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Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

Santa sets up grotto in Nantwich Bookshop

By Jonathan White
Santa Claus has taken time off from his busy schedule to set up a grotto where he can hand out presents to boys and girls in Nantwich.

He has set up a Nantwich branch of his grotto upstairs in the attic of the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on High Street.

December 2, 2015
Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Week-long rail service disruption hits hundreds of Nantwich passengers

Rail passengers in Nantwich have been left high and dry for a week with all services between Crewe and Shrewsbury cancelled for engineering work.

Services stopped on Saturday (November 28) and will not be back on until Monday December 7.

December 1, 2015
New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

New history book launched at Nantwich Museum

A new local history book has been launched at Nantwich Museum.

The book, called “Cholera in Nineteenth Century Nantwich” by Keith Lawrence and Graham Dodd, was inspired by historian James Hall.

December 1, 2015
Elle Morris and Cara with Olly Murs and Rita Ora

Brave Elle completes latest wish meeting Olly Murs and Rita Ora

Brave Nantwich girl Elle Morris has notched another one of her 10 wishes – meeting superstar singers Olly Murs and Rita Ora!

The nine-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer was invited down to London by promoters for Murs after they read about her 10 wishes.

November 30, 2015
HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

HS2 Superhub station set for Crewe six years early, Government confirms

The Government has today announced it will build the HS2 high-speed rail via Crewe – and will invest £5 billion to complete the project six years early.

Chancellor George Osborne made the landmark statement confirming the finalised route the HS2 project will take.

November 30, 2015
Pilot scheme to help children in need launched by Edward Timpson

Pilot scheme to help children in need launched by Edward Timpson

A new pilot scheme to help children in need in South Cheshire has been launched by MP Edward Timpson and Cheshire East Council.

Project Crewe brought partners and stakeholders together to discuss a new approach to supporting children in need.

November 29, 2015
Thieves steal quad bike during Bridgemere break-in

Thieves steal quad bike during Bridgemere break-in

Thieves have stolen a quad bike worth thousands of pounds from a property near Nantwich.

They broke into a secure building in the Bridgemere area of Nantwich and made off with the vehicle.

November 29, 2015
CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

Young Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris will be special guest at the Wingate Centre’s Santaland.

Nine-year-old Elle, who needs a double lung transplant, will be collected by Nantwich Cycling Group on their Christmas Ride.

November 27, 2015
Brave Nantwich girl’s 10 wishes helps her fight killer lung disease

Brave Nantwich girl’s 10 wishes helps her fight killer lung disease

Friends of courageous Nantwich girl Elle Morris are hoping to grant her 10 birthday wishes as she fights a life-threatening condition.

Elle, aged nine, suffers from cystic fibrosis and needs a double lung transplant to survive.

November 25, 2015
Woman injured in two-car crash in Acton, Nantwich

Woman injured in two-car crash in Acton, Nantwich

A woman was badly injured in a road crash which has left a Nantwich road blocked.

Fire crews and police were called to the two-car accident on Ravens Lane, near Monks Lane Acton.

November 25, 2015
Brine Leas pupils tell story of visit to World War One Battlefields

Brine Leas pupils tell story of visit to World War One Battlefields

Two Brine Leas School pupils in Nantwich embarked on a moving visit with their teacher to the World War One Battlefields as part of a Government scheme.

Here, George Clark and Elizabeth Smith write about their experience.

November 25, 2015
Salvation Army launches volunteer appeal for Nantwich

Salvation Army launches volunteer appeal for Nantwich

The Salvation Army’s Nantwich charity shop has launched an appeal for extra volunteers this Christmas.

November and December are busy months for Salvation Army shops, increasing the need for lots of extra helpers to support with sales and donations.

November 24, 2015
Treasure found in Cheshire donated to Nantwich Museum

Treasure found in Cheshire donated to Nantwich Museum

A medieval silver finger ring found near Cholmondeley has been donated to Nantwich Museum by the landowner and metal detector user who discovered it.

The ring, which qualifies as treasure under the Treasure Act 1996, dates from the 15th or early 16th century.

November 24, 2015