Paintings by Manchester artist Geoffrey Key took the honours in Nantwich auctioneer Peter Wilson’s Summer fine art sale.
Eight pictures sold for £22,700, the most valuable a seated nude in the artist’s signature surreal abstract style (pictured).
A former bank manager is re-lighting her career – by opening a candle shop in Nantwich!
Beth Harrison has realised a childhood ambition with her new store, “For Candles of Nantwich”, on Hospital Street.
Scores of Nantwich youngsters are to be screened for a deadly heart condition in memory of tragic Matthew Dewhirst.
The 17-year-old, who lived in Nantwich and Crewe, collapsed and died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) during a rugby training session.
A Nantwich man who was part of an international criminal gang smuggling cannabis into the UK, has been jailed for eight years. Baan Klootwijk, 48, of London Road, was the co-owner of Baan Flower Trading, which fronted as a cover for importing boxes of cannabis.
Family and friends of a cyclist killed on the busy A51 near Nantwich have paid tribute to the young dad. Luke Barrett, 42, died after a collision with a white Audi A3 convertible while he was cycling to work.
More than 1,200 walkers helped by 200 volunteers lit up the streets of Nantwich and Crewe during the St Luke’s Hospice 10th Midnight Walk. Hundreds of ladies set off from Reaseheath College in Nantwich after a two-hour stage show by Redshift Radio.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson and Mayor of Nantwich Christine Farrall visited Richmond Village Nantwich on National Care Home Open Day. Both Mr Timpson and Cllr Farrall spent time chatting to residents and finding out what it is like to live in a care home.
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival is set to unveil a new look this year, offering visitors more displays and activities to get their teeth into.
Organisers are to include a new giant food hall on Love Lane car-park in the centre of town.
Thousands of people crammed into Nantwich today for the town Fete and annual SkoolsFest event. Proud parents watched hundreds of primary school youngsters sing and dance on the green in front of St Mary’s Church.
A crash which damaged level crossing barriers in Nantwich caused traffic gridlock in the town. Police are investigating the incident which witnesses say was caused by a vehicle driving through as the barriers were coming down at the crossing on Wellington Road.
A community “Dog Watch” scheme has been launched in Wistaston near Nantwich to encourage owners to be more responsible. And the scheme, launched by Councillors Margaret Simon and Jacquie Weatherill, has been backed by Hillside Veterinary Centre in Nantwich.
Nantwich patients at Leighton Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Unit have been boosted by state-of-the-art medical equipment. A donation from charity organisation Boot Out Breast Cancer has provided the unit with a scalp-cooling DigniCap system.
Council leisure bosses in Nantwich have been ‘slammed’ – for ripping up the town’s tennis courts at the start of Wimbledon fortnight. Hundreds of residents have been denied a chance to play on the three courts at Barony Park Sports Complex during the busiest time of the year.
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