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Crewe & Nantwich RUFC appoint new head coach to replace Andy Dudley

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC appoint new head coach to replace Andy Dudley

Former England U18s player Peter Allen has been appointed head coach by Crewe & Nantwich RUFC, replacing Andy Dudley.

Allen joins the Vagrants Park club from local rivals Sandbach, where he has been coaching the National 3 team for three seasons.

June 6, 2017
Nantwich Library to stage series of events in June

Nantwich Library to stage series of events in June

Staff at Nantwich Library on Beam Street are busy this month helping to host a series of events for residents.

There will be an “ITea & Chat Afternoon” at the facility on June 22, between 2.30pm – 4.30pm.

June 6, 2017
Preview: The Searchers find their way to Crewe Lyceum on June 16

Preview: The Searchers find their way to Crewe Lyceum on June 16

The Searchers continue their remarkable career with a UK tour which brings them to Crewe Lyceum on Friday June 16.

It’s almost 60 years since the band was formed in the late 50s as a skiffle group.

June 6, 2017
TSB Nantwich appoints new bank manager

TSB Nantwich appoints new bank manager

Customers at TSB in Nantwich will be banking on good service under its Goode new manager.

Nicky Goode has joined as boss of the town’s branch based on Churchyardside in the town centre.

June 6, 2017
Nantwich students riding high after winning college equine contest

Nantwich students riding high after winning college equine contest

Nantwich equine students are riding high after winning a hotly-contested inter-college team competition.

Katie Gibbins, Lucy Lloyd-Brown, Nieve Dillon, Lucy Lunt-Bell, Emily Hassell and Cerys Calcutt, who study Horse Management at Reaseheath College, competed against teams from four other leading land-based colleges.

June 6, 2017
Family issues warning after burglars target Nantwich home in broad daylight

Family issues warning after burglars target Nantwich home in broad daylight

A couple’s Nantwich home was ransacked by burglars who stole jewellery and their car while they had popped out to some shopping.

The shocked couple, in their 60s, who wished to remain anonymous, returned to their Audlem Road home in Nantwich to discover the break-in.

June 5, 2017
Man jailed for theft of boy’s bike at Stapeley Co-op

Man jailed for theft of boy’s bike at Stapeley Co-op

A man caught and charged for stealing a boy’s mountain bike outside Stapeley Co-op store, has been jailed for 16 weeks.

Karl Manley, 37, was arrested just 24 hours after an appeal by the victim’s family on Nantwichnews for the return of the £600 bike.

June 5, 2017
Brave Nantwich student phoned dad during London terror attack ordeal

Brave Nantwich student phoned dad during London terror attack ordeal

A student nurse from Nantwich described the horrifying ordeal of fleeing for life from terrorists in London – and still had to time to call her dad to reassure him.

Former Malbank School pupil Rhiannon Owen, 19, was out with friends in the London Bridge area last night when the terrifying events unfolded.

June 4, 2017
Five-day London Road closure warning to Nantwich drivers

Five-day London Road closure warning to Nantwich drivers

Hundreds of drivers in Nantwich are being warned as a main road in and out of town will be closed for five days.

The B5074 London Road will be closed between June 12 and June 16 for major resurfacing works.

June 4, 2017
Review: Very Best in Stand Up, Nantwich Civic Hall

Review: Very Best in Stand Up, Nantwich Civic Hall

Four top quality acts were in hilarious form at the final Very Best in Stand Up show in Nantwich before the summer break.

And from the moment compere Matt Reed stumbled on to the stage with his cheeky Sunderland smile, the audience knew they were in for a bellyful of laughs.

June 3, 2017
Campaign launched to revamp Nantwich’s crumbling 50-year-old Scout hut

Campaign launched to revamp Nantwich’s crumbling 50-year-old Scout hut

Scout leaders in Nantwich are appealing for help to renovate the town’s crumbling Scout hut.

The base, off Davenport Avenue, is the only one for Scout Troop/Explorers in Nantwich, and is now 50 years old.

June 2, 2017
South Cheshire firm Mornflake sends out vintage van to spread its oats

South Cheshire firm Mornflake sends out vintage van to spread its oats

Iconic South Cheshire firm Mornflake is sending out its iconic vintage van to help spread the word about oats as part of a healthy diet.

The Crewe-based company’s replica Asquith van, dubbed Oatis, will travel to shows and events across the UK so visitors can try products made from Cheshire-milled oats.

June 2, 2017