie) and Sarah Fisher (Eurythmics) on[Read More…]
Officers looking for a missing man who’s car was found abandoned at Bickerton, have released CCTV images showing the clothes he was wearing when last seen.
Michael Anthony Wardle, known locally as Tony, was last seen leaving The Pheasant Inn in Higher Burwardsley near Tattenhall, where he had stayed overnight.
Folk duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship & tight harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated 3 times at the BBC Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts met while students & released their debut album in 2008. Since then, the duo has toured abroad, played the UK’s biggest festivals, toured with Fairport Convention[Read More…]
Salena Godden is a highly respected poet, author and broadcaster. She has published two poetry collections; Under the Pier and Fishing in the Aftermath, and a collection of essays entitled The Good Immigrant. Her live poetry album, LIVEwire, was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award. Her latest book, Pessimism is for Lightweights – 13 Pieces of Courage and Resistance, was[Read More…]
Crewe & Nantwich MP Laura Smith says she is “deeply disappointed” at the announcement there will be an independent review into HS2.
The review will consider a range of options, including only building Phase 1.
Team BMW’s Tom Oliphant scored a trio of top 10 finishes in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton to clinch the Jack Sears Trophy.
Tarporley-born Oliphant bounced back from a frustrating event at Snetterton in style in his BMW 330i M Sport.
Keeping hens as pets is taking off big time in Cheshire – with 99% of hen keepers recommending them as pets.
The figures come from a survey by the British Hen Welfare Trust which saves ex-battery hens (ex-bats) from slaughter by rehoming them.
The Home Instead Senior Care franchise covering Nantwich and Crewe has ceased trading, it has been confirmed.
The franchise, called Redshank Senior Care Services, was based at Frederick House on Beam Heath Way Nantwich. It employed staff who care for elderly clients in their own homes.
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