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Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich are being targeted by Cheshire Police’s Operation Blue Christmas.

Officers will be targeting suspected drink and drug drivers throughout December to reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions on the county’s roads.

December 3, 2014
Councillors blast Cheshire East over four-fold rise in housing appeal losses

Councillors blast Cheshire East over four-fold rise in housing appeal losses

Opposition councillors have blasted Conservative-led Cheshire East Council over the growing number of housing appeal losses.

New figures show Cheshire East has lost a staggering 29 appeals in 2014 alone – four times the number they lost in 2012.

December 3, 2014
Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joined guest speaker Fiona Bruce MP to help celebrate 75 years of Cheshire East Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) first appeared in 1939, when more than 200 emergency centres were established throughout the UK and were all governed by a Central Committee in London.

December 2, 2014
Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

A 10-year-old Nantwich girl will be taking centre stage in the hit West End and Broadway production, Shrek The Musical.

Emma Currie, a pupil at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, will be performing to packed audiences at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

December 2, 2014
Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims a Nantwich soldier’s gallantry was “exaggerated” before he was awarded the Military Cross.

A report in a national newspaper suggests the actions of Lieutenant William Boreham, of 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, may have been exaggerated, possibly without his knowledge.

December 1, 2014
Nantwich Library launches winter book sale

Nantwich Library launches winter book sale

Nantwich Library has launched its winter book sale.

The Beam Street venue has a wide range of titles in adult fiction, non-fiction, children’s picture and information books.

December 1, 2014
Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

A vase smashed a Nantwich auction record after selling for a staggering £420,000.

The large Doucai “Lotus and Bats” vase, from Qianlong period (1736-1795), was bought during a Peter Wilson auctioneers sale on Market Street.

November 28, 2014
MRI Scanner Appeal unveils “Send Us Your Elfie” campaign

MRI Scanner Appeal unveils “Send Us Your Elfie” campaign

Hospital bosses in South Cheshire have launched a festive fundraising campaign for the MRI Scanner Appeal – called “Send Us Your Elfie”!

The Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity wants people to don their best elf outfit and take a selfie, post it on social media sites, and nominate friends, family and colleagues to join in.

November 27, 2014
Nantwich Salvation Army shop launches Christmas challenge

Nantwich Salvation Army shop launches Christmas challenge

Nantwich’s Salvation Army shop has launched its Christmas Charity Shop Challenge.

The Beam Street store, one of 200 across the UK, is challenging people to spend a little of their Christmas budget in charity shops to help those in need.

November 27, 2014
Cheshire men arrested in online child porn swoop bailed by police

Cheshire men arrested in online child porn swoop bailed by police

Thirteen men arrested across Cheshire in a major operation targeting those involved in online child porn, have been bailed by police.

The arrests were made between 6.30am and 8am yesterday (November 26), after a police investigation and intelligence identified the suspects in Cheshire.

November 27, 2014
Fans can own share of hit movie Minister of Chance filmed in Cheshire

Fans can own share of hit movie Minister of Chance filmed in Cheshire

Movie fans have a chance to buy “shares” in a new film being shot in picturesque parts of Cheshire.

The Minister of Chance, the screen version of the podcast series hit, will be filmed in 2015 – and producers want to offer fans a chance to own a slice.

November 26, 2014
Thirteen men in Cheshire arrested as police target online paedophiles

Thirteen men in Cheshire arrested as police target online paedophiles

Thirteen men were arrested across Cheshire today in a major operation targeting suspected online paedophiles.

Police targeted men in Crewe, Middlewich, Sandbach and other towns believed to be involved in uploading and distributing indecent images of children.

November 26, 2014
Nantwich florist is toast of Reaseheath after scooping UK title

Nantwich florist is toast of Reaseheath after scooping UK title

Reaseheath College florist Anna Eite is officially the most talented floristry student in Britain!

Anna, from Acton, Nantwich, has scooped gold at the WorldSkills UK national finals.

November 26, 2014