A Nantwich mum is days away from re-opening her business which was destroyed by fire just seven months ago. Mandy Grinnell has rebuilt her Playworld children’s centre in Shavington from scratch.
Christmas has come early in Nantwich after 40 advertising hoardings promoting the town’s traders were unveiled. The boards, which also promote the November 30 Christmas lights switch on, are a joint project by Nantwich Town Council and local businesses.
The family of a cyclist who died in a collision near Nantwich, told how he had only just taken up cycling again after retirement. Stewart Roy Gandy, 65, from Wistaston, died after colliding with a lorry on the A530 Whitchurch Road at Baddington Bridge, Aston.
Students at a South Cheshire theatre school will be performing as the “Lost Boys” in Cheshire’s biggest pantomime this Christmas. Peter Pan is set to attract thousands of families to Crewe Lyceum Theatre throughout December.
Staff at a Nantwich coffee shop have been voted cream of the crop by winning Best Café at the Dining Out Awards. Enzo, which opened just three years ago, received hundreds of votes from happy punters in the awards run by Nantwich Food Festival.
Nantwich Library is to host an event with the team behind “The Longest Night: Five Curious Tales” ghost stories book. The limited edition anthology has been produced by five award-winning authors.
A cyclist killed in a collision with a lorry on the A530 near Nantwich has been named as Stewart Gandy. The 65-year-old, from Wistaston, was cycling towards Whitchurch near Aston when the crash happened.
Organisers of Operation Christmas Child in Nantwich are appealing for help to fill shoeboxes of gifts for needy youngsters. The project, run by Samaritan’s Purse, takes place across the country and returns to Nantwich after success last year.
A zebra crossing on a busy road outside a Nantwich primary school is still “not in use” – almost three weeks after it was installed. Parents who fought for the crossing near St Anne’s Primary on Wellington Road are calling for Cheshire East Council to take action.
The owners of Nantwich Bookshop feature in a story of their own as part of a new BBC reality series, Million Dollar Intern. Bookshop owners Steve and Denise Lawson were picked as one of a handful of businesses around the UK to star in the new series.
A pair of lamprey fish caught by a South Cheshire angler 90 years ago, could be sold for up to £8,000 at a Nantwich auction. The rare stuffed fish (pictured) are already attracting international interest before the Peter Wilson sale later this month.
An exhibition by former Brine Leas teacher Alan Leese called People, Places & Paint is now on show at Nantwich Museum. The display, in the Millennium Gallery at the Pillory Street venue, is aim at all ages and runs until January 25.
A summer reading challenge enjoyed by scores of Nantwich youngsters has been hailed a “monster” success. This year’s scheme run in Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich had a spooky theme.
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