News

Brave Malbank School pupil with life-threatening illness to tackle hospice event

Brave Malbank School pupil with life-threatening illness to tackle hospice event

A young Malbank High School pupil in Nantwich who is battling a life-threatening illness, is plucking up the courage to take part in a 5km Bubble Rush.

Eleisha Plimbley, 11, was diagnosed with multi-system Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis, which affects her spine, skull, pelvis and arms and has spread to her bone marrow.

November 12, 2015
Hundreds of Nantwich students pay Armistice Day respects at Reaseheath

Hundreds of Nantwich students pay Armistice Day respects at Reaseheath

Reaseheath College students and staff in Nantwich turned out in force at a college service to commemorate Armistice Day.

More than 1,000 people gathered around the flagpole on the college’s campus to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict.

November 12, 2015
Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire

Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire

Patients in Crewe and Nantwich can get free checks for potential signs of mouth cancer.

A drop-in session has been organised by community dental teams from East Cheshire NHS Trust.

November 11, 2015
“Taxi Marshal” plan for Nantwich Swine Market rank

“Taxi Marshal” plan for Nantwich Swine Market rank

A “taxi marshal” could be employed to crackdown on late-night problems around Nantwich’s taxi rank, police have suggested.

Nantwich officers are hoping to copy a scheme used in Chester and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

November 10, 2015
Riverfront hotel and apartments plan revealed for Nantwich

Riverfront hotel and apartments plan revealed for Nantwich

The former gasworks site in Nantwich could be turned into a riverfront hotel, apartments, business units and a two-storey car park.

Ambitious plans for the site have been unveiled by the Schofield family – well known in Nantwich as owners of numerous venues on Welsh Row.

November 9, 2015
College worker’s Halloween house raises £1,000 for Marie Curie

College worker’s Halloween house raises £1,000 for Marie Curie

College employee Richard Stack transformed his South Cheshire home into a Halloween ‘House of Horrors’ to raise more than £1,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The 53-year-old South Cheshire College worker decked his back garden with ghoulish creations, wicked witches and a mini-graveyard in support of the national charity.

November 7, 2015
Nantwich youngsters urged to enter Christmas card competition

Nantwich youngsters urged to enter Christmas card competition

Youngsters in Nantwich are being urged to come up with a Christmas card design along the theme of ‘Christmas in Nantwich’.

The winning design will feature on the official card sent out by Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin this Christmas to dignitaries, community groups and individuals.

November 7, 2015
Leighton Hospital cancer unit turns purple in November

Leighton Hospital cancer unit turns purple in November

South Cheshire’s cancer unit has been illuminated purple to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.

The Macmillan Cancer Unit at Leighton Hospital will be lit purple every evening in November as part of a campaign being run by Pancreatic Cancer UK for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

November 6, 2015
Dog rescued from house fire in Nantwich

Dog rescued from house fire in Nantwich

A dog was rescued from a burning home by fire crews in Nantwich.

The blaze happened at a property on Wyche Avenue in Nantwich at about 5.30pm today (November 5).

November 5, 2015
Brine Leas pupils create Nantwich poppy field after Menai trip

Brine Leas pupils create Nantwich poppy field after Menai trip

Year 7 students from Brine Leas School have created a poppy field after spending an activity week in Menai, Anglesey.

Pupils carried out research on the history of World War participants from their own families before the trip.

November 4, 2015
Nantwich scoops Gold Award from Britain in Bloom judges

Nantwich scoops Gold Award from Britain in Bloom judges

Members of Nantwich In Bloom are celebrating after the town once again scooped a prestigious Gold Award from Britain In Bloom, North West judges.

Representatives from the group joined hundreds at the ceremony at Southport Conference Centre, where they collected the Gold Award in the Best Town category.

November 3, 2015
Four-vehicle smash on A534 Faddiley causes long delays

Four-vehicle smash on A534 Faddiley causes long delays

A four-vehicle smash on the A534 near Nantwich caused traffic chaos today (November 2).

The incident involving two lorries and two cars closed the busy Wrexham Road at Faddiley for several hours.

November 2, 2015
Council bids to remove travellers occupying Love Lane car park in Nantwich

Council bids to remove travellers occupying Love Lane car park in Nantwich

Travellers who have occupied a council-run car park close to Nantwich town centre are likely to be moved in the next 24 hours.

The travelling families set up camp on Love Lane car park over the weekend.

November 2, 2015