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Nantwich student scoops £1,500 university scholarships

Nantwich student scoops £1,500 university scholarships

A Nantwich student is one of two from South Cheshire College to land university scholarships.

Meg Naylor, former Malbank School pupil, has received £1,500 towards her studies at Staffordshire University.

March 1, 2016
Nantwich Rotary donates more than £4,000 from Christmas sleigh

Nantwich Rotary donates more than £4,000 from Christmas sleigh

The traditional Nantwich Rotary Christmas Sleigh with Santa aboard helped to raise more than £4,000.

And a cheque for £700 of that has just been donated to Nantwich Museum by Rotary Club of Nantwich President, Rod Stokes.

March 1, 2016
Hope House children’s charity in Cheshire unveils new look

Hope House children’s charity in Cheshire unveils new look

Children’s charity Hope House has unveiled a new brand as it celebrates its 21st birthday.

The charity provides specialist nursing care and support to life-limited children from Cheshire, Shropshire, North and Mid Wales.

February 29, 2016
Nantwich man has book published about life in Africa

Nantwich man has book published about life in Africa

A Nantwich man has published his first book, based on his life teaching English in Africa.

Andrew Smith’s “Big Oil in a Small Country” is a semi-autobiographical novel based on living and teaching in Equatorial Guinea.

February 29, 2016
Tour of Britain 2016 set to pass through Nantwich and Crewe

Tour of Britain 2016 set to pass through Nantwich and Crewe

Cycling fans in Nantwich and Crewe will get to see the Tour of Britain pass through their town for the first time.

Cheshire East has secured a stage in the 2016 premier cycling event in September.

February 27, 2016
Nantwich Children’s Centre faces closure after council budget plan passed

Nantwich Children’s Centre faces closure after council budget plan passed

By Kirsty Rollings
Children’s Centres including one in Nantwich, look set to close after Cheshire East Council budget proposals were approved today.

Labour councillors lost a proposal to use £500,000 of government funding to keep the children’s centres open after an hour long debate.

February 25, 2016
Popular Nantwich headteacher announces retirement after 13 years

Popular Nantwich headteacher announces retirement after 13 years

A primary headteacher who has led her Nantwich school since it opened has announced her retirement.

Mary Hennessy Jones took over at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley when it was built and opened on the Cronkinson development nearly 13 years ago.

February 25, 2016
New Lifestyle Centre handed over to Cheshire East Council

New Lifestyle Centre handed over to Cheshire East Council

Kier Construction has handed over the new £15million Lifestyle Centre in Crewe to owners Cheshire East Council.

A giant golden key was presented to Councillor Janet Clowes, Cabinet member for health and wellbeing, by Kier project manager Wayne Blair.

February 25, 2016
Cheshire Police buy 16 new speed devices to target rogue drivers

Cheshire Police buy 16 new speed devices to target rogue drivers

Police chiefs in Cheshire have bought 16 state-of-the-art speed enforcement devices to target rogue drivers in the county.

The devices are some of the most advanced compact all-in-one digital video cameras available.

February 23, 2016
Campaigners in Nantwich say wrong type of housing being built

Campaigners in Nantwich say wrong type of housing being built

Campaigners say a new study shows the wrong type of housing is being planned or built in parts of Nantwich.

An extensive report, focusing on Stapeley and Batherton, shows only 77 of 630 houses planned or built since 2010 will suit future needs of residents.

February 23, 2016
Council approves plan to turn Acton’s Star Inn pub into housing

Council approves plan to turn Acton’s Star Inn pub into housing

Planners have passed proposals to turn a listed Nantwich pub into houses, despite objections from councillors and residents.

The Star Inn, on Chester Road in Acton, will be converted into three residential units after Cheshire East Council approved the scheme.

February 22, 2016
Reaseheath College’s birthday cake celebration for cub and scout group

Reaseheath College’s birthday cake celebration for cub and scout group

Cub and beaver scouts from the 1st South West Cheshire District celebrated their 100th birthday with a cake made by Nantwich bakery students.

The celebration was doubly special for the Crewe-based group, one of the oldest in the country, as it’s also the centenary of the cub scout movement nationwide.

February 22, 2016
1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

A unique football trophy won by Stoke United ladies in Barcelona in 1923 and lost for decades, has been snapped up at a Nantwich auction.

Now the trophy will go on permanent public display at the National Football Museum following the sale at Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson.

February 20, 2016