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Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Workers at a Nantwich finance firm raised more than £11,000 for Kidney Research UK after tackling the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge.

Employees at Afford Bond, on Wellington Road, walked 23 miles on a circular route over three peaks with more than 5,000ft of ascent in just 12 hours!

September 13, 2015
Nantwich MP Edward Timpson receives apology over debt error

Nantwich MP Edward Timpson receives apology over debt error

Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has received an apology for wrongly being named on a list of debtors.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) wrongly included Mr Timpson, Minister for Children and Families, on a published list.

September 12, 2015
Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

A disabled Nantwich girl was head of the queue when Circus Starr rolled into Cheshire – thanks to the Newlife Foundation.

Mary Allen and her family were invited along to meet some of the acts in Macclesfield by the foundation.

September 11, 2015
Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women have launched groups to collect donations across Cheshire for refugees in France and Europe.

Dionne Lennon and Shelley Keeble have been so moved by images of refugees fleeing terror and war from Syria, they have started groups to collect donations.

September 9, 2015
South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

A charity football match organised by a teenager in memory of his uncle, raised £470 for Bloodwise charity.

The event featured an 11-a-side match between Aidan FC and Leukaemia FC at Cumberland sports ground in Crewe.

September 9, 2015
Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School expansion tied to 104 new homes plan

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is backing a developer’s bid to build 104 houses which could free up land to help the school expand.

Wain Homes North West has permission to build 33 homes on land to the south of Brine Leas School playing fields, off Audlem Road.

September 7, 2015
St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

St Mary’s Church “Minster of Nantwich” plan step nearer

The move to elevate St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to Minster status has taken another step forward.

Nantwich Town councillors overwhelmingly backed the growing support for the move when they discussed it tonight (September 7).

September 7, 2015
Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Kitten dumped in Starbucks bin rescued by Nantwich RSCPA staff

Staff at a Starbucks store in South Cheshire were shocked to find a kitten dumped in a bin outside their coffee shop.

The seven-week-old black kitten was found by an employee as he went to put a bag of rubbish in an industrial bin at the back of the store in Holmes Chapel Road, Middlewich.

September 7, 2015
Arriva Bus axes village service during Nantwich A534 closure

Arriva Bus axes village service during Nantwich A534 closure

Villagers near Nantwich fear they will be isolated after a bus company said it would not run a service during an eight-week closure of a main road.

Residents in Acton contacted Arriva Buses when they were told the A534 road to Nantwich would be closed during refurbishment work on the Nantwich Aqueduct.

September 7, 2015
Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff in South Cheshire will be tackling the Sandstone Trail this month in aid of MRI Scanner Appeal.

Six workers at Leighton Hospital will set out along the 34-mile trail on September 19.

September 6, 2015
Campaign highlights dog attacks on Nantwich postal workers

Campaign highlights dog attacks on Nantwich postal workers

There were 11 dog attacks on Crewe and Nantwich postal workers last year, new figures show.

Now local MP Edward Timpson has backed Royal Mail’s Dog Awareness drive in a bid to reduce the number of incidents.

September 6, 2015
Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

The rain held off – and thousands flocked in.

Nantwich Food Festival is once again proving a massive hit, as these pictures prove!

September 5, 2015
Man, 21, arrested over suspected Birchin Lane arsons in Nantwich

Man, 21, arrested over suspected Birchin Lane arsons in Nantwich

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of fires on a street in Nantwich.

The man was quizzed about the fires which took place on Birchin Lane over a 48-hour period earlier this week.

September 5, 2015