Business

Nantwich firm Watts donates £2,250 to terrorist victims foundation

Nantwich firm Watts donates £2,250 to terrorist victims foundation

Nantwich-based finance firm Watts has donated more than £2,000 to the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation.

Watts Commercial Finance joined a number of lenders in making the donation of £2,250 to support the foundation’s Survivors Assistance Network (SAN) Programme.

August 2, 2018
New Chillout Nantwich business to stage #HelpHeidiFight event

New Chillout Nantwich business to stage #HelpHeidiFight event

New Nantwich store Chillout is to stage a fundraising day to help a local mum battling a deadly disease.

The outlet on Hospital Street is helping the #HelpHeidiFight, aimed at helping mum-of-two Heidi Spencer, from Burland, in her battle to beat Stage 4 lung cancer.

August 1, 2018
Nantwich Morrisons launches “quieter hour” for shoppers

Nantwich Morrisons launches “quieter hour” for shoppers

Morrisons Nantwich is to introduce a quieter hour for customers as part of a scheme backed by National Autistic Society.

The idea is designed to help customers who struggle with music and the other noise associated with supermarket shopping.

July 26, 2018
Dabbers Den competition launched to find top Nantwich businesses

Dabbers Den competition launched to find top Nantwich businesses

South Cheshire entrepreneurs could be entering into the Dabbers Den in a bid to scoop a top £5,000 business prize.

Organisers of the annual competition are once more on the look out for new businesses or a great business idea that could be presented to the Dabbers Judges.

July 21, 2018
Shavington businesswoman shortlisted for two regional awards

Shavington businesswoman shortlisted for two regional awards

A Shavington businesswoman is in line for two top regional awards for her pioneering website which helps those with mental health conditions.

Kate Carney’s work on YouinMind.org, a mental health platform for Cheshire which helps people find local and online support, has seen her shortlisted in two awards.

July 20, 2018
Historic Marbury pub The Swan re-opens after major restoration

Historic Marbury pub The Swan re-opens after major restoration

An historic pub in picturesque Marbury near Wrenbury has re-opened after a major restoration project.

The Swan has been restored and refurbished by Jeremy Brunning, the founder of Brunning & Price pub group but now a private operator.

July 18, 2018
Jewellers donates £10,000 raffle prize to St Luke’s Hospice Nantwich event

Jewellers donates £10,000 raffle prize to St Luke’s Hospice Nantwich event

A South Cheshire businessman has pledged a £10,000 raffle prize to be won at the Party Gras event in Nantwich in aid of St Luke’s Hospice.

Andrew Pass, managing director of John Pass Jewellers on Nantwich Road in Crewe, has donated the “money can’t buy” prize as a gift to celebrate the company’s 70th birthday.

July 16, 2018
Nantwich finance firm Watts backs local artist

Nantwich finance firm Watts backs local artist

Nantwich finance form Watts is backing a local artist to help stage her first major London exhibition.

Abz Heywood is set to display work at The Brick Lane Gallery in August.

July 12, 2018
Nantwich retailer Mia Stanza launches ‘virtual reality’ sofa designer

Nantwich retailer Mia Stanza launches ‘virtual reality’ sofa designer

Iconic Nantwich brand Mia Stanza is now helping customers design their new sofas… from the comfort of their current ones!

An online “virtual simulator” now means shoppers can sit down and design exactly the sort of sofa they want in their living room.

July 7, 2018
Assurant Foundation donates $10,000 to Lighthouse Centre in Crewe

Assurant Foundation donates $10,000 to Lighthouse Centre in Crewe

South Cheshire firm Assurant has donated $10,000 to Crewe’s The Lighthouse Centre.

The donation aims to help the New Testament Church of God centre support its work for those in need in the town.

July 3, 2018
New South Cheshire Rotary Club launches in Nantwich

New South Cheshire Rotary Club launches in Nantwich

A new informal South Cheshire Rotary Club has been launched in Nantwich for business people.

The inauguration ceremony of the club took place at Richmond Village in Nantwich and will meet there weekly at 7.30am each Wednesday for an hour.

June 29, 2018
STREET restaurant in Tarporley to close, owners announce

STREET restaurant in Tarporley to close, owners announce

STREET restaurant in Tarporley is to close, the owners have announced.

But its popular sister venue STREET Nantwich on Welsh Row is unaffected by the decision and remains open.

June 27, 2018
House hunters offered ‘Home Reach’ scheme at Nantwich development

House hunters offered ‘Home Reach’ scheme at Nantwich development

Cheshire home hunters struggling to get on to the property ladder are being offered a new scheme to buy a house in Nantwich.

Bovis Homes has teamed up with residential property provider heylo to run Home Reach at its Malbank Waters site off Queens Drive.

June 26, 2018