Human Interest

Nantwich Litter Group to lead “Clean for the Queen” campaign

Nantwich Litter Group to lead “Clean for the Queen” campaign

Nantwich Litter Group volunteers are planning a right royal Clean for the Queen day next month.

Volunteers will fan out across the town for an hour of litter picking on March 5 after they meet at 10am in the town square.

February 18, 2016
South Cheshire student’s Christmas lights raise £10,000 to honour sister

South Cheshire student’s Christmas lights raise £10,000 to honour sister

By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire student’s Christmas lights show helped raise more than £10,000 in memory of his sister who died on New Year’s Eve.

Graham Witter, 21, set up hundreds of Christmas lights where he lives at Carters Green Cottage in Weston to raise money for the hospice which cared for his late sister Jessica.

February 16, 2016
Nantwich Mayor opens new disabled stand at Weaver Stadium

Nantwich Mayor opens new disabled stand at Weaver Stadium

Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin has officially unveiled a new disabled stand at the Weaver Stadium.

The stand was funded by Nantwich Town Independent Supporters Association (NTISA).

February 16, 2016
Plea for volunteers to staff Nantwich Barnardo’s shop

Plea for volunteers to staff Nantwich Barnardo’s shop

Volunteers are desperately needed to staff the Barnardo’s charity store in Nantwich.

Bosses need help in the store in Beechwood Close, Stapeley, to work the till, sort and prepare stock and help with window displays and pricing.

February 15, 2016
The Cat radio celebrates first anniversary on FM airwaves

The Cat radio celebrates first anniversary on FM airwaves

Crewe & Nantwich radio station The Cat has celebrated its first year of broadcasting on 107.9 FM.

The station was awarded a community radio licence by regulator Ofcom in February 2014.

February 15, 2016
Nantwich man searches for dad, a former Cheshire Cat DJ

Nantwich man searches for dad, a former Cheshire Cat DJ

A Nantwich man who is set to get married, has launched an appeal to find the dad he never knew.

Daniel Beresford, 27, is desperate to trace his former Cheshire Cat DJ dad Anthony Glover before he ties the knot with fiancee Karen next year.

February 14, 2016
Cheshire Fire chiefs say funding cuts will not hit safety

Cheshire Fire chiefs say funding cuts will not hit safety

Fire chiefs in Cheshire say they can maintain improvements in public safety, despite facing £1 million funding cuts in 2016-17.

Members of the Fire Authority have been told to expect ongoing reductions in central Government funding.

February 14, 2016
Walkers stroll out to raise cash for RSPCA centre in Nantwich

Walkers stroll out to raise cash for RSPCA centre in Nantwich

Staff at a Crewe firm strolled out on their 25th anniversary to raise vital funds for RSPCA’s Stapeley grange wildlife centre in Nantwich.

Workers at Style Counsel, in Edleston Road, Crewe, took part on a five-mile walk to raise hundreds of pounds.

February 11, 2016
Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Parents in Nantwich are being warned to look out for signs of Scarlett Fever after an outbreak at a local primary school.

A number of children at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley have caught the infectious condition, and the school is now undergoing a “deep clean”.

February 11, 2016
Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Nantwich Town councillors have voted to support Nantwich and Rural Children’s Centre, which is threatened with closure by Cheshire East.

The centre, on Dog Lane, provides services to hundreds of families and their young children every week.

February 9, 2016
Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Volunteers for Cheshire Search and Rescue team have made an urgent plea for funding after three of the group’s vehicles were taken off the road.

The organisation has lost two Landrovers and a third vehicle following the extensive six-day search for missing Nantwich pensioner Roy Tomlinson.

February 8, 2016
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.

The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.

February 7, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Care home inspectors probe Brookfield House after Roy Tomlinson tragedy

National care home inspectors have been sent in to Brookfield House care home in Nantwich after dementia sufferer Roy Tomlinson walked out and disappeared for a week.

The 83-year-old was found dead in an outbuilding off Wellington Road, just a few hundred yards from the home on Shrewbridge Road.

February 6, 2016