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Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

Leighton Hospital Treatment Centre changes for Nantwich patients

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.

June 19, 2014
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins top stand prize at Cheshire Show

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins top stand prize at Cheshire Show

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.

June 19, 2014
A500 and M6 junction scheme to start June 23, says Highways Agency

A500 and M6 junction scheme to start June 23, says Highways Agency

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.

June 18, 2014
Dog attack gang jailed for “appalling cruelty” in Nantwich, say RSPCA

Dog attack gang jailed for “appalling cruelty” in Nantwich, say RSPCA

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.

June 18, 2014
Phone app business idea by Nantwich students hailed by Barclays

Phone app business idea by Nantwich students hailed by Barclays

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.

June 17, 2014
Peter Jolly’s Circus starts five-day big top performance in Nantwich

Peter Jolly’s Circus starts five-day big top performance in Nantwich

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.

June 17, 2014
Highways to tackle “ghastly” grass verge mess in Nantwich village

Highways to tackle “ghastly” grass verge mess in Nantwich village

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.

June 17, 2014
Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones in England Commonwealth Games team

Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones in England Commonwealth Games team

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.

June 16, 2014
Nantwich’s swan family flourishes on banks of River Weaver

Nantwich’s swan family flourishes on banks of River Weaver

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.

June 16, 2014
Nantwich art gallery opens new exhibition with “Art Up Close”

Nantwich art gallery opens new exhibition with “Art Up Close”

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”.

June 16, 2014
Nantwich pupils to sing 60s hits for 50th anniversary event

Nantwich pupils to sing 60s hits for 50th anniversary event

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.

June 16, 2014
Wendy Williams wins Nantwich Camera Club exhibition vote

Wendy Williams wins Nantwich Camera Club exhibition vote

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”.

June 15, 2014
Hundreds of bikers to arrive in Nantwich for hospice event

Hundreds of bikers to arrive in Nantwich for hospice event

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.

June 13, 2014