Drug criminals travelling into Crewe and Nantwich to peddle their wares were targeted in a new police crackdown. An operation carried out at Crewe railway station aimed to reduce the amount of drugs being brought into the region.
Council planners look set to give a 240-home development on land in Nantwich the green light, despite objections. Gladman Developments want to build on land off Queen’s Drive, along with a children’s play area and convenience store.
Nantwich homeowners face a near 2% hike in the police element of council tax to help fund 21 new officers. Cheshire’s new Police & Crime Commissioner John Dwyer (Pictured) is set to turn down the Government’s council tax freeze grant of 1%.
Supporters of the One in Eleven Appeal are in Nantwich this week to tell people about its vital fundraising work. They’ll be in the Nantwich branch of Yorkshire Building Society, High Street, to outline what the appeal hopes to achieve and its work so far.
The new Children’s Minister Edward Timpson joined in the celebrations as a Nantwich primary school buried a time capsule. The Crewe & Nantwich MP was invited by Millfields Primary and Nursery on Marsh Lane to bury the capsule to be opened in 100 years.
By Robert Summerscales Nantwich Town boss Jimmy Quinn is keen to put the 3-0 drubbing at Hednesford behind them and look ahead to their next match. The Dabbers were well beaten by promotion hopefuls who included ex Nantwich favourites Michael Lennon and Dave MacPherson.
A key player for Nantwich Town has landed himself a Premier League transfer to Sunderland! Dabbers press officer Ashley Houghton, who has served the club for two years, has secured a dream job in the media department at the Stadium of Light.
Scores of protesters gathered in Nantwich town centre to demonstrate against a local abattoir at the centre of an investigation into abuse of horses. The Red Lion Abattoir, at Sound Heath near Wrenbury, is being probed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the RSPCA.
A Rose Queen has helped Leighton Hospital’s maternity unit by raising money for new kit to improve care given to newborn babies. Rebecca Elliott, 2012 Rose Queen for the village of Comberbach, chose the unit as her charity during her reign.
Primary school pupils in Nantwich were on their marks during one of the best sportshall athletics finals ever. Year 5 and 6 pupils from Pear Tree, Weaver and Stapeley Broad Lane went head-to-head with four others at South Cheshire College.
By Ashley Houghton Nantwich Town crashed out of the Cheshire Senior Cup at the first hurdle as they were defeated 4-2 by League One leaders Tranmere Rovers. The Dabbers failed to progress in a tournament they won for the third time last season, despite leading twice.
Youngsters at a Nantwich primary school will welcome their local MP to help leave a mark in history. Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson will also be at Millfields Primary and Nursery to celebrate the school’s latest Ofsted report.
Animal rights campaigners across the country are planning to descend on a controversial abattoir near Nantwich in a bid to close it down. Hundreds are expected to gather in Nantwich town centre before travelling to the Red Lion abattoir, at Sound Heath near Wrenbury.
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