A former soldier and Nantwich dad has been commended with a national bravery award after tackling armed robbers in London.
Richard Whitehouse, 46, received the Sheriff’s Award for Bravery Certificate of Commendation at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.
A sign from the signal box which used to control a railway junction has been returned to Nantwich – almost 50 years after it was last seen.
The Nantwich-Market Drayton Junction sign is now being displayed at Nantwich Museum on Pillory Street.
Youngsters at Nantwich Primary Academy and Nursery were taken back in time by some special visitors.
Pupils in Year 4 who have been studying Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, were surprised when members of the Mercenaries of Mercia marched into their class!
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people enjoyed the Nantwich Christmas Lights switch on in the town square.
Chris Radford from The Cat 107.9 FM community radio returned to compere the event with entertainment on stage.
The mystery behind a peahen roaming the streets in Nantwich for several weeks is ruffling a few feathers.
Residents living in the Mount Drive and Crewe Road area of the town have noticed the bird patrolling their gardens and local streets.
The Nantwich Rotary Christmas Sleigh with Santa will be making its annual visit to the streets of Nantwich.
His busy schedule will see him covering more than 3,000 houses between December 7 and December 21.
By Jonathan White
Richmond Village Nantwich has celebrated the opening of its new Garden Room.
Residents and staff at the complex off London Road were joined by guests Mayor of Cheshire East Cllr Arthur Moran and Mayor of Nantwich Cllr Penny Butterill for the black tie event.
A supermarket has donated money to Stapeley Grange RSPCA wildlife centre after the rescue of a swan that had been attacked and shot.
Mabel, rescued in Northwich, has been released back into the wild after an eight-week rehabilitation at the London Road clinic in Nantwich.
Bus users in Crewe and Nantwich face another NINE days of disruption in December as Arriva drivers and engineers increase their industrial action.
Unite and GMB unions have announced 24-hour strike action in December on the 4th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
The founder of the Nantwich Jazz Festival Phillip Martin has died suddenly.
Mr Martin, who was landlord of the Crown Hotel in Nantwich, created the Jazz, Blues and Music Festival in 1996.
Staff at Barnardo’s shops across Nantwich and Crewe are appealing for people to have a pre-Christmas sort-out – and donate unwanted winter woollies.
Stocks of winter clothes – such as jumpers and coats – are flying off the rails at the charity’s shops in Nantwich, Stapeley and Crewe, as the weather turns colder.
Nantwich author Claire Bassi has been shortlisted in this year’s Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award for a First Novel in the Bridport Prize competition with her story ‘Sugar Bird’.
Claire, just one of three to be shortlisted, wins a cash prize plus a manuscript appraisal from The Literary Consultancy to help her shape and develop her novel.
The future of one of South Cheshire’s only live music venues remains in doubt today.
The Box, at the rear of The Royal Hotel in Crewe, could be demolished to make way for future development, according to regular users.
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