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Nantwich woman, 32, guilty of £4,000 benefits fraud

Nantwich woman, 32, guilty of £4,000 benefits fraud

A Nantwich woman has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work after fraudulently claiming benefits.

Elaine Dawson, of Cronkinson Oak, appeared before South and East Cheshire Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to two charges.

August 25, 2015
64 volunteers trained ahead of Nantwich Food Festival

64 volunteers trained ahead of Nantwich Food Festival

Scores of Nantwich Food Festival volunteers are in full training ahead of one the biggest weekends for the town.

Sixty-four enthusiastic volunteers met up at the Olive Tree in Nantwich to brush up on their skills.

August 24, 2015
Motorcyclists face crackdown from unmarked police bikes

Motorcyclists face crackdown from unmarked police bikes

Motorcyclists in Cheshire face a police crackdown after one was caught speeding at 120mph on a 60mph road.

Operation Caesar is to use unmarked police bikes to catch motorcyclists speeding in Cheshire’s roads.

August 24, 2015
81% of Malbank School students bag GCSE English C or above

81% of Malbank School students bag GCSE English C or above

Delighted students and parents at Malbank School in Nantwich are sporting big smiles after more great GCSE results.

81% of all year 11 students gained a C or above in English – significantly above national results.

August 21, 2015
Brine Leas students in Nantwich hit heights in GCSE pass rates

Brine Leas students in Nantwich hit heights in GCSE pass rates

An impressive 80% of Brine Leas School students achieved 5 A* to C grades in their GCSEs – 74% including English and Maths.

And the number achieving the English Baccalaureate weighed in at an impressive 33%.

August 21, 2015
Two Crewe teenagers face Stapeley burglary charges

Two Crewe teenagers face Stapeley burglary charges

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged following a string of burglaries in Stapeley, Nantwich.

A 16-year-old and 17-year-old, both from the Crewe area, were arrested by officers earlier this week.

August 21, 2015
Canadian star lined up for Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Canadian star lined up for Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Organisers of the 8th Words & Music Festival in Nantwich have lured Canadian folk singer Frazey Ford to perform live.

Frazey, who also reads poetry, will be travelling more than 4,500 miles from Vancouver for the festival in October.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

A talented Reaseheath College landscape gardener proved he is among the world’s best by taking silver at the WorldSkills finals in Brazil.

Matt Beesley and fellow team member Jonathan Gill achieved Britain’s first ever medal in landscape gardening at the global Olympics-style final in Sao Paulo.

August 20, 2015
Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

A fire underground on High Street in Nantwich forced nearby shops to be evacuated.

Fire crews and police were called out to the blaze outside the Crown Hotel near the town square after what was described as an “explosion”.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

A Nantwich man on the Queen Mary 2 cruise to America said the death of a crew member overboard has cast a shadow over the trip.

Arthur Moran was on board the luxury Cunard liner when the 26-year-old crew member, who has not been named, went missing.

August 19, 2015
Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Developers want to knock a historic Nantwich building down which was once part of Barony Hospital, and replace it with 24 apartments.

Daniel Epstein, of EPRA Fabrics Limited, wants to demolish the former school and children’s home and build two new apartment blocks on Barony Court.

August 18, 2015
Nantwich cancer patients getting faster treatment, figures show

Nantwich cancer patients getting faster treatment, figures show

Patients in Nantwich are being seen and treated for suspected cancer faster than the national average, latest NHS England figures show.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), which manages Leighton Hospital, has been named as one of the leading trusts in terms of the proportion of cancer patients seen and treated within the expected time frames.

August 18, 2015
Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Police are hunting a dangerous dog on the loose in South Cheshire after it attacked a woman and killed her pet.

Two Staffordshire pit bull type dogs attacked the woman who was out walking her Jack Russell dog in Mellor Street, Crewe.

August 17, 2015