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35 candidates fight for 12 seats in Nantwich Town Council election

35 candidates fight for 12 seats in Nantwich Town Council election

Candidates battling for election to Nantwich Town Council have been announced.

Twelve councillors in all will be voted in on May 7 – seven to represent Nantwich and West Ward, and five to represent Nantwich South.

April 13, 2015
Ram raiders drag cashpoint machine through Nantwich shop window

Ram raiders drag cashpoint machine through Nantwich shop window

Raiders tried to drag a cashpoint machine out of a Nantwich store after ramming the front with a land rover.

The crooks attached a heavy-duty 20ft chain to the machine in the Stapeley Co-operative store on Cronkinson estate.

April 13, 2015
Police hail Nantwich Jazz Festival a success after nine arrests

Police hail Nantwich Jazz Festival a success after nine arrests

Nantwich Police say this year’s Nantwich Jazz Festival was staged successfully.

Just nine arrests were made during the festival which attracted around 20,000 people to the town.

April 11, 2015
Nantwich Pool users to get free parking after Everybody Sport deal

Nantwich Pool users to get free parking after Everybody Sport deal

Nantwich Pool users will soon benefit from free parking on Snow Hill car park.

Everybody Sport & Recreation, the trust which runs the pool, has agreed to the deal after it emerged other towns in Cheshire East already offered free parking for leisure users.

April 10, 2015
Nantwich man, 63, tackles world’s most gruelling race across Sahara

Nantwich man, 63, tackles world’s most gruelling race across Sahara

A Nantwich man is tackling one of the most gruelling races on the globe – and is the second oldest Brit competing!

Richard Balukiewicz, 63, is testing his body in the ultimate in human endurance – the Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara Desert.

April 10, 2015
Reaseheath baking challenge attracts 80 entrants across North West

Reaseheath baking challenge attracts 80 entrants across North West

Budding food technologists from schools across the region battled it out in a baking challenge at a Nantwich college.

Ten finalists including Alex Camp, 13, from Congleton, made it through to the Schools Great British Pie Bake Off, held in Reaseheath College’s specialist food centre.

April 9, 2015
New signs and sculpture unveiled to Nantwich Lake users

New signs and sculpture unveiled to Nantwich Lake users

By Kirsty Rollings
New signs and a wooden swan sculpture have been unveiled to the public at Nantwich Lake.

The project was a joint venture between Cheshire East Council, Ansa Environmental Services Ltd, RSPCA and the Dog’s Trust.

April 8, 2015
Nantwich ‘special measures’ primary school could change name

Nantwich ‘special measures’ primary school could change name

A Nantwich primary school placed in special measures could change its name and uniform, it has emerged.

Parents of pupils at Wyche Primary and Nursery School, on Manor Road, were given the news on the day children broke for Easter.

April 8, 2015
Pensioner badly hurt in stairs fall in Nantwich town centre

Pensioner badly hurt in stairs fall in Nantwich town centre

An elderly woman was badly injured after falling down a flight of stairs in Nantwich town centre.

Paramedics and police were called out, including the North West Air Ambulance which landed at nearby Barony Park.

April 8, 2015
Inspectors set new Local Plan deadline for Cheshire East Council

Inspectors set new Local Plan deadline for Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East has until end of July to submit more evidence in its fight to get a Local Plan recognised.

The new deadline has been set by planning inspectors to take account of the general and local elections.

April 7, 2015
Mayor helps launch Cartoon Academy at Nantwich Museum

Mayor helps launch Cartoon Academy at Nantwich Museum

By Kirsty Rollings
A new monthly Cartoon Academy has been launched at Nantwich Museum.

Mayor of Nantwich Town Council Cllr Christine Farrall was on hand to officially launch the new workshops.

April 7, 2015
Picture special: Nantwich Jazz Festival on Easter Saturday

Picture special: Nantwich Jazz Festival on Easter Saturday

Thousands of people welcomed the sun to Nantwich as the town’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival entered its third day.

Venues across the town hosted live music of all genres – and the “Saturday on the Square” was packed full of entertainment.

April 5, 2015
Nantwich Independent hits back at riverside car park plan

Nantwich Independent hits back at riverside car park plan

An Independent councillor in Nantwich has hit back at initial plans to build a car park on green space near the River Weaver.

Conservative councillors David Marren and Peter Groves say the site, behind Nantwich Pool off Wall Lane, is viable despite flood fears.

April 3, 2015