Environment

Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

A talented Reaseheath College landscape gardener proved he is among the world’s best by taking silver at the WorldSkills finals in Brazil.

Matt Beesley and fellow team member Jonathan Gill achieved Britain’s first ever medal in landscape gardening at the global Olympics-style final in Sao Paulo.

August 20, 2015
Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Developers want to knock a historic Nantwich building down which was once part of Barony Hospital, and replace it with 24 apartments.

Daniel Epstein, of EPRA Fabrics Limited, wants to demolish the former school and children’s home and build two new apartment blocks on Barony Court.

August 18, 2015
Cheshire Wildlife Trust project to save threatened barn owl

Cheshire Wildlife Trust project to save threatened barn owl

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is appealing to residents to help the barn owl thrive.

The iconic owl, with a distinctive heart-shaped face, was a common sight in Cheshire almost 100 years ago, but is now one of the most threatened species.

August 17, 2015
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich earns community grant

St Mary’s Church in Nantwich earns community grant

St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has been awarded a £5,000 grant by Cheshire East towards its £126,000 refurbishment project.

The church applied for a community grant from Cheshire East Council to help fund new toilets and disabled access.

August 15, 2015
Wulvern’s pledge over fly-tipping signs and CCTV outside “Flash” home

Wulvern’s pledge over fly-tipping signs and CCTV outside “Flash” home

Wulvern Housing chiefs have pledged to remove signs and CCTV from scrap metal collector Michael “Flash” Meakin’s Nantwich property if fly-tipping stops.

Thousands of residents have protested at Wulvern after they installed signs and a camera outside Mr Meakin’s home on Gerard Drive.

August 13, 2015
Nantwich Food Festival set to break all records, say organisers

Nantwich Food Festival set to break all records, say organisers

The countdown to the Nantwich Food Festival is on, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors for the three-day event next month.

The town will be flooded with flavours and aromas from around the world during the festival, from September 4-6.

August 13, 2015
Michael Flash Meakin, scrap metal collector

Thousands angry at Wulvern “threat” to Nantwich metal man, Flash

Thousands of people have signed a petition supporting Nantwich scrap metal collector, Michael “Flash” Meakin.

The petition was launched after Wulvern Housing posted signs around his property on Gerard Drive warning him about fly-tipping and threatening to prosecute.

August 11, 2015
Reaseheath maize maze offers Superhero theme for families

Reaseheath maize maze offers Superhero theme for families

Nantwich families are having to summon superhuman powers when they visit Reaseheath College’s giant maize maze challenge.

The theme of the Nantwich college’s annual attraction is ‘Superhero’.

August 9, 2015
Nantwich student wins Harper Adams University award

Nantwich student wins Harper Adams University award

A Nantwich dairy farmer has been chosen as Student of the Month ahead of 2,000 others at Harper Adams University in Shropshire.

And the award for Becky Erskine, 24, crowns her comeback to studies after she took a break six years ago.

August 5, 2015
Wyche Primary pupils in Nantwich win wildlife posters competition

Wyche Primary pupils in Nantwich win wildlife posters competition

Pupils from Wyche Primary School in Nantwich are to have their imaginative posters displayed on country roads throughout Cheshire East.

Their designs won a competition to promote Cheshire East Council’s wildlife conservation policy.

August 4, 2015
One-way Welsh Row step closer as Gladman housing plan approved

One-way Welsh Row step closer as Gladman housing plan approved

A one-way Welsh Row is a step closer after councillors passed a controversial 118-house scheme on green fields in Nantwich.

Cheshire East strategic planning board passed Gladman Development’s application in a vote, which will see current development off Queen’s Drive expanded.

July 31, 2015
Nantwich Show shines once more as thousands enjoy sunshine event

Nantwich Show shines once more as thousands enjoy sunshine event

The weather held fine, thousands flocked in, and organisers had broad smiles as Nantwich Show once again proved a massive success.

By the end, the show ground at Dorfold Park was bathed much longed-for warm sunshine, and families young and old went home happy.

July 30, 2015
International Cheese Awards 2015 judged at Nantwich Show ground

International Cheese Awards 2015 judged at Nantwich Show ground

Cheese makers from Nantwich to the Netherlands packed in to the giant marquee at Nantwich Show ground today for the 2015 International Cheese Awards.

More than 4,600 cheeses from 26 different countries all competed for a plethora of prizes in the 83,000 sq ft marquee at Dorfold Park.

July 28, 2015