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Nantwich Town defender to leave for Altrincham

Nantwich Town defender to leave for Altrincham

Nantwich Town defender Toby Mullarkey has left the club to join Altrincham FC this week.

Mullarkey enjoyed a two-year spell with the Dabbers but is rejoining his former boss Phil Parkinson at a club which went close to promotion to the National League.

May 23, 2019
Wrenbury & District model railway club to stage Open Doors event

Wrenbury & District model railway club to stage Open Doors event

Wrenbury & District model railway club are holding their sixth Open Doors event on Friday July 5.

It will be held between 7pm to 9.30pm and also Saturday July 6, 9.30am to 4pm.

May 23, 2019
Readers’ Letters: Fears over “accident blackspot” in Wistaston

Readers’ Letters: Fears over “accident blackspot” in Wistaston

I am fearful that the roads in the village of Wistaston where I live will become an accident blackspot due to the associated rise in traffic of several hundred occupants vehicles, on completion of two new, large housing estates Wistaston Brook and Kingfisher Reach

May 23, 2019
Regional Water Polo Festival held at Nantwich Pool

Regional Water Polo Festival held at Nantwich Pool

Nantwich outdoor pool played host to a regional Junior Water Polo festival.

10 mixed teams of boys and girls aged 14 and under gathered from across the North West region and further afield for the event.

May 22, 2019
Cheshire East Council votes in first ever Labour leader

Cheshire East Council votes in first ever Labour leader

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has its first ever Labour leader after Cllr Sam Corcoran fought off a Conservative challenge to claim the role.

The Labour and Co-Operative Party member for Sandbach Heath and East won 43 votes in the race to become council leader today (May 22) while Wybunbury Cllr Janet Clowes, Conservative, received 25.

May 22, 2019
Record breaking crowds enjoy Reaseheath College Family Festival in Nantwich

Record breaking crowds enjoy Reaseheath College Family Festival in Nantwich

Record-breaking crowds thronged to Reaseheath College’s Family Festival, making the event the best and biggest since its launch 23 years ago.

Around 11,000 visitors enjoyed the action-packed event on the college’s Nantwich campus, which offered hundreds of fun activities and displays in a day of perfect spring sunshine.

May 22, 2019
34 arrested in Cheshire in National Crime Agency ‘County Lines’ operation

34 arrested in Cheshire in National Crime Agency ‘County Lines’ operation

Thirty-four people were arrested and weapons, cash and illegal drugs seized during a county lines week of action in Cheshire.

The crackdown was part of a National Crime Agency initiative to disrupt and protect communities from serious and organised crime in Cheshire.

May 21, 2019
Tarporley racer Oliphant mixed emotions after Thruxton performance

Tarporley racer Oliphant mixed emotions after Thruxton performance

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant produced a battling display at Thruxton in what turned out to be a mixed bag of results in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.

Oliphant declared it was a weekend of “what ifs” as the Team BMW driver had to bounce back from a difficult race one to earn points in the later races.

May 21, 2019
Craig Bailey takes over as Willaston Parish Council chair

Craig Bailey takes over as Willaston Parish Council chair

Cllr Craig Bailey has taken over the chain of office as chairman of Willaston Parish Council.

He succeeds Maurice Jones, who had been chairman since 2011 and is now retiring from civic life.

May 21, 2019
South and Mid Cheshire health chiefs to cut £20 million from budget

South and Mid Cheshire health chiefs to cut £20 million from budget

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Health chiefs in mid and south Cheshire are set to cut more than £20 million from their budgets while transforming care in the community.

NHS South Cheshire CCG – which covers Crewe, Nantwich, Middlewich, Sandbach and Alsager – is aiming to cut £10.5 million from its budget by March 31 2020.

May 20, 2019
Nantwich Town Veterans draw with Crewe Corinthians in first ever game

Nantwich Town Veterans draw with Crewe Corinthians in first ever game

By Jonathan White
The inaugural football match for Nantwich Town Veterans finished in a one-all draw against Crewe Corinthians.

A goal in each half saw the game tied, as both teams played in good spirit at the Weaver Stadium.

May 20, 2019
Scrap plans for HS2 rail line in Cheshire, Lords urge Government

Scrap plans for HS2 rail line in Cheshire, Lords urge Government

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Lords are calling on the Government to consider scrapping plans to build a new HS2 line through Cheshire’s countryside and upgrade the existing mainline instead.

May 20, 2019
Stapeley pupils welcome arrival of 12 chicks

Stapeley pupils welcome arrival of 12 chicks

Pupils in Stapeley have enjoyed an “egg-citing” term after welcoming the arrival of 12 newly-hatched chicks!

The Pear Tree Primary School youngsters teamed up with class teacher Lucy Newman to incubate their own chicks.

May 20, 2019