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Burglar alert in Stapeley after two houses targeted while occupiers slept

Burglar alert in Stapeley after two houses targeted while occupiers slept

Police are hunting a burglar who targeted two properties in Stapeley while the occupiers slept.

The incidents, at homes on Flowerscroft and Stapeley Terrace, are being linked to the same suspect by detectives.

July 10, 2017
Water leak hits supplies to Nantwich homes

Water leak hits supplies to Nantwich homes

Hundreds of Nantwich homes have had water supplies disrupted as engineers battle to repair a leak.

United Utilities says customers in CW5 have been hit by the leak outside Howbeck Farm, on London Road.

July 10, 2017
Brine Leas School could pot £10,000 of paint in national competition

Brine Leas School could pot £10,000 of paint in national competition

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is in the running to scoop £10,000 of paint in a colour and design makeover national competition.

The Audlem Road school hopes to brush off its competitors to win funds to give its foyer and entrance hall a much-needed lick of paint.

July 10, 2017
Reaseheath College students raise £13,600 for cancer research

Reaseheath College students raise £13,600 for cancer research

Big-hearted students and staff from Reaseheath College have raised more than £13,600 for North West Cancer Research.

The amount was handed over by the college’s Student Association at the student summer ball held on their Nantwich campus.

July 8, 2017
Malbank students take Gruffalo performance to Nantwich primary schools

Malbank students take Gruffalo performance to Nantwich primary schools

Sixth form students in Nantwich have been getting in role to support local primary schools by staging their adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s “The Gruffalo”.

This version, which was performed by Malbank students at Highfields Academy in Nantwich, focuses on storytelling as students imaginatively use sheets to create the Gruffalo and perform the tale with a twist.

July 7, 2017
960 Crewe and Nantwich women raise £175,000 in St Luke’s Midnight Walk

960 Crewe and Nantwich women raise £175,000 in St Luke’s Midnight Walk

Hundreds of Crewe and Nantwich women helped raise a staggering £175,000 when they took part in St Luke’s Midnight Walk.

Around 960 women lit up the streets between Nantwich and Crewe as the Walk was held for the 13th time.

July 6, 2017
RSPCA appeal as hundreds of baby birds flock to Nantwich wildlife centre

RSPCA appeal as hundreds of baby birds flock to Nantwich wildlife centre

Staff at Nantwich’s RSPCA wildlife centre are appealing for donations of food after being inundated with baby birds.

Stapeley Grange, on London Road, currently has hundreds of baby birds and many require a diet of ‘meaty loaf’ dog food to help them grow.

July 6, 2017
New Riding for Disabled Group to launch in Nantwich and Crewe

New Riding for Disabled Group to launch in Nantwich and Crewe

A new Riding for the Disabled (RDA) group is to launch in Crewe and Nantwich as part of an agreement with Reaseheath College.

The new Nantwich & District RDA group will provide help for many local disabled riders, who currently have to travel to Northwich, Knutsford or Clwyd.

July 4, 2017
Barn owl boxes put to good use by Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Barn owl boxes put to good use by Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Barn owl nest boxes at Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Bickley Hall Farm headquarters are certainly being put to good use!

Members of Broxton Barn Owl group, along with Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Charlotte Harris, found three barn owl chicks in one of the boxes during their annual check.

July 4, 2017
Man, 27, quizzed over A530 death of bank worker Neil Shoane near Nantwich

Man, 27, quizzed over A530 death of bank worker Neil Shoane near Nantwich

A 27-year-old man is being questioned over the death of Nantwich dad Neil Shoane on the A530 road near Aston.

Neil, 44, is alleged to have been struck by a vehicle which left the scene as he walked home from Nantwich to Aston on Sunday July 2.

July 3, 2017
Family tribute to Neil Shoane, killed in suspected hit and run on A530 near Nantwich

Family tribute to Neil Shoane, killed in suspected hit and run on A530 near Nantwich

The family of Neil Shoane, who died in an alleged fail to stop collision on the A530 near Nantwich, have paid tribute to him.

Local dad Neil, 44, was walking towards Aston from Nantwich when police believe he was hit by a passing vehicle which failed to stop.

July 2, 2017
Man, 44, killed in alleged hit and run on A530 Aston, near Nantwich

Man, 44, killed in alleged hit and run on A530 Aston, near Nantwich

A man, 44, has died in a suspected hit and run incident on the A530 near Aston, Nantwich.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in the early hours today (July 2).

July 2, 2017
Reaseheath College earns award for eye-catching display at Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College earns award for eye-catching display at Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College students enjoyed success at the Royal Cheshire Show with a “Highly Commended” award for its eye-catching trade stand and a fistful of rosettes for agriculture students in the showring.

The stand was singled out by judges for its interactive and educational activities and welcoming and friendly staff.

June 29, 2017