Human Interest

Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Santa Dash in aid of hospice

Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Santa Dash in aid of hospice

By Jonathan White
Scores of fun-loving Santas ran around Nantwich town centre to help raise charity cash in the annual Nantwich Santa Dash.

And the “Rudolph family” deservedly won the best dressed competition as they consisted of a Father Christmas, Mother Christmas, sleigh and three reindeer!

December 15, 2014
Nantwich town centre “chuggers” face crackdown

Nantwich town centre “chuggers” face crackdown

Nuisance street “chuggers” in Nantwich are facing a crackdown, council bosses have claimed.

It follows a number of complaints from shoppers and visitors in the town about aggressive ‘hard sells’ by some fundraisers.

December 11, 2014
Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

High Sheriff of Cheshire Susan Sellers visited Nantwich Museum to pay tribute to the work of volunteers.

Mrs Sellers met volunteers and said without them, the Pillory Street venue would not survive.

December 9, 2014
Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Four hundred over 50s residents in Crewe and Nantwich have enjoyed a free Christmas party thanks to support and donations from local organisations.

Two parties, each for 200 people, are being staged with local schoolchildren helping serve up their tasty meals.

December 8, 2014
South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

A 90-year-old World War Two veteran popped in to a South Cheshire car dealer – to reveal he’d finally given up driving and taken up cycling!

Sgt Bernard Morgan, one of the last surviving war veterans from World War Two, has been a regular at Gateway Peugeot in Crewe.

December 8, 2014
The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess releases new vinyl sold by Nantwich Oxfam

The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess releases new vinyl sold by Nantwich Oxfam

The Oxfam shop in Nantwich is one of just 21 in the UK chosen to sell an exclusive vinyl by Tim Burgess, lead singer of The Charlatans.

The vinyl is a collaboration between Burgess and best-selling author Ian Rankin

December 4, 2014
Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich are being targeted by Cheshire Police’s Operation Blue Christmas.

Officers will be targeting suspected drink and drug drivers throughout December to reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions on the county’s roads.

December 3, 2014
Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joined guest speaker Fiona Bruce MP to help celebrate 75 years of Cheshire East Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) first appeared in 1939, when more than 200 emergency centres were established throughout the UK and were all governed by a Central Committee in London.

December 2, 2014
Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

A 10-year-old Nantwich girl will be taking centre stage in the hit West End and Broadway production, Shrek The Musical.

Emma Currie, a pupil at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, will be performing to packed audiences at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

December 2, 2014
Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims a Nantwich soldier’s gallantry was “exaggerated” before he was awarded the Military Cross.

A report in a national newspaper suggests the actions of Lieutenant William Boreham, of 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, may have been exaggerated, possibly without his knowledge.

December 1, 2014
Nantwich Library launches winter book sale

Nantwich Library launches winter book sale

Nantwich Library has launched its winter book sale.

The Beam Street venue has a wide range of titles in adult fiction, non-fiction, children’s picture and information books.

December 1, 2014
Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

A vase smashed a Nantwich auction record after selling for a staggering £420,000.

The large Doucai “Lotus and Bats” vase, from Qianlong period (1736-1795), was bought during a Peter Wilson auctioneers sale on Market Street.

November 28, 2014
Fans can own share of hit movie Minister of Chance filmed in Cheshire

Fans can own share of hit movie Minister of Chance filmed in Cheshire

Movie fans have a chance to buy “shares” in a new film being shot in picturesque parts of Cheshire.

The Minister of Chance, the screen version of the podcast series hit, will be filmed in 2015 – and producers want to offer fans a chance to own a slice.

November 26, 2014