Human Interest

Rotary helps Nantwich youngsters enjoy free Chester Zoo visit

Rotary helps Nantwich youngsters enjoy free Chester Zoo visit

Nantwich school pupils enjoyed a free day out at Chester Zoo – thanks to local Rotarians.

Youngsters at Nantwich Primary Academy, formerly Wyche Primary, took advantage of the Rotary Club of Nantwich’s sponsorship of the zoo’s ‘Living with Tigers’ programme.

May 17, 2016
More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath Family Festival

More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath Family Festival

More than 10,000 people poured into Nantwich to enjoy the carnival atmosphere of Reaseheath College’s Family Festival.

The action-packed festival, which offered hundreds of activities and displays, attracted visitors from several counties and caused a storm of appreciation on social media.

May 16, 2016
Nantwich Cllr Arthur Moran celebrates 30 years’ service

Nantwich Cllr Arthur Moran celebrates 30 years’ service

Friends, colleagues and dignitaries gathered in Nantwich to pay tribute to Cllr Arthur Moran who has served the town for 30 years.

Hundreds attended a special celebration for Cllr Moran at Nantwich Civic Hall.

May 14, 2016
Passengers injured after bus smashes shelter at Nantwich bus station

Passengers injured after bus smashes shelter at Nantwich bus station

Two elderly bus passengers had a lucky escape when a bus hit and destroyed a glass shelter they were in at Nantwich bus station.

The incident happened when a double decker bus was pulling in to the station on Beam Street.

May 13, 2016
Dementia patient “lost” by Nantwich care home, was rescued by strangers

Dementia patient “lost” by Nantwich care home, was rescued by strangers

EXCLUSIVE
The family of an elderly dementia patient who walked out of Brookfield House care home in Nantwich, today revealed how two strangers came to her rescue.

Ben Mullock said his 81-year-old grandmother Sheila wandered out of the home on Shrewbridge Road unchallenged just hours after arriving there.

May 12, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Staff suspended as police probe Nantwich care home after second disappearance

EXCLUSIVE
Two employees at a Nantwich care home where dementia patient Roy Tomlinson went missing, have been suspended after a SECOND disappearance.

Mr Tomlinson (pictured) was allowed to walk out of Brookfield House care home on January 26, and was found dead in a nearby outbuilding six days later.

May 10, 2016
Minshull Vernon villagers to honour 22 WWII dead in June event

Minshull Vernon villagers to honour 22 WWII dead in June event

Villagers in Minshull Vernon near Nantwich will honour 22 servicemen who were killed in plane crashes during Second World War.

The men’s names were never added to the war memorial in the village – and now parish councillors are to finally rectify that.

May 10, 2016
Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich picked litter from one of town’s major gateways as part of the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign.

Wearing hi-vis vests and armed with litter pickers and bin liners, the students cleared refuse from the A51 roundabout and major roads near the college campus in Nantwich.

May 10, 2016
LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

An L.S. Lowry sketch on a tissue paper of an old handball court in South Wales, has sold for a staggering £8,680 at a Nantwich auction.

It’s thought the artist did the sketch in an idle moment in the café where he stopped for tea.

May 8, 2016
Former Nantwich Mayor joins Food Festival committee

Former Nantwich Mayor joins Food Festival committee

Former Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall has joined the Nantwich Food Festival board of directors as preparations for this year’s event gather pace.

Mrs Farrall joins existing directors John Coulter and Roger Mills.

May 7, 2016
David Keane

New Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner unveiled

Labour candidate David Keane has been elected as the new Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire.

Mr Keane will begin his role on May 12, taking over from previous commissioner John Dwyer.

May 7, 2016
Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

The family of a 20-year-old Shavington man killed on the A500 bypass near Nantwich have paid tribute to him.

Kieran Barker, 20, died following a collision with an HGV on the dual carriageway at Shavington earlier this week.

May 6, 2016
Trampoline star Bryony Page helps Wingate Centre’s Bounce-a-thon

Trampoline star Bryony Page helps Wingate Centre’s Bounce-a-thon

Nantwich’s British Trampoline champion Bryony Page helped youngsters make 40,000 bounces – to help raise funds for the Wingate Centre.

The Wrenbury venue’s “Bounce-a-thon” involved more than 40 local children of all ages and abilities.

May 5, 2016