Human Interest

Families set to flock to Reaseheath College in Nantwich for lambing event

Families set to flock to Reaseheath College in Nantwich for lambing event

Hundreds of families will be flocking to Reaseheath College in Nantwich on the first two weekends of March for the popular lambing event.

The lambing weekends have been a major draw to the college over the past 21 years.

February 22, 2017
Nantwich Jazz Festival organisers promise ‘biggest and best’ yet

Nantwich Jazz Festival organisers promise ‘biggest and best’ yet

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival organisers are promising the ‘biggest and best’ yet as the event celebrates its 21st anniversary.

There’s a star-studded line-up to mark the milestone and more pubs and venues across the town will host performances during the Easter weekend, April 13-17.

February 20, 2017
South Cheshire student raises amazing £22,680 with Christmas lights

South Cheshire student raises amazing £22,680 with Christmas lights

By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire student raised a staggering £22,680 for charity by setting up a Christmas lights display at his family’s farm.

Graham Witter, 22, a final year Business Management degree student, opened the display up to the public at Carters Green Farm in Weston throughout December.

February 19, 2017
Nantwich youngster Elle Morris undergoes double lung transplant

Nantwich youngster Elle Morris undergoes double lung transplant

Elle Grace Morris has undergone a double lung transplant which her family desperately hope will save her life.

The 11-year-old Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, of Wrenbury Road, Aston, near Nantwich and her mum were called to Great Ormond Street Hospital this week when a donor match was found.

February 17, 2017
Shop ‘blighted’ by night-time litter in Nantwich town centre

Shop ‘blighted’ by night-time litter in Nantwich town centre

A Nantwich store employee has demanded action to crack down on drunken revellers who leave shop fronts damaged and covered in litter.

Seamus Burden, who works at B&M on Swinemarket, has had to clean away mess from late-night takeaways dumped across the store’s steps for the past five years.

February 15, 2017
Fire cadet scheme in Nantwich faces closure over lack of volunteers

Fire cadet scheme in Nantwich faces closure over lack of volunteers

A fire cadet scheme in Nantwich faces closure due to a lack of volunteers.

Cheshire Fire Services could close a number of units, with Nantwich and Audlem among the hardest hit.

February 14, 2017
Nantwich schools face axing one in four teachers under new funding plan

Nantwich schools face axing one in four teachers under new funding plan

Primary schools in Nantwich may have to cut teaching staff by 25% if the Government’s national funding formula plan goes ahead.

And some may be forced to cut back to a four-day week.

February 14, 2017
Rising number of Nantwich coffee shops led to Swirlys closure, says hospice

Rising number of Nantwich coffee shops led to Swirlys closure, says hospice

The Swirly Whirlys hospice outlet in Nantwich is being closed because of increased competition from the town’s coffee shops, St Luke’s admits.

We revealed earlier this week how the Pillory Street outlet, first opened in 2012, is closing its doors next month.

February 12, 2017
Brine Leas School to hold ‘extraordinary’ meeting over funding crisis

Brine Leas School to hold ‘extraordinary’ meeting over funding crisis

The headteacher of Brine Leas School in Nantwich has called an extraordinary meeting to outline the funding crisis it faces under the new National Funding Formula.

Andrew Cliffe has invited parents and community members to attend the “Future Funding of Brine Leas School” meeting on Monday February 13.

February 10, 2017
Family blasts Nantwich hotel owners after being hit by Norovirus bug

Family blasts Nantwich hotel owners after being hit by Norovirus bug

An angry family has blasted Alvaston Hall Hotel owners after they suffered the Norovirus bug – despite the hotel being “deep cleaned” days before.

Stephen Launchbury said several members of his family and guests were struck down, including his disabled brother Jim, who was left in hospital.

February 10, 2017
Flooding mystery as Nantwich allotment holders left under water

Flooding mystery as Nantwich allotment holders left under water

One of Nantwich’s key allotment sites is under water as engineers try to solve a flooding mystery.

More than half of the plots on the Brookfield Allotments off Shrewbridge Road have been flooded for several days.

February 9, 2017
St Luke’s Hospice charity shop Swirly Whirlys to close in Nantwich

St Luke’s Hospice charity shop Swirly Whirlys to close in Nantwich

A charity shop opened by St Luke’s Hospice in Nantwich is to close less than five years after opening – because it is not raising enough money.

Swirly Whirlys, on Pillory Street, which specialises in crepes and ice cream, will close in March, it has been announced.

February 8, 2017
More than 100 caught driving while using mobile phones in Cheshire

More than 100 caught driving while using mobile phones in Cheshire

More than 100 Cheshire drivers were nabbed using their mobile phones illegally during a week-long police crackdown.

Cheshire Police Roads Policing Team took part in a national operation targeting motorists breaking the law by driving while using a handheld mobile device.

February 7, 2017