Environment

£5,000 pet food donated to RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich

£5,000 pet food donated to RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich

The RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich is thanking supermarket customers for donating £5,000 worth of pet food in just 12 months.

Sainsbury’s, on Middlewich Road, has a drop-off point in the store for people to donate cat and dog food to Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre & Cattery.

January 26, 2017
Nantwich community health projects receive £20,000 boost

Nantwich community health projects receive £20,000 boost

Nantwich community projects are to benefit from £20,000 of funding to boost local health.

Ten community projects shared the pot from Cheshire East Council after an event at Nantwich Civic Hall saw groups pitch their ideas and receive a public vote.

January 23, 2017
Alvaston Hall Hotel closed after sickness bug sweeps through Nantwich resort

Alvaston Hall Hotel closed after sickness bug sweeps through Nantwich resort

Alvaston Hall Hotel in Nantwich has been closed after staff and guests were hit by a major sickness bug.

The luxury complex, off Middlewich Road, is now closed temporarily after dozens were struck down by sickness and diarrhoea.

January 19, 2017
Appeal launched for lock keepers on canals near Nantwich

Appeal launched for lock keepers on canals near Nantwich

The Canal & River Trust has launched an appeal for volunteer lock keepers on canals around Cheshire.

They need lock keepers for locations near Nantwich, including Bunbury Locks, Cholmondeston Lock, Hurleston Lock, and Audlem.

January 15, 2017
Former Redsands children’s home in Nantwich to be sold as care home

Former Redsands children’s home in Nantwich to be sold as care home

Vandal-hit former children’s home Redsands in Nantwich looks set to be sold and turned into a specialist care home for dementia patients.

A bid for the site, off Crewe Road in Willaston, has been made by Richmond Care Villages Holdings Limited, and Cheshire East councillors are being advised to approve.

January 9, 2017
Thousands expected for Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ event

Thousands expected for Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ event

Organisers of the popular Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are once again keeping an eye on the weather ahead of this month’s event.

Holly Holy Day takes place on Saturday January 28, with thousands expected to gather to watch The Sealed Knot re-enact the bloody battle of 400 years ago.

January 5, 2017
Former Shavington High pupil tackles gruelling Antarctic expedition

Former Shavington High pupil tackles gruelling Antarctic expedition

A former Shavington High pupil is part of a team tackling a gruelling Antarctic expedition in aid of ABF Soldiers charity.

Chris Brooke and the SPEAR17 team are attempting to finish Henry Worsley’s expedition, transversing 1,100 miles across Antarctica.

January 2, 2017
RSPCA centre in Nantwich inundated with budgies

RSPCA centre in Nantwich inundated with budgies

Staff at the RSPCA centre in Nantwich are appealing for bird-lovers to get in touch after becoming inundated with budgies.

The Stapeley Grange centre on London Road currently has 21 budgies at the centre.

December 28, 2016
RSPCA staff in Nantwich seek new home for abandoned kittens

RSPCA staff in Nantwich seek new home for abandoned kittens

RSPCA staff in Nantwich are hoping to provide a purrfect Christmas for these abandoned kittens – a new home.

Six-month-old Marvin was dumped in the street with his mum and brothers in Sandbach in July this year.

December 27, 2016
Nantwich Academy youngster wins Mayor’s Christmas card contest

Nantwich Academy youngster wins Mayor’s Christmas card contest

Artistic Nantwich Academy pupil Jaymes Canvin was all smiles when he won the Mayor’s Christmas Card Design competition.

Jaymes focused on St Mary’s Church in his festive design, alongside a couple of traditional Christmas characters.

December 26, 2016
Otters released back to wild after year of care in Nantwich

Otters released back to wild after year of care in Nantwich

A heart-warming video shows how two otters have been released back into the wild after 12 months of care at a Nantwich wildlife centre.

The orphaned otters, Mary and Joseph, were admitted into RSPCA care at Stapeley Grange in Nantwich on Christmas Eve last year.

December 22, 2016
Reaseheath Zoo expertswarning over exotic pet Christmas gifts

Reaseheath Zoo expertswarning over exotic pet Christmas gifts

Animal experts in Nantwich are calling for the public not to buy exotic pets for Christmas unless they know how to care for them.

Lauren Lane, deputy manager of the animal collection at Reaseheath Zoo, is concerned unusual pets like snakes, chameleons, turtles, monkeys and parrots are becoming more popular.

December 21, 2016
Nantwich in Bloom team honoured for Gold award

Nantwich in Bloom team honoured for Gold award

Volunteers who run Nantwich in Bloom group have been honoured for helping the town scoop another Gold award.

North West judges of the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition were once again bowled over by Nantwich’s floral look.

December 17, 2016