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Retired racehorses help Nantwich students on career path

Retired racehorses help Nantwich students on career path

Four former racehorses are being used to show Nantwich students a path to careers in the racing industry.

The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) loaned four retired and retrained thoroughbreds to Reaseheath College as part of a pilot scheme.

January 13, 2017
Cheshire Police canine crimefighter named Axel by public

Cheshire Police canine crimefighter named Axel by public

A new Cheshire Police pup to be trained as the latest canine crime-fighter has been named Axel by the public.

The force asked residents to vote for a name for the furry felon-catcher.

January 12, 2017
Former Redsands children’s home in Nantwich to be sold as care home

Former Redsands children’s home in Nantwich to be sold as care home

Vandal-hit former children’s home Redsands in Nantwich looks set to be sold and turned into a specialist care home for dementia patients.

A bid for the site, off Crewe Road in Willaston, has been made by Richmond Care Villages Holdings Limited, and Cheshire East councillors are being advised to approve.

January 9, 2017
Richard Moxon (right) and Peter Lewis

Wybunbury IT worker jailed over corrupt NHS payments

A Wybunbury IT specialist has been jailed for 14 months for his part in a scandal over corrupt NHS contract payments.

Richard Moxon, 41, admitted one count of making corrupt payments worth £80,000 to Peter Lewis in exchange for a lucrative £950,000 IT contract.

January 8, 2017
TGA Street Dance classes to expand across Nantwich

TGA Street Dance classes to expand across Nantwich

The Glasheen Academy’s Street Dance classes are expanding across Nantwich after the team’s success in their first Street Dance Championship.

TGA will be delivering new sessions at Nantwich Primary Academy on Manor Road, starting in January.

January 8, 2017
Thousands expected for Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ event

Thousands expected for Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ event

Organisers of the popular Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are once again keeping an eye on the weather ahead of this month’s event.

Holly Holy Day takes place on Saturday January 28, with thousands expected to gather to watch The Sealed Knot re-enact the bloody battle of 400 years ago.

January 5, 2017
Crews tackle fires on Welsh Row in Nantwich and Bunbury

Crews tackle fires on Welsh Row in Nantwich and Bunbury

Fire crews were called to a small blaze in the historic Cheshire Cat restaurant in Nantwich.

Three appliances responded after a fire broke out in an electrical heater at the venue on Welsh Row.

January 4, 2017
Police release e-fit of man wanted for alleyway sex attack on girl, 13

Police release e-fit of man wanted for alleyway sex attack on girl, 13

An e-fit of a man being hunted in connection with a sex attack on a teenage girl in South Cheshire has been released by police.

This is the man officers want to speak to after the assault on a 13-year-old girl in an alleyway in Crewe.

January 4, 2017
Drink driving arrests in December doubles in Crewe and Nantwich

Drink driving arrests in December doubles in Crewe and Nantwich

The number of people arrested for drink driving over Christmas has almost doubled in Crewe an Nantwich area.

Shocking figures from Cheshire Police today more than 250 people were nabbed across the county for allegedly drink and drug driving in December.

January 3, 2017
Nantwich grandfather earns MBE for services to Wrenbury Wingate Centre

Nantwich grandfather earns MBE for services to Wrenbury Wingate Centre

A grandfather of four is celebrating after receiving the MBE for services to a children’s charity and the Nantwich community.

Geoff Parsons received the honour for his long service to the Wingate Special Children’s Trust, as well as Nantwich Rotary and Guy Harvey Youth Centre.

January 2, 2017
Reaseheath College carves out new qualifications for butchers

Reaseheath College carves out new qualifications for butchers

Reaseheath College in Nantwich has hooked a first for the north west – by launching new qualifications for butchers.

Level 2 and Level 3 Butchery Apprenticeships now offered at the college have been redeveloped by employers supported by Food and Drink Qualifications (FDQ).

January 2, 2017
Former Shavington High pupil tackles gruelling Antarctic expedition

Former Shavington High pupil tackles gruelling Antarctic expedition

A former Shavington High pupil is part of a team tackling a gruelling Antarctic expedition in aid of ABF Soldiers charity.

Chris Brooke and the SPEAR17 team are attempting to finish Henry Worsley’s expedition, transversing 1,100 miles across Antarctica.

January 2, 2017
Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

A masked robber is being hunted by police after reports of a Nantwich shop assistant being threatened with a gun.

The incident happened at the Premier Convenience Store on Arnold Street.

December 31, 2016