Business

South Cheshire car dealer turns matchmaker for couple

South Cheshire car dealer turns matchmaker for couple

A couple who were invited on a day out by their South Cheshire car dealer ended it by getting engaged!

Steve Platt and Anne Longworth were among more than a dozen of customers invited on the Peugeot RCZ coupe day by Gateway Crewe.

July 16, 2015
Ex Malbank student’s new firm lands major apprenticeship deal

Ex Malbank student’s new firm lands major apprenticeship deal

Former Malbank School student Kate Carney is making waves with her new business after scooping a major apprenticeship deal.

Kate, from Shavington, runs Stitch Learning, which specialises in working with apprenticeship providers and colleges to attract and keep young learners.

July 9, 2015
Applications open for new technical college in South Cheshire

Applications open for new technical college in South Cheshire

More than 300 students have registered a bid to study at the first University Technical College in Cheshire.

Applications are now being taken for places at Crewe Engineering & Design UTC.

July 8, 2015
Dabbers’ Den competition offers top prize worth £10,000

Dabbers’ Den competition offers top prize worth £10,000

Entrepreneurs in Nantwich will be entering the Dabbers’ Den again as the business competition returns for a fourth year.

And this time it is bigger than ever, with the best new business or business idea in line to win a top prize worth a whopping £10,000.

July 7, 2015
Wetherspoons keen on Nantwich as Co-op pharmacy to close

Wetherspoons keen on Nantwich as Co-op pharmacy to close

Pub chain Wetherspoons is looking to open a new pub in Nantwich, it confirmed today.

But bosses denied rumours they are considering the Co-op pharmacy store on High Street as a site.

July 6, 2015
Afford Bond staff in Nantwich face 3 Peaks Challenge

Afford Bond staff in Nantwich face 3 Peaks Challenge

Workers at a Nantwich finance firm are to tackle the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge – in honour of a colleague who battled kidney disease.

Employees at Afford Bond, on Wellington Road, will walk 23 miles on a circular route over three peaks with more than 5,000 feet of ascent – in just 12 hours!

July 2, 2015
Nantwich design firm JG Creative scoops UK poster award

Nantwich design firm JG Creative scoops UK poster award

A Nantwich design firm has won a prestigious award at the UK Vision Conference in London.

JG Creative’s work on a poster with partners Henshaws Society for the Blind landed them top prize in the poster category ahead of 24 other entries.

June 30, 2015
South Cheshire tyre firm keeps Buddy Scheme on track

South Cheshire tyre firm keeps Buddy Scheme on track

Workers at a South Cheshire tyre garage have teamed up to help a charity that supports young people with disabilities stay on the road.

Members of the Central Cheshire Buddy Scheme (CCBS) are getting ready to go on fun days out with their families and carers.

June 29, 2015
Nantwich apprentice lands top social media job

Nantwich apprentice lands top social media job

A young Nantwich apprentice has landed a top social media job after completing his training at a firm in Warrington.

Sam O’Hara, 20, has been taken on by specialist construction consultancy, Ionic Recruitment.

June 23, 2015
Building Society in Nantwich joins Marie Curie tea party event

Building Society in Nantwich joins Marie Curie tea party event

Colleagues at a building society branch in Nantwich will be brewing up to mark a successful year of fundraising for Marie Curie.

Yorkshire Building Society’s Hour of Need campaign has been celebrating its first birthday – and has clocked up £300,000 in 12 months.

June 22, 2015
Wickstead Arms in Nantwich is ‘pie high’ after six-month closure

Wickstead Arms in Nantwich is ‘pie high’ after six-month closure

A historic Nantwich town centre pub is re-launching a new menu – just months after being given a new lease of life.

The Wickstead Arms was closed for six months and faced an uncertain future – until Harvey Nurse stepped in.

June 19, 2015
Haughton Honey near Nantwich in Great British Food farm produce final

Haughton Honey near Nantwich in Great British Food farm produce final

South Cheshire firm Haughton Honey has won a place in the final of the Great British Food Farm Produce Awards 2015.

The honey, made at Haughton near Nantwich, was named as one of ten short-listed products in the sweet preserves category of the awards, run by Great British Food Magazine.

June 17, 2015
Cheerbrook Farm Shop celebrates 15th year at Big Taste event

Cheerbrook Farm Shop celebrates 15th year at Big Taste event

Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich will be hosting the annual Big Taste event on Saturday July 4.

And the team is planning a special celebration to mark the 15th year of trade for the Newcastle Road business.

June 16, 2015