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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A young Nantwich musician has made the top ten finalists of the Song Academy Young Songwriter 2016.
Josh Whittaker will perform live with the other finalists at Westfield London on Sunday June 12 during the Hammersmith & Fulham ArtsFest.
More than 400 entries are expected from Nantwich primary schools for an art and handwriting competition.
The contest is being run by the Rotary Club of Nantwich, and for the third year running, Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson will be presenting the prizes in Nantwich Museum.
A Nantwich mum who started a blog after her son was born premature at 29 weeks, has reached the finals of the UK’s biggest blog awards.
Josie Selby, who writes the blog ‘The Whimsical Adventures of a not so Supermum’, is one of just six finalists in the Mum and DaD Blog Awards Best Baby category.
Police are investigating an incident outside a Nantwich primary school after a car mounted a pavement and nearly ploughed into three children.
Parents and staff at Weaver Primary School on Western Avenue contacted officers after the incident.
Pothole-ridden Park Road in Nantwich is to close for almost a week for major resurfacing work.
The A530 road to Whitchurch will be closed from the junction with Wellington Road to the junction with Shrewbridge Road.
Church bosses in Nantwich have found the key to success – a new grand piano to entertain their visitors!
After years of fund-raising at lunchtime concerts and a large anonymous donation, St Mary’s Parish Church has been able to buy a new Schimmel piano.
The new £15 million Crewe Lifestyle Centre pool has had to close – due to a substance leak.
Cheshire East Council bosses admitted the main pool will have to close at their flagship facility for several days, just a few weeks after opening.
These dramatic pictures capture the moment a car exploded and burst into flames at a hotel in Nantwich.
The fireball started on a vehicle as it drove along the driveway of Alvaston Hall Hotel, off the A530 Middlewich Road.
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