Nantwich Rotary raises £2,000 for sand dam in Kenya
Rotary Clubs across Nantwich and Cheshire have raised £15,000 towards a sand dam in a remote Kenyan village.
The dam is needed in Thavu, Eastern Kenya, to store water and help villagers survive.
Human Interest
Nantwich Aqueduct project scoops top prize in Waterways Awards
The project to restore Nantwich’s historic aqueduct has scooped a national prize.
Conserve Nantwich Aqueduct project by Canal and Rivers Trust won the Restoration and Historic Environment Category at the Living Waterways Awards in Birmingham.
Nantwich Town Council donates police kit to target speeders
Nantwich Town councillors have donated equipment to local officers in a bid to target speeders in the town.
A Speed Indicator Device and a speed gun has been presented to Nantwich Police as part of the local Community Speed Watch scheme.
Police launch “Fatal Four” crackdown on South Cheshire roads
Police are targeting South Cheshire drivers who breach the ‘fatal four’ causes of collisions in a week-long operation.
The “Fatal Four” campaign, between September 12-18, will target drivers who drink and drug drive, drive at excessive speed, do not wear seatbelts or misuse technology while driving.
South Cheshire student in anti-bullying campaign at BBC
A South Cheshire College student and anti-bullying activist took part in a social action focus group at BBC HQ in London.
A-Level pupil Lydia Greatrix is an active member of the Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign.
Nantwich couple back campaign to recruit more foster families
A recruitment campaign has been launched across Cheshire East highlighting the need for scores of new foster families.
Cheshire East is one of 23 local authorities backing the #youcanfoster campaign which aims to address the North West’s fostering goals.
Olympics medal hero Bryony returns to Malbank School in Nantwich
Olympics medallist Bryony Page returned to her roots to show students at Malbank School in Nantwich her Rio gong.
Page, from Wrenbury, won a silver medal at Rio after a stunning trampoline performance.
Nantwich residents object to car wash plan near gardens
Nantwich residents are kicking up a stink about plans for a new car wash business – at the bottom of their gardens.
More than 20 vehicles a day could be treated if the new operation on Station Yard, off Pillory Street at the rear of Aldi supermarket, are given the go ahead.
Nantwich Post Office to close for two weeks for major revamp
Nantwich Post Office is set to be revamped and become one of the organisation’s ‘main style’ branches, it has emerged.
But the branch on Pepper Street in the town centre will have to close for more than two weeks while the work takes place.
Yob caught on camera after Nantwich church vandalised
This yob was caught on camera vandalising a Nantwich church, sparking a police investigation.
Local residents say there have been a number of incidents in the past few weeks of vandals targeting the Methodist Chapel in Hospital Street.
TEDx event to be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall
Inspirational speakers are lining up to perform at Nantwich’s first ever TEDx event.
Organisers are staging TEDxNantwich at the Civic Hall on November 6.
Police name Crewe murder victim as Stephen O’Brien, 51
Police have named the man allegedly murdered in a Crewe alleyway as Stephen John O’Brien.
Mr O’Brien, 51, from Crewe, was found with a stab wound in the chest in an alleyway off Edleston Road.
Balsam teams clear invading plants from Nantwich riverbanks
Scores of hardy volunteers have helped clear Nantwich’s riverbanks of the invading plant, Balsam.
Around 25 volunteers worked for several days to fight back against the weed which was consuming large areas of the River Weaver in the town.
Recent Comments