Nantwich athlete’s Miss England and Team GB hopes
A young Nantwich athlete is heading for an amazing national double. Sprinter Hayley Jones hopes to qualify for Team GB’s London Olympics squad – and land a place in the finals of Miss England!
Human Interest
Nominations open for new Cheshire Police Commissioner post
Nominations for the new powerful £75,000-a-year Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner position are now open. The post-holder, elected on November 15, will be in charge of holding Cheshire Constabulary to account for the way it polices Nantwich and other towns.
Nantwich town car parks free on Jubilee Bank Holidays
All council car parking in Nantwich will be free on the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holidays. Cheshire East Council has decided to suspend car parking charges on all its carparks in Nantwich and other towns.
Stapeley Parish Council seeks new community hall team
Council chiefs are looking for volunteers to help run a new community hall in Nantwich. Stapeley Parish Council is taking over the lease of the new community hall on Pear Tree Field from Cheshire East Council.
St Luke’s Hospice chief issues stark warning as donations plummet
Exclusive Hospice chiefs in Cheshire have warned they face future cutbacks if they can’t reverse a dramatic drop in donations. St Luke’s Hospice, which treats patients from Nantwich, Crewe, Audlem, and Alsager, could see a £200,000 shortfall this year.
14 Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers join hunt for John Lawton
A team of 14 search and rescue volunteers from Cheshire are flying out to Greece on Friday to join the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. Cheshire Search and Rescue (SAR) revealed that donations have flooded in which will help fund the trip.
Nantwich Museum to stage Diamond Jubilee poetry competition
Nantwich Museum have announced two poetry competitions, one for adults and one for the children of Nantwich schools. The competitions are being run as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Cheshire rescue team’s fund appeal to join search for John Lawton
Rescue volunteers from Cheshire are ready to fly out to Greece and help in the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. The 62-year-old, from Alsager, has not been seen since Sunday April 8 when he disappeared while competing in the Taygetos Challenge 2012, near Kalamata.
Cheshire East Council backs CarFest North at Cholmondeley Castle
Council chiefs have welcomed the move to bring Chris Evans’ CarFest North to Cholmondeley Castle, near Nantwich. Thousands are expected to attend the festival of cars, music and food in the castle grounds on September 8 and 9.
Pocket globe sells for £18,000 at Nantwich auction
A Crewe man enjoyed a surprise windfall when an antique pocket globe found in his parents’ home sold for £18,800 at a Nantwich auction. The celestial and terrestrial globe, less than three inches in diameter and dated from 1710, was the star sale at the Peter Wilson auction.
David Wilson lodges 146-home plan for Stapeley Water Gardens site
Full plans for a housing development on the old Stapeley Water Gardens site in Nantwich have been lodged with Cheshire East Council. Nearby residents now have until May 16 to send in their objections or views on the controversial 146-dwelling plans from David Wilson Homes.
Richmond Village Nantwich worker bids for national gong
A care home worker in Nantwich is in the running for a national award in her role as hospitality manager. Debbie Mercandelli, who works at Richmond Village Nantwich, travelled to London for the Great British Care Awards.
Wistaston mum’s support for family of missing John Lawton
A Wistaston mum has sent a message of support to the family of missing Cheshire runner John Lawton – just two months after her own husband vanished abroad. John, 62, of Alsager, has not been seen since vanishing while competing in the Taygetos Challenge in Greece.
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