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Nantwich in Bloom team honoured for Gold award

Nantwich in Bloom team honoured for Gold award

Volunteers who run Nantwich in Bloom group have been honoured for helping the town scoop another Gold award.

North West judges of the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition were once again bowled over by Nantwich’s floral look.

December 17, 2016
Plans to extend Nantwich Civic Hall unveiled

Plans to extend Nantwich Civic Hall unveiled

Plans have been unveiled to extend Nantwich Civic Hall – including a glass overhead walkway linking to the library next door.

Nantwich Town Council, which now owns the hall, hopes the £1.2million two-storey rear extension to the Civic Hall will provide a range of benefits to the community.

December 16, 2016
Crewe and Nantwich homeowners light up for Christmas!

Crewe and Nantwich homeowners light up for Christmas!

Scores of Nantwich and Crewe householders have been entering into the Christmas spirit once more with these amazing lights displays.

Nantwichnews photographer Jonathan White scoured the local streets to feature these festive fun homes.

December 16, 2016
Cheshire East offers four free parking days a year in Nantwich

Cheshire East offers four free parking days a year in Nantwich

Free car parking will be available on four days a year in Nantwich under a new plan unveiled by Cheshire East Council.

The initiative comes after town councillors and traders campaigned for ‘fairness’ compared to other towns in the borough.

December 16, 2016
Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Yobs who vandalised Nantwich town centre’s Christmas tree, lights and decorations, have not been traced.

The vandals targeted the lower branches of the tree, ripping off baubles, damaging the base and stealing other electrical decorations.

December 15, 2016
Cheshire East Local Plan finally earns Inspector’s backing

Cheshire East Local Plan finally earns Inspector’s backing

A Planning Inspector has backed Cheshire East’s delayed Local Plan for shaping future development – almost three years after it was first submitted.

But the authority still faces a further delay before the Plan is formally adopted.

December 15, 2016
Nantwich woman re-appointed chairman of East Cheshire NHS Trust

Nantwich woman re-appointed chairman of East Cheshire NHS Trust

Nantwich woman Lynn McGill has been re-appointed as chairman of East Cheshire NHS Trust.

Lynn, who lives in Aston Juxta Mondrum near Nantwich, will serve the post for another four years.

December 15, 2016
Partnership appeals for wildlife help on Nantwich Lake plan

Partnership appeals for wildlife help on Nantwich Lake plan

Nantwich Partnership is appealing for wildlife experts to help them plan improvements to Nantwich Lake.

Funds are available to boost the environment for wildlife and local people around the lake off Whitchurch Road.

December 13, 2016
South Cheshire College earns ‘Exporter of Year’ at Chamber awards

South Cheshire College earns ‘Exporter of Year’ at Chamber awards

Staff from South Cheshire College were honoured after winning Exporter of the Year in the South Cheshire Chamber Business Awards 2016.

The college’s international department scooped the prize at the 20th annual Business Awards ceremony held at Crewe Hall.

December 12, 2016
200 Santas dash around Nantwich streets for charity

200 Santas dash around Nantwich streets for charity

By Jonathan White
Hundreds of Santas donned their red suits and beards to take part in the annual Nantwich Santa Dash.

There were two Santa Dash distances – one lap of 2.5 kilometres or two laps of five kilometres – which both followed the same route around the town centre.

December 11, 2016
Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Trading standards officers have seized cigarettes, vodka and tobacco worth more than £17,000 in a swoop on illegal sellers in South Cheshire.

More than 25,000 illegal cigarettes, 800 bottles of vodka and 5.5kg of hand-rolling tobacco were uncovered during raids on properties in Crewe.

December 10, 2016
Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Grieving Nantwich families are being warned after graveside thieves targeted the town’s Whitehouse Lane cemetery.

A vase and flowers were stolen from the grave of one woman’s stepdad, leaving her mum devastated.

December 8, 2016
Teenage boy found dead near A500 named by police

Teenage boy found dead near A500 named by police

A teenage boy found dead close to the A500 in Nantwich, has been named as Scott Madden-Nevitt.

Scott, aged 16, went missing from his home in Wistaston on Monday November 28.

December 7, 2016