By Jonathan White
Organisers of the annual Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ English Civil War re-enactment are appealing for volunteers to join the team for the 2026 event.
Next year’s battle will take place on Saturday 24th January and will see Sealed Knot soldiers once again re-enact the 1644 battle in style.
Another house builder has unveiled plans to construct hundreds of homes on open land in Stapeley, Nantwich.
Seddon Homes has revealed it wants to build 275 homes on land off Broad Lane.
Families turned out in force to a special event marking a milestone in the development of a new school in Nantwich.
Parents, grandparents and toddlers were invited to put their mark – quite literally – on the Kingsbourne Academy as construction continues ahead of its scheduled opening next September.
Coffee giant Starbucks have confirmed plans to open a new store in Nantwich after submitting proposals for new signage.
The new store is set to be in the former WHSmith shop at 35 High Street, where refurbishment work has been taking place for months.
A married couple from Nantwich have proved the ultimate power duo after scooping major titles at the world’s best known bodybuilding contest.
Tim Rosiek and Vaida Bartulyte Rosiek made history on the global bodybuilding stage, achieving success at the 76th NABBA Mr & Miss Universe Championships.
Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award 2025 by Keep Britain Tidy.
The award is in recognition of its outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental education.
Nantwich residents are facing a £10 rise in Cheshire East Council’s waste recycling scheme in 2026.
The cash-strapped authority is putting up the annual subscription for the scheme from £59 in 2025 to £69 next year.
Leighton Hospital will soon begin testing newborn babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study.
The maternity unit has joined the Generation Study, led by Genomics England in Partnership with NHS England.
By Jonathan White
The Dabbers Dash community run in Nantwich was dedicated this month to promoting Baby Loss Awareness Week through the national Sands Ribbon Run.
Families, friends and runners of all ages started from the Barony Park Pavilion and took part in the 5km route around the Barony and along Sandford Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Planning officers have recommended councillors give the go-ahead to convert a former workhouse which later became part of the Barony Hospital, into apartments.
Greenhouse Property Management wants to convert Bevan House, the three-storey listed former workhouse building, and John Snow House, a two-storey separate detached building on the Barony site in Nantwich, into 31 apartments.
Police made a series of arrests across Nantwich and Crewe during a busy weekend, say officers.
A number of incidents happened including a man arrested in Nantwich possession of a knife, a woman allegedly stealing a car in Shavington and a teenager arrested for attacking a woman in Nantwich town centre.
A Nantwich man has helped raise more than £4,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association by staging a live music event and auction.
Stephen Harding, 64, ran the event at the Bhurtpore Inn, in Aston, which saw the band Flight 505 play a special reunion set for the night.
A South Cheshire charity supporting women after baby loss has unveiled a special place where they can share their grief and remember lost little loved ones.
Cherry Blossom, part of the female-led Her-Place Charitable Trust, has joined with Oxley’s Funeral Services in providing a memorial stone at St Mary’s Church in Wistaston.
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