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Nantwich to host fourth national Town Crier competition

Nantwich to host fourth national Town Crier competition

Nantwich has really got something to shout about – it is playing host again to the annual Town Crier Competition!

Now in its fourth year, the contest will take place on Saturday August 29 in the town centre during Nantwich`s famous farmers market.

July 10, 2015
Crewe and Nantwich group calls for help on knitted poppies project

Crewe and Nantwich group calls for help on knitted poppies project

A voluntary group is calling on more Nantwich and Crewe people to join their drive to commemorate the First World War with thousands of knitted poppies.

Crewe and Nantwich Senior Forum has made 450 knitted poppies – but needs 2,500 in time for Remembrance Sunday in November.

July 9, 2015
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Blow for Stapeley campaign as Government reverses Muller Property ruling

New Local Government Communities Secretary Greg Clark has reversed a decision to dismiss Muller Property Group’s appeal over refusal for its “Nantwich South” development.

In March, Eric Pickles overruled a planning inspector and dismissed Muller’s appeal against Cheshire East Council, which had refused permission for 189 homes and an access road.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Nantwich families demand action on land abandoned for 13 years

Residents in Nantwich are calling on housing firms and council chiefs to sort out an overgrown plot of land left unmaintained for 13 years.

People on Saltmeadows Street, off Marsh Lane, say a large strip of land opposite their homes has been left without maintenance since 2002.

July 7, 2015
Interview: Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings bids for national title

Interview: Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings bids for national title

Miss England, a competition synonymous with bikini catwalks and hopes of world peace, will crown its winner on August 14 – and Miss Cheshire Natasha Hemmings is in the running.

She took time out to talk to our reporter Sara Royle.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich residents face hike in council pest control costs

Nantwich residents face hike in council pest control costs

Cheshire East’s pest control service could soon charge Nantwich residents four times as much for dealing with rats and mice.

The current in-house service, which tackles pests including rats, mice, wasps, ants and fleas, makes a loss.

July 7, 2015
Nantwich pupils make anti-bullying films for cinema project

Nantwich pupils make anti-bullying films for cinema project

Wyche Primary School and Nantwich Family Films @ 4 have teamed up in a bid to tackle the issue of bullying.

Bethan Crisfield, a volunteer from local cinema project Nantwich Family Films @ 4, has been working with year 5 pupils to produce short anti-bullying films.

July 6, 2015
150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

More than 150 people saddled up to raise money to improve the lives of local youngsters in South Cheshire.

The third annual ‘Foundation Rides’ event saw people tackling routes from the 20km Team Challenge up to 100 miles of the Tough Stuff with a crossing of the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen.

July 6, 2015
Nantwich Library to launch Summer Reading Challenge

Nantwich Library to launch Summer Reading Challenge

Nantwich Library is preparing to launch its popular Summer Reading Challenge for youngsters as part of a national initiative.

And this year, young readers in the town will be exploring real-life achievements and world records as featured in the Guinness World Records Books.

July 6, 2015
Nantwich female student, 18, wins UK construction plant award

Nantwich female student, 18, wins UK construction plant award

Talented Nantwich student Paige Carter has won one of the top awards in a competition to find the UK’s best construction plant apprentices.

The 18-year-old Reaseheath College student is the first female apprentice to win the title of ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards.

July 4, 2015
Nantwich man, 54, guilty of child sex charges jailed for 4 years

Nantwich man, 54, guilty of child sex charges jailed for 4 years

A Nantwich man has been jailed for more than four years after being found guilty of sexual behaviour involving a 15-year-old child.

Andrew Robinson, 54, from Broomhall, near Sound, was convicted on five counts of inappropriate conduct with a child under the age of 16.

July 2, 2015
Nantwich Museum acquires 100-year-old cheese vat

Nantwich Museum acquires 100-year-old cheese vat

An early 20th century cheese vat is the latest acquisition for The Cheese and Dairy Room at Nantwich Museum.

Excited staff say the vat, made by W H Smith of Whitchurch around 1910, is a superb example of its type.

July 2, 2015
Photos capture lightning storm over Crewe and Nantwich

Photos capture lightning storm over Crewe and Nantwich

These stunning pictures show the thunder and lightning storm which rocked the skies above South Cheshire.

Local photographer Helen Williams captured the lightning in all its glory as it lit up the night sky over Crewe and Nantwich.

July 2, 2015