Human Interest

Cheshire East Leader Councillor Michael Jones to quit

Cheshire East Leader Councillor Michael Jones to quit

Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones is to resign his position amid growing pressure over the ‘physiogate’ scandal.

It’s thought Cllr Jones, councillor for Bunbury, told fellow councillors at a Tory Group meeting tonight (December 8) he is stepping down.

December 8, 2015
Brine Leas tutor’s Channel 4 appearance is icing on the cake

Brine Leas tutor’s Channel 4 appearance is icing on the cake

A Nantwich tutor has been singled out for praise by TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp for her cake-making skills.

Ann Turnbull reached the finals of a Channel 4 competition to find the UK’s best Gingerbread House Designer.

December 8, 2015
Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Ultimate Christmas Party

Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Ultimate Christmas Party

By Jonathan White
‘The Ultimate Christmas Party’ took place at Nantwich Civic Hall.

Christmas hats and crackers adorned the tables while the Yuletide atmosphere was enhanced by flashing snowflakes suspended from the ceiling.

December 6, 2015
Christie support group in Nantwich raises £300,000 in 20 years

Christie support group in Nantwich raises £300,000 in 20 years

Members of Nantwich Christie Hospital Support Group have smashed the £300,000 barrier for funds raised for the Manchester specialist cancer centre.

They have achieved it over two decades of fundraising with a wide range of events.

December 4, 2015
Nantwich man among gang jailed for freight train thefts worth £12,000

Nantwich man among gang jailed for freight train thefts worth £12,000

A Nantwich man was one of a gang of four jailed for stealing almost £12,000 of alcohol from two freight trains.

David Keith Evanson, 31, and three other men were sentenced to more than five years following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

December 3, 2015
Brine Leas pupils talk their way to final of UK debating competition

Brine Leas pupils talk their way to final of UK debating competition

Bright sparks from Brine Leas School in Nantwich have talked their way to success – in one of the UK’s toughest debating competitions.

Four teams of students from Cheshire schools competed at Loreto College for a place in the regional final.

December 2, 2015
Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

By Jonathan White
Santa Claus has taken time off from his busy schedule to set up a grotto where he can hand out presents to boys and girls in Nantwich.

He has set up a Nantwich branch of his grotto upstairs in the attic of the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on High Street.

December 2, 2015
Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Rail passengers in Nantwich have been left high and dry for a week with all services between Crewe and Shrewsbury cancelled for engineering work.

Services stopped on Saturday (November 28) and will not be back on until Monday December 7.

December 1, 2015
New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

A new local history book has been launched at Nantwich Museum.

The book, called “Cholera in Nineteenth Century Nantwich” by Keith Lawrence and Graham Dodd, was inspired by historian James Hall.

December 1, 2015
HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

The Government has today announced it will build the HS2 high-speed rail via Crewe – and will invest £5 billion to complete the project six years early.

Chancellor George Osborne made the landmark statement confirming the finalised route the HS2 project will take.

November 30, 2015
Pilot scheme to help children in need launched by Edward Timpson

Pilot scheme to help children in need launched by Edward Timpson

A new pilot scheme to help children in need in South Cheshire has been launched by MP Edward Timpson and Cheshire East Council.

Project Crewe brought partners and stakeholders together to discuss a new approach to supporting children in need.

November 29, 2015
CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

Young Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris will be special guest at the Wingate Centre’s Santaland.

Nine-year-old Elle, who needs a double lung transplant, will be collected by Nantwich Cycling Group on their Christmas Ride.

November 27, 2015
Brave Nantwich girl’s 10 wishes helps her fight killer lung disease

Brave Nantwich girl’s 10 wishes helps her fight killer lung disease

Friends of courageous Nantwich girl Elle Morris are hoping to grant her 10 birthday wishes as she fights a life-threatening condition.

Elle, aged nine, suffers from cystic fibrosis and needs a double lung transplant to survive.

November 25, 2015