Human Interest

Weaver Wander classic car rally wows Nantwich crowds

Weaver Wander classic car rally wows Nantwich crowds

Scores of classic cars enjoyed the summer weather around Nantwich today as the Weaver Wander Rally took place.

Members of the Rotary Club of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver helped organise the event enjoyed by hundreds in the town.

May 23, 2015
Residents meet Severn Trent to discuss Nantwich project delay

Residents meet Severn Trent to discuss Nantwich project delay

By Kirsty Rollings
Residents in Nantwich met with Severn Trent Water to discuss the four-month delay to a pipe project under the River Weaver.

The £3.5 million project aims to make the water supply more secure, by installing a pipe that goes under the river, allowing Severn Trent quicker access if needed for repair.

May 22, 2015
Redshift Radio 60-hour broadcast to raise MRI scanner funds

Redshift Radio 60-hour broadcast to raise MRI scanner funds

Crewe & Nantwich-based RedShift Radio is launching a monster 60-hour broadcast to raise money for the MRI scanner appeal.

The broadcast will take place from 10am today (May 22) to 10pm on Sunday May 24.

May 22, 2015
Brine Leas School considers Multi-Academy Trust conversion

Brine Leas School considers Multi-Academy Trust conversion

A Nantwich school is planning to convert to a Multi-Academy Trust – with the chance that other schools could join.

Brine Leas School, on Audlem Road, has told all parents of the proposal which is now out to consultation.

May 20, 2015
Nantwich student Harrison Lunt’s defib campaign earns £2k boost

Nantwich student Harrison Lunt’s defib campaign earns £2k boost

A Nantwich student’s campaign for more life-saving defibrillators at his school has been given a huge £2,000 boost.

Harrison Lunt’s bid to buy two extra defibs for Brine Leas School on Audlem Road has won a
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation donation.

May 19, 2015
Severn Trent Water project at Nantwich suffers 4-month delay

Severn Trent Water project at Nantwich suffers 4-month delay

Water company chiefs are to meet residents in Nantwich to explain a four-month delay to a £3.5million project at the River Weaver.

Severn Trent Water’s project to install new pipes under and over the river by Nantwich Lake have been delayed after engineers found a fault in the bridge where the new water pipe needs to be laid.

May 18, 2015
Nantwich benefits cheat guilty of falsely claiming £7,000

Nantwich benefits cheat guilty of falsely claiming £7,000

A Nantwich woman has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming more than £7,000 in benefits – when she had £16,000 savings stashed away.

Tracy Wrench, of Blagg Avenue, Nantwich, admitted fraudulently obtaining £7,067 in housing benefit, council tax benefit and council tax support.

May 15, 2015
South Cheshire College photography students capture sports event

South Cheshire College photography students capture sports event

A South Cheshire College trio helped to capture magical sporting moments on camera at a Sainsbury’s School Games county event.

Photography students Rosie Garrett, Sophie Wrench and Sally Morgan-Wynne focused on all the action at the Sainsbury’s School Games at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Cheshire campus.

May 14, 2015
36,000 new homes needed in Cheshire East, claims growth forecast

36,000 new homes needed in Cheshire East, claims growth forecast

Cheshire East could see a massive 36,000 new homes over the next 15 years, according to reports published today (May 13).

That’s a rise of 7,000 on the number originally predicted in the initial draft of the Cheshire East Local Plan.

May 13, 2015
Four new cygnets feared dead on River Weaver in Nantwich

Four new cygnets feared dead on River Weaver in Nantwich

Four of the six new cygnets that arrived on the banks of River Weaver in Nantwich, are feared dead.

The baby swans had delighted wildlife lovers and walkers along the Weaver and Nantwich Lake, where the adult swans have been nesting.

May 12, 2015
Four Cheshire East borough councillors in Nantwich retain seats

Four Cheshire East borough councillors in Nantwich retain seats

By Kirsty Rollings & Sara Royle
Four councillors representing Nantwich on Cheshire East Council have retained their seats in the borough elections.

Peter Groves and Andrew Martin, both Conservative, triumphed in Nantwich South and Stapeley.

May 9, 2015
Edward Timpson “relieved” after winning Crewe & Nantwich seat

Edward Timpson “relieved” after winning Crewe & Nantwich seat

Edward Timpson described his “relief” after being voted back in as MP for Crewe & Nantwich for another five-year term.

The Conservative MP won a tightly fought contest by securing 22,445 votes.

May 8, 2015
Rescued hares in Nantwich find new Cheshire Wildlife Trust home

Rescued hares in Nantwich find new Cheshire Wildlife Trust home

Two orphaned baby hares rescued by carers in Nantwich have leapt into a new life at Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s headquarters.

The pair of leverets were found by members of the public and handed in to the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, on London Road.

May 7, 2015