Business

Haughton Honey launches £80,000 crowd-funding campaign

Haughton Honey launches £80,000 crowd-funding campaign

South Cheshire honey brand Haughton Honey has launched an £80,000 crowd-funding investment campaign to help the company’s growth.

The firm, near Tarporley, hopes to attract additional investors to recruit more bee farmers to meet increasing demand for its pure, raw honey.

April 22, 2016
Your Move donates £1,000 to MRI Scanner Appeal

Your Move donates £1,000 to MRI Scanner Appeal

South Cheshire company Your Move has donated £1,000 to Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s MRI Scanner Appeal.

April marked the start of a six-month alliance between property firm boss Andrew Nicholson and the charity.

April 19, 2016
Cheshire Cook Book highlights best of county’s food secrets

Cheshire Cook Book highlights best of county’s food secrets

The Cheshire Cook Book has been launched featuring more than 50 recipes and stories from the county’s top restaurants, cafés, delicatessens, pubs, producers and suppliers.

The book is the 9th in the ‘Get Stuck In’ series of regional cook books by Meze Publishing.

April 19, 2016
Nantwich mum launches dance baby sling venture

Nantwich mum launches dance baby sling venture

A Nantwich mum ditched her teaching job to launch a new venture – inspired by her pregnancy!

Kate Barton, 34, came up with the idea of Dance Baby Sling when she was on her nine-month maternity leave as a performing arts teacher.

April 18, 2016
Howard Worth scoops award from Chamber of Commerce

Howard Worth scoops award from Chamber of Commerce

Nantwich-based accountants and business advisors Howard Worth has scooped a top Cheshire award.

The company, based on Churchyardside, has received the Professional and Business Services award for 2016 from the East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise.

April 15, 2016
Nantwich woman returns to college to share beauty business success

Nantwich woman returns to college to share beauty business success

Former student Sarah Dunn came back to her college roots to share the secrets behind her make up success.

Stylish Sarah, from Nantwich, now runs her own beauty business, Sarah Dunn Make Up & Beauty.

April 11, 2016
Nantwich firm trCREATIVE makes final of national awards

Nantwich firm trCREATIVE makes final of national awards

Award-winning Nantwich firm trCREATIVE has been named as a finalist in the national Recommended Agency Register (RAR) awards.

The design and web agency, based on London Road in Stapeley, is one of 10 in the country shortlisted in the design category for employers with under 40 staff.

April 8, 2016
Haughton Honey at Tarporley celebrates major Booths deal

Haughton Honey at Tarporley celebrates major Booths deal

Cheshire-based business Haughton Honey is celebrating securing its first premium major multiple retailer contract after signing a deal with Booths supermarket.

It means the honey brand based near Tarporley will be available on the shelves of Booths outlets across the North West, including Hale Barns and Knutsford stores in Cheshire and at Media City in Salford.

April 5, 2016
Bloom in Nantwich scoops top prize at Taste Cheshire awards

Bloom in Nantwich scoops top prize at Taste Cheshire awards

Bloom sandwich shop in Nantwich won gold in the Best Sandwich Bar category at the Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Awards.

It’s the third year in a row they have won a prize, following a gold in 2014 just 12 weeks after opening, and a bronze in 2015.

April 1, 2016
Jobcentre scheme creates 100 Nantwich and Crewe businesses

Jobcentre scheme creates 100 Nantwich and Crewe businesses

More than 100 businesses have been set up in Crewe and Nantwich through the New Enterprise Allowance Jobcentre scheme.

These are among 80,000 start-ups set up across the UK, according to figures released by Department for Work and Pensions.

April 1, 2016
Nantwich accountants stage Budget breakfast for local businesses

Nantwich accountants stage Budget breakfast for local businesses

South Cheshire firms were given a chance to digest George Osborne’s Budget at a special business breakfast.

Nantwich accountants Howard Worth organised the event which attracted a packed audience at Macdonald Portal Hotel near Tarporley.

March 25, 2016
Yew Tree Inn near Nantwich lands award from UK’s brewers

Yew Tree Inn near Nantwich lands award from UK’s brewers

Britain’s brewers have proclaimed Cheshire’s historic Yew Tree Inn near Nantwich as the top country pub for craft beer.

The pub in Spurstow, is to celebrate the title of UK’s Best Independent Craft Beer Bar from Society of Independent Brewers, with a four-day beer and music festival.

March 24, 2016
Nantwich and Crewe colleges engage in National Apprenticeships Week

Nantwich and Crewe colleges engage in National Apprenticeships Week

Colleges in Nantwich and Crewe have been celebrating National Apprenticeship Week.

Reaseheath College in Nantwich welcomed local Eddisbury MP Antoinette Sandbach who launched activities for the week.

March 18, 2016