Human Interest

Brine Leas student, 17, expands her Nantwich web business

Brine Leas student, 17, expands her Nantwich web business

A teenage entrepreneur from Nantwich is taking the web world by storm by expanding her internet design company. Brine Leas Academy student Rachael Farrington launched “Rachael Design” from her bedroom in Cholmondeley when she was just 13.

July 3, 2013
Nantwich Pumas junior team wins Marks & Spencer kit competition

Nantwich Pumas junior team wins Marks & Spencer kit competition

A Nantwich junior football team is hoping its new team kit will be the recipe for success next season. Nantwich Pumas secured sponsorship of a new team kit from Marks & Spencer after one of their players won a competition.

July 2, 2013
12 Nantwich fundraisers to paddle 127 miles down River Severn

12 Nantwich fundraisers to paddle 127 miles down River Severn

A team of Nantwich fundraisers are setting out to paddle 127 miles down the River Severn for local charities. The group of 12 friends and family, called The Paddlers, hope their four-day adventure will raise £10,000 for five different causes.

July 2, 2013
Nantwich-Crewe Midnight Walk big success for St Luke’s Hospice

Nantwich-Crewe Midnight Walk big success for St Luke’s Hospice

More than 1,000 women and 300 volunteers took part in the ninth St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice Nantwich to Crewe Midnight Walk. The walk started at Reaseheath College where participants were given a rousing send off during a Redshift Radio outdoor stage show.

July 1, 2013
Nantwich SkoolsFest artwork now on show at town’s museum

Nantwich SkoolsFest artwork now on show at town’s museum

Artwork from Nantwich youngsters taking part in Sk0olsFest 2013 is now on show at Nantwich Museum. “Our Town” is the latest exhibition in the Millennium Gallery featuring the artwork of pupils from 14 Nantwich primary and secondary schools.

July 1, 2013
Nantwich Town Council to stage town square Dance Showcase

Nantwich Town Council to stage town square Dance Showcase

Nantwich Town Council is to host a “Dance Showcase” on the town square. It’s the latest part of the council’s programme of Saturday Street Entertainment taking place through the summer.

July 1, 2013
Famed children’s book character Where’s Wally? is back in Nantwich

Famed children’s book character Where’s Wally? is back in Nantwich

Well-known book character Where’s Wally? is back in Nantwich – and youngsters can win prizes by finding him! Wearing a striped shirt and black-rimmed specs, Wally is helping to celebrate Independent Booksellers Week from June 29 to July 6.

June 30, 2013
Terraces Menswear store to open in Nantwich town centre

Terraces Menswear store to open in Nantwich town centre

A new Terraces Menswear store is set to open in Nantwich. It will be the first time owners have opened a new outlet outside of the company’s main store in Hanley.

June 27, 2013
Kenyan teachers visit Nantwich primary school on exchange

Kenyan teachers visit Nantwich primary school on exchange

Two African school teachers are visiting Nantwich to learn best practice from a local primary school. The Kenyan teachers are spending several days with staff and pupils of Millfields Primary School on Marsh Lane.

June 27, 2013
Student’s film tracks life of rare water voles on Nantwich canal

Student’s film tracks life of rare water voles on Nantwich canal

A documentary by a young filmmaker has set the spotlight on one of Nantwich’s rarest creatures, the water vole. Simon Goodall approached Cheshire Wildlife Trust, who have been monitoring the rare mammals on the Shropshire Union Canal.

June 26, 2013
Thousands of CDs donated to Oxfam shop in Nantwich

Thousands of CDs donated to Oxfam shop in Nantwich

A Nantwich shopper has donated thousands of CDs and books to the town’s Oxfam store in Pepper Street. The huge bequest was made by a long-standing customer of the shop, which specialises in music and literature.

June 26, 2013
Cholmondeley Castle Teddy Bears Picnic will raise vital hospice cash

Cholmondeley Castle Teddy Bears Picnic will raise vital hospice cash

The popular Teddy Bears Picnic is to be held at Cholmondeley Castle near Nantwich again this summer. The day, organised by Nantwich-based Ted-Events, will help to raise funds for the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice.

June 25, 2013
Nantwich Bookshop to stage “Booksellers Week” fun events

Nantwich Bookshop to stage “Booksellers Week” fun events

Nantwich Bookshop is to host a series of activities and author events as part of Independent Booksellers Week. The shop, on High Street, is one of over 350 around the UK which has signed up to the annual celebration.

June 24, 2013