Stapeley Parish Council is setting out its 2012-13 spending plans which could see an extra £9 per Band D property on council tax bills. Now families are being invited to a public meeting to air their views on the spending proposals, which amount to £61,000.
The award-winning Willaston in Bloom team has received funds of £440 from local councillor Brian Silvester. The money was part of £1,500 raised at a night of entertainment at Willaston Social Club to celebrate Cllr Silvester’s 35 years of service.
Crewe and Nantwich residents showed their support for Children in Need by raising £552 at a fun-packed show organised by The Cat radio. The evening, at Crewe Alexandra’s function room at the Alexandra Stadium, was supported by the Street Dance Academy who wowed the audience with fantastic routines.
A cloud is hanging over the future of Stapeley Water Gardens in Nantwich, according to reports. Dozens of staff at the London Road site are now fearing for their jobs after entering a 30-day consultation period with bosses.
Nantwich Swimming Pool is to get a massive £1.4million facelift, it was announced today. A full review of the Wall Lane complex has been completed and funding has been agreed to make it a facility fit for the future.
Richmond Village Nantwich staff have launched a cuddly toy appeal to collect furry friends and donate them to Wingate Centre. They have teamed up with charity champion Olywn Payton, who works ar Sainsbury’s in Middlewich Road, to run the appeal.
A heavily pregnant woman who went missing for six days has been found safe and well by Cheshire Police. An appeal was launched after Katherine Harriet Dillon (pictured), known as Katie, disappeared from her Crewe home.
Eight puppies dumped and left for dead in a cemetery have been hand-reared back to health by a team of Nantwich staff and students. The newborn pups were less than a day old when they were found abandoned in a cardboard box in Stoke-on-Trent.
Fans of Crewe Alexandra will be able to enjoy a new book which launches in Crewe and Nantwich stores next week. Local author Jules Hornbrook’s book, She Wore A Scarlet Ribbon, will be unveiled on Friday November 25 at Hops Café bar in Crewe.
An historic medal awarded to the Master of Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, sold for more than £10,000 at a Nantwich auction. A private collector from Cheshire bought the medal for £10,575 during the sale at fine art auctioneer Peter Wilson, on Market Street.
A former Royal Marine from Nantwich has smashed the world record for running the fastest mile in the world with a 40lb pack on his back. Lee Riley, of Willaston, who ran the mile to raise money for the Royal British Legion, completed it in 5 mins and 16.9 secs.
A Nantwich student was left star-struck when she met up with a Hollywood actor in London. Alice Thompson, 21, was given the chance to meet Australian actor Hugh Jackman and see the film premiere of his latest movie Real Steel at the Empire Leicester Square.
A Nantwich village play group could close because it is struggling to recruit volunteer helpers. Willaston Pre-School group, which has been open for 25 years, will be forced to close if it can’t find a chairman, said Cllr Brian Silvester.
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