Business

Nantwich equestrian firm helps launch British Showjumping show

Nantwich equestrian firm helps launch British Showjumping show

Nantwich-based Graham Heath Equestrian has teamed up with British Showjumping to launch a new ‘Canter Banter’ programme.

The firm, based in Wrenbury, was approached by British Showjumping to create a “tack room” studio for a new programme airing in July.

June 24, 2016
Nantwich shop Charisma helps romance bloom with wedding proposal

Nantwich shop Charisma helps romance bloom with wedding proposal

A Nantwich shopkeeper played Cupid for a couple when a customer popped the question to his girlfriend.

Marc Walsh contacted Charisma Interiors and Gifts owner Dipti Patell-Carvell when his original plan was deflated by a cancelled balloon ride.

June 20, 2016
Shavington soccer centre given funding boost by Mornflake

Shavington soccer centre given funding boost by Mornflake

Mornflake has helped The Alex Soccer Centre in Shavington kick off a major appeal to repair its leaky roof.

The breakfast foods company in Crewe is the first to get behind a fundraising drive at soccer centre, which needs £28,000 to stop rain pouring into its changing rooms.

June 16, 2016
Nantwich retailers to stage discount event on June 18

Nantwich retailers to stage discount event on June 18

Independent retailers in Nantwich are teaming up to stage a one-off ‘discount sale’ at Nantwich Civic Hall

The town has a growing reputation as a shopping paradise, drawing visitors from far and wide because of its range of designer boutiques and fashion stores.

June 14, 2016
Brine Leas student appointed sales manager at Crewe Peugeot

Brine Leas student appointed sales manager at Crewe Peugeot

A former Brine Leas School pupil has been appointed sales manager at one of the region’s largest car dealerships.

Matt Wiltshire started at Crewe Gateway Peugeot as a trainee salesperson back in 2005.

June 5, 2016
Tarporley restaurant Pesto to expand five years after opening

Tarporley restaurant Pesto to expand five years after opening

Tarporley Italian restaurant Pesto has launched a recruitment drive ahead of its fifth anniversary.

Pesto, at Cabbage Hall, on Forest Road, is looking to find an extra five members of staff by summer to meet growing demand from customers.

May 31, 2016
Bombardier apprentice scoops top honours at Reaseheath College

Bombardier apprentice scoops top honours at Reaseheath College

An apprentice engineer at Bombardier’s Crewe works has been crowned Reaseheath College’s ‘Engineering Apprentice of the Year’.

Liam Barnett, 21, received his award from Bombardier General Manager Tony Webb at a workshop floor presentation in front of fellow apprentices and work colleagues.

May 25, 2016
Alextra accountants boost Leighton Hospital MRI appeal with skydive

Alextra accountants boost Leighton Hospital MRI appeal with skydive

Daring South Cheshire accountants were counting down when they plunged 10,000ft out of a plane – in aid of the MRI scanner appeal.

Eight employees from Alextra Accountants conquered the skies when the team completed skydives at Tilstock Airfield in Whitchurch.

May 24, 2016
H Clewlow Butchers crowned UK Speciality Sausage champion

H Clewlow Butchers crowned UK Speciality Sausage champion

H Clewlow Butchers in Nantwich has been crowned UK Speciality Sausage champion.

The Pepper Street butchers scooped the honour in the UK final of the Butchers Q Guild 2016 BBQ Competition.

May 23, 2016
Nantwich tutoring business looks to expand and recruit

Nantwich tutoring business looks to expand and recruit

A Nantwich businesswoman who runs a personal tutoring company, is looking to recruit more teachers to cope with demand.

Former Brine Leas School student Laura Smith launched One-To-One Learning UK, just three years ago.

May 19, 2016
100 investors back Haughton Honey crowdfunding campaign

100 investors back Haughton Honey crowdfunding campaign

More than 100 investors have backed an £80,000 crowd-funding investment campaign by Tarporley business Haughton Honey.

And the timescale for investment has been extended to May 27 to allow more potential investors to get involved.

May 18, 2016
Brainy Nantwich businesses stage quiz in aid of hospice

Brainy Nantwich businesses stage quiz in aid of hospice

General knowledge buffs flocked to Nantwich to take part in a British-themed quiz raising cash for hospice care.

The event, organised by insolvency specialists BCR in Nantwich, drew a record crowd of accountants, bankers and lawyers to Residence Restaurant on Mill Street.

May 14, 2016
NWF tanker driver from Nantwich wins industry award

NWF tanker driver from Nantwich wins industry award

A heating oil tanker driver from Nantwich has won a top industry award.

Ian Ross, who works for Wardle-based NWF Fuels, has won the oil distribution trade association FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) Driver of the Year.

May 12, 2016