Staff at Francesco Group Nantwich are celebrating after scooping a top gong at the company’s business awards. Jill Bullard won Stylist of the Year, one of the most coveted accolades at the annual event.
The results of an extensive transport survey across Crewe and Nantwich are set to be unveiled. The Local Forum on Transport Strategy for Cheshire will be held tomorrow (April 23).
The hunt is on to find the next Alan Sugar in a business start-up competition in Crewe and Nantwich. The idea, backed by South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, targets 18-25 years olds living in a 10-mile radius of Crewe or Nantwich.
A motobility specialist from a Crewe and Nantwich car dealership has gone the extra mile – and delivered his 1,000th car. Matthew Wiltshire, who works for Gateway Peugeot Crewe, reached the impressive milestone after nine years with the company.
Peckforton Castle near Nantwich is a finalist in the Large Hotel of the Year category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014. The venue now goes forward to the glittering awards ceremony on May 12 at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Future business leaders at a Nantwich college have shown plenty of bottle to win the opening leg of a Young Enterprise competition. The students from Reaseheath College won with their quirky idea to recycle glass bottles by turning them into household items.
Dragons’ Den winners Neil and Laura Westwood were in Nantwich to launch their Magic Whiteboard product backed by Theo Paphitis. The couple have secured a deal to sell the product in 75 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK, including the Middlewich Road store in Nantwich.
Property investment in Nantwich shows the town’s economy is on the up, according to local business leaders. They say engagement in a series of property investment seminars held across South Cheshire demonstrates the area is pulling through the tough years.
Budding bakers from a Nantwich school rose to the challenge of learning how to make the perfect loaf of bread. The pupils were keen to get a slice of the action when they were visited by local family baker Roberts Bakery.
A Nantwich property boss has backed the Government’s Help to Buy scheme after new figures showed rising completions in Cheshire East. Nearly 400 homes in Cheshire have been bought through the equity loan scheme launched 11 months ago, according to the latest statistics.
A Crewe and Nantwich car dealer has been praised for its efforts in raising money for charity. Crewe Peugeot, based on Gateway, was congratulated for supporting BBC Children in Need in 2013.
MP Edward Timpson is calling for more businesses in Nantwich and Crewe to take on an apprentice. It comes as new figures show 1,340 people started an apprenticeship in the towns last year, boosting the economy by £2.6 million.
A Nantwich councillor has called the closure of the local newspaper’s office a “big blow” for the area. Cllr Arthur Moran spoke out after Trinity Mirror revealed it is to close the Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle offices on Victoria Street, Crewe.
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