A drum kit owned by Simple Minds drummer Mike Ogletree during the band’s heyday in the 1980s, is to be sold at a Nantwich auction.
The kit, which was used throughout 1982 during Simple Minds’ tours and recording sessions, will go under the hammer at fine art auctioneers Peter Wilson.
A serving Cheshire police officer has been charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in Crewe.
Ian Naude, 29, of Market Drayton, has been charged with rape and appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates Court yesterday (November 6).
Stapeley councillors are calling for action at two busy road junctions in Nantwich after a series of accidents in recent weeks.
There have been a number of incidents at the traffic lights junctions of Newcastle Road/Elwood Way and further along where Elwood Way meets A51 London Road and Peter de Stapleigh Way.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been rated ‘Outstanding’ for overall experiences and progress of students by Ofsted in its latest report.
The inspection, held in September, found Reaseheath offers “remarkable experiences and opportunities” for students who make excellent progress while at college.
Staff and residents at Richmond Village Nantwich are celebrating after winning In Bloom awards.
The care village won a Gold Award at the Nantwich in Bloom award ceremony and an Outstanding at the North West Britain in Bloom Awards.
Brave South Cheshire youngster Lewis Crossley has lost his battle with a rare leukaemia disease.
The seven-year-old Stoke City fan, from Hough near Shavington, passed away at the weekend, just three months after he led his favourite team out against Arsenal
Army bomb experts were called in to carry out controlled explosion in Nantwich after a grenade was found.
It’s believed the grenade was unearthed by workers on the new Kingsley housing development in the Henhull area, although police have not confirmed the location.
Hundreds of bus users in Nantwich and Crewe face five more days of travel problems as Arriva drivers continue strike action.
The next day of industrial action takes place on Monday (November 6), with no Arriva bus services across South Cheshire, warns Arriva North West.
Crewe and Nantwich residents who act as unpaid carers for a loved one can now access up to £500 from a new fund set up to pay for breaks.
The new Carers’ Living Well Fund, launched on November 1, is a joint initiative by Cheshire East Council, NHS Eastern Cheshire and NHS South Cheshire clinical commissioning groups.
By Jonathan White
Pebbleart is making an artistic impact in the Crewe and Nantwich area.
The Pebbleart project was started in Morecambe by a woman called Jacky Burns.
Staff at the RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich are battling to care for a growing number of young seals.
There are currently 10 seal pups at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, on London Road.
Nantwich and Crewe residents certainly entered into the ‘spirit’ of Halloween as hundreds of homes were decorated in ghoulish gear.
Thousands of youngsters and their parents took to the streets for the now traditional ‘trick or treat’ fest.
A specialist carer from Nantwich has been shortlisted for a prestigious North West award.
Care village experience coordinator Sharon Bull, 50, has been shortlisted in the coveted “Care Home Activity Organiser” category in the Great North West Care Awards.
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