Business

Walter Smith butchers in Bridgemere is cut above the rest

Walter Smith butchers in Bridgemere is cut above the rest

The Walter Smith Fine Food butchers shop at Bridgemere has been awarded membership of national Q Guild.

The store, based at Bridgemere’s Wyevale Garden Centre off the A51, is one of just two to gain the recognition after opening in November last year.

August 18, 2015
Nantwich Mayor urges residents to boost town market trade

Nantwich Mayor urges residents to boost town market trade

Nantwich Mayor Andrew Martin has urged residents to “shop local” during a visit to the town’s market.

Cllr Martin visited Nantwich Market traders to find out how business is.

August 14, 2015
Everybody Sport launches personal training scheme at Shavington

Everybody Sport launches personal training scheme at Shavington

Everybody Sport and Recreation has launched a pilot personal training scheme in three leisure centres in Cheshire East, including Shavington.

It’s part of a wider plan to roll out to further centres by January 2016.

August 9, 2015
People go crackers for Snugburys cheese ice cream!

People go crackers for Snugburys cheese ice cream!

Snugburys ice cream in Nantwich has teamed up with Pilgrims Cheese to make an extra mature cheddar cheese ice cream.

Snugburys, based off the A51 in Hurleston, were asked to make the cheese ice cream to mark Ice Cream Month.

July 31, 2015
Fairerpower earns sponsorship deal with Nantwich Town

Fairerpower earns sponsorship deal with Nantwich Town

Nantwich Town has teamed up with Fairerpower – the energy scheme launched by Cheshire East Council.

The sponsorship deal will see Fairerpower promoted on players’ shirts for the next two seasons.

July 27, 2015
Nantwich solicitors tackle zip wire challenge for Hope Hospice

Nantwich solicitors tackle zip wire challenge for Hope Hospice

A team of partners from Hall Smith Whittingham Solicitors in Crewe and Nantwich scaled the heights for their local children’s hospice.

The team took on the height and speed of a zip wire challenge to help Hope House Children’s Hospices.

July 24, 2015
Sainsbury’s Nantwich picks Alzheimer’s Society as charity of year

Sainsbury’s Nantwich picks Alzheimer’s Society as charity of year

Staff at Sainsbury’s in Nantwich will be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society as their new charity of the year.

The choice was made following a vote both on-line and in the store for the three short-listed charities.

July 17, 2015
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