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Eight orphaned seal pups arrive at RSPCA Stapeley Grange

Eight orphaned seal pups arrive at RSPCA Stapeley Grange

Hard-working staff at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre are rehabilitating eight orphaned seal pups.

The centre on London Road in Nantwich had braced itself for a surge in intake of baby seals at the start of the traditional seal season.

September 13, 2023
Swansway boss tackles Coast to Coast walk for charity

Swansway boss tackles Coast to Coast walk for charity

Businessman and Nantwich Town fan David Smyth is tackling the 192-mile Coast to Coast walk in aid of Crewe and Nantwich Cancer Research branch.

David, joined by his two friends, is setting out from St Bees in Cumbria and walk through three national parks of the Lake District, Pennines, and North York Moors, before finishing in Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire.

September 12, 2023
Volunteers needed for new Nantwich Street Angels scheme

Volunteers needed for new Nantwich Street Angels scheme

A recruitment drive is underway to see the return of Street Angels in Nantwich as the nights draw in and the party season approaches.

South Cheshire women’s safety organisation Alpha Omega Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Foundation, wants local volunteers who can act as Good Samaritans to vulnerable people at night this autumn and winter.

August 16, 2023
Round Table presents £1,000 cheque to Nantwich Foodbank

Round Table presents £1,000 cheque to Nantwich Foodbank

Crewe & Nantwich Round Table have presented a cheque for £1,000 to the Nantwich Foodbank.

The donation will provide a vital lifeline for those families struggling to afford food in the current cost of living crisis.

August 15, 2023
Round Table to donate vital funds to Nantwich Foodbank

Round Table to donate vital funds to Nantwich Foodbank

Members of Crewe & Nantwich Round Table are to raise vital funds for Nantwich Foodbank.

They were prompted into action after reading an appeal on Nantwich News that the Foodbank needs more supplies to help local families struggling during the cost of living crisis.

August 10, 2023
Nantwich memorial run raises hundreds for cancer charity

Nantwich memorial run raises hundreds for cancer charity

By Jonathan White
More than 100 members of Nantwich Running Club took part in the annual Angela Twiss Timeless 5k and 10k Runs.

The event is a Sunday social run held in the summer months in memory of the wife of Ivor Twiss, one of the club’s founding members.

August 9, 2023
New Nantwich outlet Navio Lounge partners with Wingate Centre

New Nantwich outlet Navio Lounge partners with Wingate Centre

Bosses of the new Navio Lounge in Nantwich have pledged to raise vital funds for a local charity in its first month of trading.

The new outlet, in the former Barclays Bank building, was opened on Churchyardside in late July by cafe/bar group Loungers plc.

August 7, 2023
264 cat cruelty complaints in Cheshire in 2022, says RSPCA

264 cat cruelty complaints in Cheshire in 2022, says RSPCA

There were 264 cat cruelty complaints made in Cheshire last year, new figures from the RSPCA show.

And nationally, there were almost 18,000 cat cruelty complaints reported, with 1,726 logged as intentional harm incidents.

July 31, 2023
Nantwich Foodbank appeals for help as more families face poverty

Nantwich Foodbank appeals for help as more families face poverty

More families in Nantwich and surrounding rural communities are facing a hungry summer school holiday due to the cost of living.

That was the warning from many in the town who are appealing for help to stock up the increasingly busy Nantwich Foodbank.

July 26, 2023
Scams awareness scheme expands across Cheshire East

Scams awareness scheme expands across Cheshire East

Age UK Cheshire East is expanding its Scams Awareness and Aftercare Project across Cheshire East borough.

The initiative aims to empower and protect older people from falling victim to scams while providing aftercare support.

July 21, 2023
Dead puppy found wrapped in sheet and dumped in Queens Park

Dead puppy found wrapped in sheet and dumped in Queens Park

The body of a puppy with suspicious red marks on its back has been found wrapped in a sheet in a Crewe park.

The grim discovery made by a member of the public has sparked an RSPCA appeal for information.

July 20, 2023
Praise for Reaseheath College students’ RAG fundraising

Praise for Reaseheath College students’ RAG fundraising

Students from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have been hailed after raising more than £17,206 for this year’s chosen charity, The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT).

The impressive amount was raised through RAG (Raising and Giving) activities including a sky dive by 14 staff and students, a sponsored walk of the 34 mile Sandstone Trail and a spooktacular Scarefest at Halloween.

July 18, 2023
Motherwell Cheshire helps women ‘dress up’ for less with Vinted venture

Motherwell Cheshire helps women ‘dress up’ for less with Vinted venture

Women and girls are stepping out in designer outfits and prom dresses costing a fraction of the original cost in a new fundraising drive by Motherwell Cheshire.

The women’s health and wellbeing charity based in Wistaston is now selling pre-loved items on the Vinted app.

July 10, 2023