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Rare injured puffin admitted to Stapeley Grange RSPCA centre

Rare injured puffin admitted to Stapeley Grange RSPCA centre

The RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich has welcomed a rare patient – a puffin.

The young bird was brought to Stapeley on September 7 and is being treated at Stapeley Grange on London Road.

September 17, 2015
Leighton Hospital bosses to stage public meeting in Nantwich

Leighton Hospital bosses to stage public meeting in Nantwich

Residents can find out more about Leighton Hospital at a meeting held in Nantwich next month.

Bosses at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) are inviting the public to its annual members meeting at Regents Park Conference Centre on October 8.

September 16, 2015

Age UK Nantwich shop appeals for more volunteers

Nantwich’s Age UK shop in Swine Market is calling on local people to sign up as a volunteer to support the charity’s work with older people.

Age UK has over 420 shops across the UK, and 98% of volunteers who work said they would recommend working for the charity.

September 16, 2015
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

No second Muller Homes inquiry as Stapeley decision looms

Campaigners are urging Secretary of State Greg Clark to put “residents before profits” when deciding on the controversial Muller Homes appeal in Nantwich.

Mr Clark has now written to interested parties, stating there will not be a second public inquiry into the application by Muller.

September 15, 2015
Nantwich teenager impresses at UK dressage championships

Nantwich teenager impresses at UK dressage championships

Passionate horse rider Hannah Vincent is making a name for herself after impressing at the British Dressage Under 25 Championship.

Hannah, from Nantwich, was a key member of the North West team which finished third at the competition and she also finished 15th in the individual standings.

September 14, 2015
Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Workers at a Nantwich finance firm raised more than £11,000 for Kidney Research UK after tackling the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge.

Employees at Afford Bond, on Wellington Road, walked 23 miles on a circular route over three peaks with more than 5,000ft of ascent in just 12 hours!

September 13, 2015
Nantwich MP Edward Timpson receives apology over debt error

Nantwich MP Edward Timpson receives apology over debt error

Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has received an apology for wrongly being named on a list of debtors.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) wrongly included Mr Timpson, Minister for Children and Families, on a published list.

September 12, 2015
Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

A disabled Nantwich girl was head of the queue when Circus Starr rolled into Cheshire – thanks to the Newlife Foundation.

Mary Allen and her family were invited along to meet some of the acts in Macclesfield by the foundation.

September 11, 2015
Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women have launched groups to collect donations across Cheshire for refugees in France and Europe.

Dionne Lennon and Shelley Keeble have been so moved by images of refugees fleeing terror and war from Syria, they have started groups to collect donations.

September 9, 2015
South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

A charity football match organised by a teenager in memory of his uncle, raised £470 for Bloodwise charity.

The event featured an 11-a-side match between Aidan FC and Leukaemia FC at Cumberland sports ground in Crewe.

September 9, 2015
Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is backing a developer’s bid to build 104 houses which could free up land to help the school expand.

Wain Homes North West has permission to build 33 homes on land to the south of Brine Leas School playing fields, off Audlem Road.

September 7, 2015
St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

The move to elevate St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to Minster status has taken another step forward.

Nantwich Town councillors overwhelmingly backed the growing support for the move when they discussed it tonight (September 7).

September 7, 2015
Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Staff at a Starbucks store in South Cheshire were shocked to find a kitten dumped in a bin outside their coffee shop.

The seven-week-old black kitten was found by an employee as he went to put a bag of rubbish in an industrial bin at the back of the store in Holmes Chapel Road, Middlewich.

September 7, 2015