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Nantwich man among workers sentenced for slaughterhouse offences

Nantwich man among workers sentenced for slaughterhouse offences

A Nantwich man is among seven slaughterhouse workers found guilty and sentenced for animal welfare offences including causing avoidable pain, distress or suffering to animals.

The Crown Prosecution Service said Joseph Anthony Arden, 66, from Nantwich is one of the men guilty of offences committed at The Abbatoir in Huxley, near Chester.

May 5, 2023
70 airgun animal shootings a year, says RSPCA Stapeley manager

70 airgun animal shootings a year, says RSPCA Stapeley manager

The manager of the RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich says they are now seeing up to 70 airgun incidents every year.

Lee Stewart said he was “appalled” at the scale of airgun injuries suffered by animals who come into his Stapeley Grange centre in London Road.

May 4, 2023
Nantwich man earns Coronation Award from King Charles

Nantwich man earns Coronation Award from King Charles

A canal volunteer from Nantwich has been recognised by The King and The Queen Consort as part of the Coronation celebrations with Royal Voluntary Service.

Trevor Dobson has been volunteering for six years with the Canal & River Trust.

May 3, 2023
Lorry causes chaos in Nantwich village after crashing into power lines

Lorry causes chaos in Nantwich village after crashing into power lines

A lorry which crashed into power lines caused 12 hours of chaos for villagers near Nantwich.

The incident happened on Old Chester Road in Barbridge, and caused the closure of the A51 and a loss of power to homes all day.

April 29, 2023
South Cheshire women join forces to drive health and wellbeing campaign

South Cheshire women join forces to drive health and wellbeing campaign

A campaign group dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of local women met at Crewe Hall to reaffirm its aims and drive forward change.

Cheshire Women’s Collaboration (CWC) drew leading influencers including businesswomen, health professionals, university academics and charity organisations to its annual conference.

April 27, 2023
Volunteer is driving force for RSPCA in Nantwich for Big Help Out

Volunteer is driving force for RSPCA in Nantwich for Big Help Out

Volunteering with the RSPCA has offered a Nantwich man a chance to drive his passion for wildlife.

And now the animal charity is looking for more recruits as part of the King’s Big Help Out.

April 26, 2023
Student engineers just the ticket for Nantwich church railway

Student engineers just the ticket for Nantwich church railway

Volunteers from Nantwich Methodist Church Railway have coupled-up with students from Crewe Engineering & Design UTC to build new tracks for their railway ride.

The railway ride at Nantwich Methodist Church has operated on Saturday mornings for more than 10 years.

April 25, 2023
90% of exhibitors re-book for Nantwich Food Festival 2023

90% of exhibitors re-book for Nantwich Food Festival 2023

Nantwich Food Festival is such a hit with exhibitors more than 90% have already re-booked for the 2023 event, organisers said.

The festival attracts well over 200 exhibitors across the three-day festival, said event director John Coulter.

April 24, 2023
Town square bike yobs are being hunted, say Nantwich police

Town square bike yobs are being hunted, say Nantwich police

Police say they are on the hunt for young yobs who have terrorised families on Nantwich town square over the past few weeks.

But officers say they need more people to lodge official reports to provide more evidence.

April 20, 2023
Minister visits South Cheshire amid councillors’ concerns over road repairs

Minister visits South Cheshire amid councillors’ concerns over road repairs

Councillors in Willaston and Wistaston met with Roads Minister Richard Holden to air concerns about the state of local roads caused by utility works.

Mr Holden, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads & Local Transport) Department of Transport. met with Cllr Allen Gage (Willaston), Margaret Simon (Wistaston) and Janet Clowes (Wybunbury)

April 20, 2023
New 84 service between Crewe-Nantwich-Chester launches on April 23

New 84 service between Crewe-Nantwich-Chester launches on April 23

The new 84 bus service between Chester, Nantwich and Crewe run by Stagecoach will begin this Sunday April 23, the company has confirmed.

Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire is introducing the new 84 service following the announcement of the closure of Arriva North West’s Depot in Winsford/Macclesfield.

April 18, 2023
Redrow to pay final £1 million community funding for Kingsbourne

Redrow to pay final £1 million community funding for Kingsbourne

House builders Redrow say they are likely to pay the final £1 million in community contributions next year as the final phase of the Kingsbourne development in Nantwich is underway.

As part of the planning conditions, the money has to be paid before the final phase of building work is complete.

April 14, 2023
Former Barclays Bank in Nantwich set to open as new bar and restaurant

Former Barclays Bank in Nantwich set to open as new bar and restaurant

The former Barclays Bank building in Nantwich town centre looks set to re-open as a new bar and restaurant.

Loungers UK (Ltd) has applied to Cheshire East Council to convert the interior of the building on Churchyardside.

April 13, 2023