Human Interest

Parents win fight for new crossing at Nantwich primary school

Parents win fight for new crossing at Nantwich primary school

A school crossing on a busy Nantwich street is to be installed after years of campaigning by parents. The crossing will be built on Wellington Road outside St Anne’s Catholic Primary in October, Cheshire East Highways have confirmed.

September 12, 2013
Picture special: Nantwich Food Festival organisers hail success of event

Picture special: Nantwich Food Festival organisers hail success of event

Organisers of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival have paid tribute to everyone involved in making it another massive success. Thousands of people poured into the town over the three-day festival, which boasted 140 outside traders and 280 events.

September 11, 2013
Workers raise cancer cash at North West Triathlon in Nantwich

Workers raise cancer cash at North West Triathlon in Nantwich

A team of workers who took part in the North West Triathlon in Nantwich, raised more than £6,000 in honour of their boss. The 37-strong team from Health Shield, who were among 900 competitors, participated in aid of Beating Bowel Cancer.

September 11, 2013
Cheshire Police probe officers who parked in mum and toddler bay

Cheshire Police probe officers who parked in mum and toddler bay

Cheshire Police are investigating why officers left their patrol car in a supermarket parent and toddler space. Shoppers were left fuming after the officers decided to leave their fully-liveried police vehicle in one of the marked bays.

September 11, 2013
New Nantwich housing development plagued by giant rats

New Nantwich housing development plagued by giant rats

Developers of a new Nantwich housing estate are battling a plague of giant rats, councillors were told. It’s feared building work on the Stapeley Gardens site, off London Road, has disturbed a nest of rats on land close to the development.

September 11, 2013
Town stone to honour Nantwich Victoria Cross World War 1 hero

Town stone to honour Nantwich Victoria Cross World War 1 hero

A Nantwich war hero who earned the Victoria Cross is to have a commemorative stone laid in his honour. Stanley Henry Boughey will be remembered in the town as part of the World War 1 centenary events in 2014.

September 10, 2013
Nantwich councillors “need a vision” for town, says Cheshire East leader

Nantwich councillors “need a vision” for town, says Cheshire East leader

Nantwich Town councillors were accused of “lacking a vision” by Cheshire East Leader Cllr Michael Jones. In a swipe at the town’s authority, Cllr Jones said they had not “created a vision” for the town’s future, unlike places like Knutsford, Macclesfield and Crewe.

September 10, 2013
Nantwich Mountain Trike entrepreneur misses out on Dragon’s Den funding

Nantwich Mountain Trike entrepreneur misses out on Dragon’s Den funding

Nantwich entrepreneur and businessman Tim Morgan made his debut TV appearance on Dragons’ Den with his Mountain Trike invention. Tim faced the Dragons in a bid to secure investment for his unique all-terrain wheelchair.

September 9, 2013
Brine Leas Academy in Nantwich to stage Open Day & Evening

Brine Leas Academy in Nantwich to stage Open Day & Evening

Brine Leas Academy in Nantwich is opening its doors to the local community next month. The Audlem Road school is to stage an Open Day and Evening for parents, prospective students and residents to glimpse what its talented pupils have been up to.

September 9, 2013
Cheshire East Council lifeline for empty Nantwich and Crewe homes

Cheshire East Council lifeline for empty Nantwich and Crewe homes

A scheme to help bring empty homes across Crewe and Nantwich back into use has been backed by Cheshire East Council. The aim of the newly-launched National Empty Homes Loan Fund (NEHLF) is to help tackle the country’s housing shortage.

September 6, 2013
Alpraham residents to stage annual Village Day near Nantwich

Alpraham residents to stage annual Village Day near Nantwich

Residents in Alpraham near Nantwich will be celebrating their village at their annual fair next week. The Alpraham Village Day takes place on playing fields in the centre of the village on Saturday September 14.

September 6, 2013
Amputee army hero to visit Nantwich Mountain Trike firm

Amputee army hero to visit Nantwich Mountain Trike firm

A triple amputee army veteran will be visiting a Nantwich company which helped him adapt to his injuries. Andy Reid will call in on The Mountain Trike Company, based in Walgherton, along with local MP Edward Timpson.

September 4, 2013
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival set to pull in 30,000 visitors

Nantwich Food and Drink Festival set to pull in 30,000 visitors

Eat, drink and be merry is the message from Nantwich Food and Drink Festival organisers as the town prepares to host thousands of “foodies”. More than 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event billed as “the biggest and tastiest food festival in the country”.

September 3, 2013