Human Interest

Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Residents in Nantwich are calling on housing firms and council chiefs to sort out an overgrown plot of land left unmaintained for 13 years.

People on Saltmeadows Street, off Marsh Lane, say a large strip of land opposite their homes has been left without maintenance since 2002.

July 7, 2015
Interview: Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings bids for national title

Interview: Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings bids for national title

Miss England, a competition synonymous with bikini catwalks and hopes of world peace, will crown its winner on August 14 – and Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings is in the running.

She took time out to talk to our reporter Sara Royle.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich pupils make anti-bullying films for cinema project

Nantwich pupils make anti-bullying films for cinema project

Wyche Primary School and Nantwich Family Films @ 4 have teamed up in a bid to tackle the issue of bullying.

Bethan Crisfield, a volunteer from local cinema project Nantwich Family Films @ 4, has been working with year 5 pupils to produce short anti-bullying films.

July 6, 2015
150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

More than 150 people saddled up to raise money to improve the lives of local youngsters in South Cheshire.

The third annual ‘Foundation Rides’ event saw people tackling routes from the 20km Team Challenge up to 100 miles of the Tough Stuff with a crossing of the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen.

July 6, 2015
Nantwich Library to launch Summer Reading Challenge

Nantwich Library to launch Summer Reading Challenge

Nantwich Library is preparing to launch its popular Summer Reading Challenge for youngsters as part of a national initiative.

And this year, young readers in the town will be exploring real-life achievements and world records as featured in the Guinness World Records Books.

July 6, 2015
Nantwich female student, 18, wins UK construction plant award

Nantwich female student, 18, wins UK construction plant award

Talented Nantwich student Paige Carter has won one of the top awards in a competition to find the UK’s best construction plant apprentices.

The 18-year-old Reaseheath College student is the first female apprentice to win the title of ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards.

July 4, 2015
Nantwich Museum acquires 100-year-old cheese vat

Nantwich Museum acquires 100-year-old cheese vat

An early 20th century cheese vat is the latest acquisition for The Cheese and Dairy Room at Nantwich Museum.

Excited staff say the vat, made by W H Smith of Whitchurch around 1910, is a superb example of its type.

July 2, 2015
Photos capture lightning storm over Crewe and Nantwich

Photos capture lightning storm over Crewe and Nantwich

These stunning pictures show the thunder and lightning storm which rocked the skies above South Cheshire.

Local photographer Helen Williams captured the lightning in all its glory as it lit up the night sky over Crewe and Nantwich.

July 2, 2015
Cinnamon Trust seeks Nantwich volunteers for pet help

Cinnamon Trust seeks Nantwich volunteers for pet help

A charity which helps the elderly and terminally ill with their pets, is appealing for volunteers in Nantwich.

The Cinnamon Trust aims to keep owners and their pets together for as long as possible with the help of a national network of volunteers.

July 2, 2015
Willaston family honour daughter at CRY London walk

Willaston family honour daughter at CRY London walk

A family from Willaston took part in a fundraising walk organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of their daughter.

Alison and Robert Howells, and son Joel, joined the Heart of London Bridges Walk for its ninth year in honour of daughter and sister Ceri, who died suddenly aged just 22.

July 1, 2015
Nantwich student’s defibrillators campaign spreads to Aston village

Nantwich student’s defibrillators campaign spreads to Aston village

A Nantwich firm has thrown its weight behind a student’s campaign to provide more life-saving defibrillators in the area.

Brine Leas pupil Harrison Lunt, 17, has taken his school project to a new height after successfully raising money to provide more defibs.

July 1, 2015
Hundreds battle it out in World Worm Charming Championships

Hundreds battle it out in World Worm Charming Championships

By Jonathan White
Scores of teams battled it out at the 36th World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston, near Nantwich.

The championships saw participants in each of the 144 plots battling for 30 minutes to collect as many worms as possible from a 3×3 metre piece of land.

June 28, 2015
Nantwich Signal Box given lifeline by Nantwich Marina

Nantwich Signal Box given lifeline by Nantwich Marina

A campaign to save and relocate Nantwich Signal Box has been boosted by a potential new site.

Bosses at Nantwich Marina have now come forward with a proposal to move the structure to their site near Nantwich Aqueduct, off the A534 Acton Road.

June 25, 2015