Nantwich Litter Group will hold a “Group Pick” tomorrow (Thursday August 2) to prepare the town for a key event. Volunteers will be sweeping up to ensure Nantwich is looking its best for the Royal Horticultural Society National Finals on Friday.
A new method of tackling potholes has been hailed a success by Cheshire East Council after trials took place in Nantwich. More trials will take place across the borough with a view to rolling out the new high-tech method.
By Laura Normansell Bosses at a Nantwich cat re-homing organisation have issued a plea for help to house scores of felines left abandoned. The RSPCA Stapeley Grange Cattery, on London Road, which is licensed to hold 64 cats, is full to capacity.
Families in Nantwich are enjoying the latest maize maze opened at Reaseheath College in time for the summer holidays. And as well the maize re-opening, the college has also opened its campus zoo to the public.
Hundreds of dairy farmers from Nantwich and South Cheshire have joined in the protests over milk prices. The farmers have been demonstrating outside processing firms calling on fairer prices for their milk.
Reaseheath College student Angela Fearon chats to tv gardening guru Monty Don at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park after scooping a coveted award. Angela was one of five students who designed and project managed the Nantwich college’s show garden “Nature Squared”.
New signs are being erected along Nantwich Riverside to help visitors find out more about the town’s landscape and history. The seven double-sided signs are the result of a project led by Nantwich Civic Society.
Nantwich Litter Group is planning further blitzes on rubbish as the town prepares to welcome Britain in Bloom judges. The tean held its latest “Group Pick” in the Barony Park area, led by team leader Joyce Webb.
By Jonathan White Visitors to Wistaston are enjoying a splash of colour thanks to a sprinkling of flowerbeds blooming in the village. Designs were made by the Wistaston in Bloom committee of keen gardeners and representatives from Wistaston Parish Council.
Dozens of campaigners gathered with local councillors and MP Edward Timpson to launch a petition against a massive Nantwich housing development. Hundreds of residents have already objected to Muller Property Group’s bid to build a 1,000-home “Nantwich South” site in Stapeley.
Organisers of the biggest annual events in Nantwich have called off the event because of the wet weather. Nantwich Show will not go ahead as planned on July 25 as Dorfold Park is waterlogged, with forecasts predicting more rain over the next 10 days.
Three young agriculturalists will travel worldwide thanks to a Reaseheath College-backed scholarship launched at the Cheshire Show. Dairy vet Nicola Fair and dairy farmers Adam Brown and Paul Billington have been awarded £2,000 John Platt Travel Scholarships.
Campaigners fighting plans for a 1,000-home “Nantwich South” village in Stapeley are to launch a petition against the proposal. Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson and local councillors Andrew Martin and Peter Groves are expected to attend the launch of the petition tomorrow (July 14).
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