Leighton Hospital’s much-used Treatment Centre is to undergo a major six-month overhaul from next week. Works will include the creation of a dedicated surgical admissions lounge, and an expansion of the endoscopy suite.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich scooped a top award for its action-packed exhibition at this week’s Cheshire Show. The college won “Best Outside Education Stand” during the show which pulled in tens of thousands of visitors.
Nantwich and Crewe drivers are being warned that work on the A500 and junction 16 of the M6 will start on Monday 23 June. Two schemes costing a total of £8 million will be delivered by the Highways Agency, one on behalf of Cheshire East Council.
Four men have been jailed after filming their dogs during a horrific attack on a badger sett and a fox near Nantwich. One RSPCA inspector said the attacks, which took place in Hankelow, were the “most appalling act of cruelty and barbaric fighting” he had ever seen.
An idea for a mobile phone app earned Nantwich students second place in a national enterprise competition. Emily Bancroft and April Macleod, both 17, and 16 year-old Eve Baker presented their business plan before judges at the Barclays Bank Head Offices in Canary Wharf, London.
Peter Jolly’s Circus is back in Nantwich this week as it celebrates its 40th anniversary on the road. And organisers defended their record in the face of animal rights groups who have vowed to protest outside the show.
Highways chiefs have vowed to fix a parking problem in Nantwich which has turned a village street into a “ghastly mess”. Residents living on Circle Avenue in Willaston say motorists parking on grass verges have caused an eyesore.
Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones has been selected for England’s athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games this summer. Former Malbank High School student Hayley will compete in the 4x100m relay team at the Games in Glasgow.
Nantwich’s favourite feathered family is flourishing on the banks of the Weaver, as these pictures show! Two cygnets and their mum and dad were seen near Waterlode this weekend by walkers out and about.
An exhibition featuring local artists has opened at the Bailey Arts Gallery at Dagfields Farm in Nantwich. The exhibition, which runs until July 7, features the work of six artists who make up the group “Art Up Close”.
Millfields Primary and Nursery choir in Nantwich will sing a medley of 60s hits as part of celebrations to mark the school’s 50th birthday. The school, on Marsh Lane, first opened in January 1964 but the official opening took place later that year.
Visitors to Nantwich Museum have voted for the winner of a Nantwich Camera Club exhibition. And from 100 prints, the overall winner was Wendy Williams and this shot, called “Mill at Sunset”.
Hundreds of bikers will be cruising into Nantwich this Sunday for a fund-raising event at Nantwich Town FC. The “Rockin’ for St Luke’s” event takes place at the club’s Weaver Stadium on Waterlode on Sunday June 15 from 12.45pm.
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