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Nantwich man attacked in Spain dies in UK hospital

Nantwich man attacked in Spain dies in UK hospital

A Nantwich man who was left fighting for his life in a Spanish hospital after being attacked while on holiday, has died.

Marshall Latham, of Highfield Drive, suffered catastrophic brain injuries and was critically ill in hospital after the assault in Caleta, on the island of Fuerteventura.

March 16, 2025
Wistaston woman among first to receive “blood plasma” medicine

Wistaston woman among first to receive “blood plasma” medicine

A Wistaston woman is among the first patients to receive life-saving medicine made from the blood plasma of Cheshire blood donors.

It marks the first time in a quarter of a century plasma is being used to make life-saving medicines for NHS patients, reducing reliance on imports.

March 15, 2025
Heartbroken parents of Nantwich teenager Jonty vow to fight on

Heartbroken parents of Nantwich teenager Jonty vow to fight on

The heartbroken parents of tragic Nantwich teenager Jonty Evans have vowed to fight on for justice and find out the truth behind his death.

In an exclusive interview with Nantwich News, the 16-year-old’s mum Martina Hayley Cliffe told how she still believes other people’s actions may have led to his death.

March 14, 2025
More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath College’s lambing weekends

More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath College’s lambing weekends

Reaseheath College’s popular lambing and mini zoo weekends once again delighted thousands of visitors this month.

And with the sun shining on all four event days, more than 10,000 people flocked to the college’s Nantwich campus to experience the magic of spring on the farm.

March 14, 2025
Cheshire farms will go out of business, councillors warned

Cheshire farms will go out of business, councillors warned

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Family farms in Cheshire will go out of business because of the government’s inheritance tax and the country will have to rely on lower quality imported food in a volatile world, a Cheshire East farmer warned.

Rob Brunt was one of two farmers who urged Cheshire East Council’s economy and growth committee to oppose the government’s planned new inheritance tax.

March 14, 2025
Hungry seal pups keep RSPCA Stapeley Grange staff busy

Hungry seal pups keep RSPCA Stapeley Grange staff busy

Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich are being kept on their toes by seven hungry seal pups.

The orphans are recovering from the trauma of separation from their mothers and in some cases injury – arriving at the RSPCA centre underweight and needing TLC.

March 13, 2025
CEC councillors clash over £11 million loss-making car park

CEC councillors clash over £11 million loss-making car park

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have clashed over which party was responsible for the loss-making £11 million multi-storey car park with one seeking assurances a decision like that can never be made again.

The £11 million car park, which was funded by Cheshire East Council, made a loss of nearly £70,000 in its first six months of operation.

March 13, 2025
Illegal firearms handed to police in month-long amnesty

Illegal firearms handed to police in month-long amnesty

Six blank-firing guns which can be converted into deadly weapons have been handed to Cheshire Police.

Four of those firearms were taken the Crewe and Nantwich Local Policing Unit.

March 13, 2025
Fire crews tackle large farm blaze at Haughton near Nantwich

Fire crews tackle large farm blaze at Haughton near Nantwich

Fire crews battled a large blaze at a farm in Haughton, near Nantwich, last night (March 11).

The fire broke out and involved around 2,000 bales of silage and a large number of tyres at a farm on Hall Lane.

March 12, 2025
Malbank students enjoy cultural “trip of lifetime” in New York

Malbank students enjoy cultural “trip of lifetime” in New York

Year 11 and 13 students from Malbank School and Sixth Form College embarked on a trip of a lifetime to New York.

The visit had been planned for almost two years by staff at the Nantwich school.

March 10, 2025
Cheshire East Council has its first Reform UK councillor

Cheshire East Council has its first Reform UK councillor

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The former leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Cheshire East Council has quit the party and become the first Reform UK member on the council.

Cllr Reg Kain, elected to Cheshire East Council in May 2023, said he had joined Reform UK “because I believe it is the only mainstream party at this time that is genuinely listening to the concerns and needs of the British people”.

March 10, 2025
International Women’s Day marked by newly-named South Cheshire charity

International Women’s Day marked by newly-named South Cheshire charity

International Women’s Day drew in hundreds of people to an event organised by Her-Place Charitable Trust – the new name for Motherwell Cheshire.

The health and wellbeing charity, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, has rebranded as part of its campaign to empower more women and girls across Cheshire.

March 10, 2025
Nantwich News helps RDA smash fundraising target for new horse

Nantwich News helps RDA smash fundraising target for new horse

Nantwich & District RDA has ‘smashed’ its fundraising target to purchase a new horse, thanks to an overwhelming response to an appeal backed by Nantwich Life.

Laddy is now settling in with Nantwich & District Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) after local people dug deep into their pockets to support the charity’s Horse of Hope appeal.

March 8, 2025