Fourteen students from Crewe and Nantwich’s German twin town of Bischofsheim sampled one of the hottest weeks in decades during a summer school organised by Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association (CANTA).
The students, aged from their teens to 70s, received formal English lessons each day as well as dedicated cultural and learning visits.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has helped two Cheshire farm workers embark on global adventures after awarding scholarships.
Lizzy Andow and Sam Walton have earned John Platt Travel Scholarships from the college and Cheshire Agricultural Society worth £2,000 to fund international research which will benefit Cheshire’s farming community.
Burglars stole vital equipment and furniture in a raid on Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s headquarters at Bickley Hall Farm.
Staff and volunteers were shocked to discover the raid thought to have happened overnight Friday-Saturday July 27-28.
Police have confirmed five teenagers have been traced and questioned over vandalism to Nantwich town centre flowers and planters.
One boy and four girls – aged between 14 and 16 – were traced after officers reviewed CCTV images of the damage caused in the town square and Pepper Street.
Angry residents and councillors have hit out at yobs who vandalised and destroyed Nantwich town centre flower beds and planters on consecutive nights.
These images and video show how vandals wrecked the tireless work done by Nantwich in Bloom volunteers to add colour to the town prior to the arrival of Britain in Bloom judges earlier this month.
Aldi supermarket chiefs have unveiled plans to demolish the current Nantwich store and build a bigger one in its place.
The store, on Station Road, has grown in popularity since opening in the early 2000s and bosses say a new store is now needed to cope with demand.
Nantwich Market stallholders are celebrating this week, following the award success of one of their fellow traders.
Andrew and Lucy Hollinshead of Real. Raw. Milk. took part in the Nantwich Show and International Cheese awards competing for a prize in the Raw Milk category.
By Stephen Topping
A Labour member is calling on Cheshire East Council to make sure it has a voice if gas firms apply to frack on the borough’s land.
Cllr Nick Mannion, member for Macclesfield West and Ivy, told Thursday’s full council meeting that CEC should challenge the Government over its policy to make decisions on fracking sites that go against the wishes of both communities and local planning authorities.
By Jonathan White
Developers are installing a new footbridge over the River Weaver in Nantwich.
The new footbridge over the River Weaver near Beam Bridge is part of the new Kingsbourne housing estate.
Tens of thousands of families young and old enjoyed a sun-soaked Nantwich Show at Dorfold Park as the weather was kind for once for this annual spectacular.
People came from miles around to revel in the Nantwich Agricultural Society’s well-organised one-day show on the 45-acre site – one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
Horticulture and floristry students from Nantwich added a splash of colour to the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.
The Reaseheath College students pooled their talents to design “A Path to the Future” – awarded a silver medal in the Back to Back show garden category.
By Jonathan White
Motorists in Crewe and Nantwich are being warned of more delays as major works begin at a busy Wistaston junction.
Work is due to start today (July 23) at Wistaston Green Road/A530 junction in Wistaston, next to the new ‘Kingfisher Reach’ housing development and the Rising Sun Inn.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust says it has secured more funding to secure landscaping and ecology work when the HS2 rail line is built through South Cheshire.
Members of the trust say they have “received assurances” from the company that their concerns have been taken on-board for Phase 2a of the work.
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