Business

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
Willaston firm teams up with CCG on mental health project

Willaston firm teams up with CCG on mental health project

A Nantwich research company is leading on a mental health project for NHS Eastern & South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Groups.

STITCH Ltd, run by Willaston resident Kate Carney, is running the three-month project to canvass opinions and ideas from young people aged 11-19 across South Cheshire.

March 15, 2016
Pheasant Inn at Burwardsley runner-up in Pub of Year Awards

Pheasant Inn at Burwardsley runner-up in Pub of Year Awards

The Pheasant Inn in Burwardsley near Nantwich has been named runner up in the Pub Of The Year category at the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards.

Experts, including John Craven and Chris Packham, were involved in the nomination process.

March 11, 2016
Rodney Densem Wines to re-open in Nantwich

Rodney Densem Wines to re-open in Nantwich

Champagne corks will be popping at Rodney Densem Wines’ award-winning Nantwich store which re-opens after a seven-week revamp.

The store on Pillory Street, which has undergone an extensive refurbishment, will be back open this Saturday March 12.

March 8, 2016
Plans unveiled to open The Beerdock bar in Nantwich

Plans unveiled to open The Beerdock bar in Nantwich

Plans have been revealed for a new bar in Nantwich, called The Beerdock.

A premises licence application has been made for the new outlet in the former Job Centre on Swinemarket, Nantwich.

March 7, 2016
British Grassland Society relocates to Reaseheath College in Nantwich

British Grassland Society relocates to Reaseheath College in Nantwich

The British Grassland Society (BGS) has relocated its offices to Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

BGS is the UK’s leading forum in the science and practice of grass and forage production.

March 6, 2016
Cheerbrook farm shop in Nantwich scoops golds in food competition

Cheerbrook farm shop in Nantwich scoops golds in food competition

Cheerbrook Farm Shop has been crowned multiple winners in the North Wales & Cheshire Awards for Excellence in Meat Products 2016.

The Nantwich-based outlet, on Newcastle Road, won five Golds and was crowned Champion in the Speciality Sausage Competition.

March 3, 2016