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Sporting academy scoops £47k for lifeline minibus

Sporting academy scoops £47k for lifeline minibus

A sporting academy for disabled people has been awarded £47,000 to buy a 14-seater minibus and provide a lifeline for the club.

The Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sport and Arts offers children, young people and adults opportunities in sport and the arts.

March 11, 2015
Burglars target garden sheds in Nantwich

Burglars target garden sheds in Nantwich

Police are probing a series of garden shed burglaries in Nantwich.

Several sheds were broken into at houses on Manor Road North and St Mary’s Road, say police.

March 11, 2015
Ofsted dump Bunbury village school in special measures

Ofsted dump Bunbury village school in special measures

A village school near Nantwich has been placed in “special measures” by Ofsted amid concerns of pupil safety and behaviour.

The move, which has shocked staff and governors at Bunbury Aldersey C of E Primary, relates to safeguarding and pupil behaviour issues.

March 10, 2015
Nantwich market traders call for opening hours clampdown

Nantwich market traders call for opening hours clampdown

Market traders in Nantwich who pack up early are having a negative impact on the town, other stallholders claim.

Concerned traders attended a town council meeting to air fears that some are not adhering to opening hours – which could be turning customers away.

March 10, 2015
South Cheshire College students prepare for Red Nose Day

South Cheshire College students prepare for Red Nose Day

Crewe and Nantwich students will turn South Cheshire College into a sea of red in support of the Red Nose Day 2015 appeal.

The college is throwing its weight behind Comic Relief which takes place this Friday March 13.

March 10, 2015
Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to quit and take UN job

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to quit and take UN job

Eddisbury Conservative MP Stephen O’Brien is to step down and take up a top job at the United Nations.

Mr O’Brien, who has represented the constituency which includes many villages around Nantwich since 1999, will be in charge of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief at the UN.

March 10, 2015
On-street parking blitz working, say Nantwich councillors

On-street parking blitz working, say Nantwich councillors

Nantwich Town Council’s pilot scheme for tackling on-street parking problems is having an impact, councillors claim.

They say the scheme, now in its fifth week, is resulting in fewer contraventions as people become more aware of where parking is illegal.

March 9, 2015
Man injured after car overturned in Nantwich

Man injured after car overturned in Nantwich

A man had to be cut free after his car crashed and overturned on London Road in Nantwich.

Two other people had managed to free themselves from the wreckage when fire crews, paramedics and the Air Ambulance Service arrived at the scene.

March 9, 2015
MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for MRI appeal

MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for MRI appeal

Nantwich MP Edward Timpson is to run the London Marathon to raise funds for Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal.

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families will be tackling the 26-mile challenge on Sunday April 26.

March 8, 2015
Christmas Float of Nantwich Round Table raises £7,000

Christmas Float of Nantwich Round Table raises £7,000

By Sara Royle
Christmas might be a distant memory, but some festive activities in Crewe and Nantwich have had a lasting impact.

Crewe & Nantwich Round Table once again hit the jackpot by raising more than £7,000 in collections thanks to its Santa’s Float.

March 6, 2015
Leighton Hospital maternity unit crowned best in UK

Leighton Hospital maternity unit crowned best in UK

Nantwich mums-to-be and their families have access to the best maternity care in the country.

Leighton Hospital’s maternity unit was named “Midwifery Service of the Year” at an annual awards.

March 5, 2015
Green Party select ex Lib Dem to contest Eddisbury seat

Green Party select ex Lib Dem to contest Eddisbury seat

Green Party members have selected Dr Andrew Garman to stand in the Eddisbury constituency at the General Election.

Garman, 61, is semi-retired scientist and lives in Ashton Hayes village, in the north of the constituency.

March 5, 2015
New Scouts and Girlguiding groups to launch in Nantwich

New Scouts and Girlguiding groups to launch in Nantwich

By Kirsty Rollings
New Scouts and Girlguiding groups are being launched near Nantwich to help cope with rising demand.

The latest groups will be based at the newly refurbished Worleston Village Hall in Worleston.

March 5, 2015