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Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party politicians have welcomed plans to turn South Cheshire into a potential hub for geothermal energy.

Surveys and drilling is set to take place in the Cheshire Basin north of Nantwich.

January 9, 2015
Reaseheath College students raise £1,200 in Morrisons bag pack

Reaseheath College students raise £1,200 in Morrisons bag pack

Students from Reaseheath College raised funds for charity by packing bags at Morrisons supermarkets in Nantwich and Winsford.

Members of the Nantwich college’s Student Association entertained shoppers as they bought food and presents.

January 7, 2015
Cheshire East Leader Michael Jones hits back over calls to quit in Twitter row

Cheshire East Leader Michael Jones hits back over calls to quit in Twitter row

Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones has hit back at suggestions he should resign after it emerged council staff were used to write personal tweets attacking his political opponents.

January 6, 2015
Nantwich man lost third of body weight in Everybody Challenge

Nantwich man lost third of body weight in Everybody Challenge

Health bosses in South Cheshire hope a Nantwich man’s story will inspire others to get fit in 2015.

Stuart Vaughan, 24, lost nine stone in just six months after taking on the Everybody Challenge.

January 6, 2015
Sainsbury’s Nantwich bag pack raises £1,300 for Wingate Centre

Sainsbury’s Nantwich bag pack raises £1,300 for Wingate Centre

A team of volunteers held a bag pack at a Nantwich supermarket to raise more than £1,300.

The charity event at Nantwich Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road raised a total of £1,389.

January 6, 2015
Cheshire Basin project could provide UK geothermal power

Cheshire Basin project could provide UK geothermal power

A study is to take place into whether the Cheshire Basin near Nantwich could generate long-term, renewable energy from geothermal power.

Keele University is to carry out major research into whether land north of Nantwich and west of Crewe could be viable.

January 6, 2015
Dog Watch scheme launches in Stapeley to tackle rise in dog fouling

Dog Watch scheme launches in Stapeley to tackle rise in dog fouling

A community Dog Watch scheme has been launched in Nantwich, with the backing of a local veterinary centre.

Nantwich South and Stapeley councillors Peter Groves and Andrew Martin hope it will encourage responsible dog ownership and crackdown on fouling on streets and footpaths.

January 5, 2015
New Nantwich radio station The Cat will be 107.9 FM, says Ofcom

New Nantwich radio station The Cat will be 107.9 FM, says Ofcom

The launch of the first dedicated FM radio station in Crewe and Nantwich is one step closer.

Regulator OfCom has confirmed The Cat Community Radio Station’s FM frequency as 107.9.

January 3, 2015
Leighton Hospital maternity unit in line for national award

Leighton Hospital maternity unit in line for national award

The maternity service at Leighton Hospital serving Crewe and Nantwich has been shortlisted for a national award.

The unit, managed by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), will compete against hospitals from Hampshire and Basildon for the Mothercare Maternity Service of the Year award.

January 2, 2015
Family pay tribute to man killed in Mill Street crash in Crewe

Family pay tribute to man killed in Mill Street crash in Crewe

A family has paid tribute to a South Cheshire man who died after a collision with a car in Crewe.

Shaun Spencer, 28, died following a collision with a black Volkswagen Golf on Mill Street close to its junction with Union Street.

December 31, 2014
Nantwich and Tarporley men awarded MBE in New Year Honours

Nantwich and Tarporley men awarded MBE in New Year Honours

Two men from Nantwich and Tarporley have been awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours list.

John Stewart Broomhall, from Nantwich, a committee member of the Nantwich Show, has been honoured.

December 31, 2014
Pedestrian dies from injuries in late night Crewe road collision

Pedestrian dies from injuries in late night Crewe road collision

A 28-year-old pedestrian involved in a collision with a car late at night on Mill Street in Crewe has died.

The collision involved a Black Volkswagen Golf and happened shortly before midnight on Mill Street close to its junction with Union Street pn Saturday, December 27.

December 30, 2014
Cheshire East gets £10.4 million to tackle pothole problem

Cheshire East gets £10.4 million to tackle pothole problem

More than £10 million of extra funding will help tackle pothole-ridden roads across Nantwich and Crewe.

Cheshire East Council has received it as part of a £54.5 million Government allocation to improve roads over the next six years to 2020/21.

December 30, 2014