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Police helicopter helps trace missing Nantwich man in fields

Police helicopter helps trace missing Nantwich man in fields

A missing person was found in Nantwich after an extensive police search.

The force helicopter was heard above the Stapeley and Audlem Road area of the town for around an hour late last night (December 10).

December 11, 2014
Nantwich councillor blasts Cheshire East for blocking Local Plan motion

Nantwich councillor blasts Cheshire East for blocking Local Plan motion

Independent councillors say a motion calling for Cheshire East Council leaders to quit over the Local Plan fiasco has been blocked.

Councillor Arthur Moran, of Nantwich North, and Cllr Brendan Murphy constructed the motion to be tabled at a full council meeting this Thursday.

December 10, 2014
Council-run respite care homes in South Cheshire earn 12-month reprieve

Council-run respite care homes in South Cheshire earn 12-month reprieve

Council-run respite care homes serving Nantwich residents have been given a 12-month reprieve.

The future of Lincoln House in Crewe looked in doubt as Cheshire East Council looks to the independent sector to provide future care.

December 10, 2014
Almost 50 illegal weapons handed in during Cheshire Police amnesty

Almost 50 illegal weapons handed in during Cheshire Police amnesty

Almost 50 illegal weapons including rifles and pistols were handed in during a Cheshire Police two-week weapons amnesty.

In total, 46 weapons were handed over – with more than a quarter of them in Congleton, and two in Crewe and seven in Chester. No weapons were submitted in Nantwich.

December 9, 2014
Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

High Sheriff of Cheshire Susan Sellers visited Nantwich Museum to pay tribute to the work of volunteers.

Mrs Sellers met volunteers and said without them, the Pillory Street venue would not survive.

December 9, 2014
Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal hits £250,000

Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal hits £250,000

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity at Leighton Hospital has reached £250,000 in its MRI Scanner Appeal.

Charity bosses say they have been “overwhelmed” by the response to their latest appeal.

December 9, 2014
Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Four hundred over 50s residents in Crewe and Nantwich have enjoyed a free Christmas party thanks to support and donations from local organisations.

Two parties, each for 200 people, are being staged with local schoolchildren helping serve up their tasty meals.

December 8, 2014
South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

A 90-year-old World War Two veteran popped in to a South Cheshire car dealer – to reveal he’d finally given up driving and taken up cycling!

Sgt Bernard Morgan, one of the last surviving war veterans from World War Two, has been a regular at Gateway Peugeot in Crewe.

December 8, 2014
Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Father Christmas will be out and about as Santa’s Float visits Nantwich and surrounding villages over the next 10 days.

The Crewe & Nantwich Round Table Christmas Float will be visiting streets across South Cheshire to help raise money for local causes.

December 6, 2014
Movers & Shakers group in Nantwich donates £89,000 to two charities

Movers & Shakers group in Nantwich donates £89,000 to two charities

Members of a charity group called Movers & Shakers have helped to raise £89,000 for two causes.

The fundraising committee of the group held a Sunday Night Supper evening to raise awareness and much-needed funds for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, and Kidney Research UK.

December 5, 2014
The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess releases new vinyl sold by Nantwich Oxfam

The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess releases new vinyl sold by Nantwich Oxfam

The Oxfam shop in Nantwich is one of just 21 in the UK chosen to sell an exclusive vinyl by Tim Burgess, lead singer of The Charlatans.

The vinyl is a collaboration between Burgess and best-selling author Ian Rankin

December 4, 2014
Couple in court charged with stealing car from Wybunbury driveway

Couple in court charged with stealing car from Wybunbury driveway

Car owners in Nantwich have been warned after an incident in Wybunbury.

The owner of a Volkswagen Golf left a car on the drive with the engine running to defrost the windscreen and went back inside.

December 4, 2014
HS2 railway conference staged in South Cheshire as Chancellor visits Crewe

HS2 railway conference staged in South Cheshire as Chancellor visits Crewe

Key players from the region’s railway industry are meeting in South Cheshire to outline the benefits of the proposed HS2 North West hub station at Crewe.

And it comes on the same day Chancellor George Osborne visited Bentley in Crewe to further outline the impact of his Autumn statement on the economy.

December 4, 2014