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Nantwich teenager Josh Whittaker clinches Open Mic UK grand final place

Nantwich teenager Josh Whittaker clinches Open Mic UK grand final place

Nantwich teenager Josh Whittaker has made it through to the Grand National Final of the Open Mic UK competition.

The talented 14-year-old, who studies at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, is one of only five singers in the under 16 category to make it through the Area Final.

November 18, 2014
South Cheshire man jailed for battering his 83-year-old mum to death

South Cheshire man jailed for battering his 83-year-old mum to death

A South Cheshire man who battered his elderly mother to death in their own home after being caught drink driving, has been jailed.

Paul Fox murdered 83-year-old Yvonne by stabbing and battering her using a sledgehammer.

November 17, 2014
New site targets illegal traveller camps in Cheshire East

New site targets illegal traveller camps in Cheshire East

Council chiefs hope to open a new site to stop illegal traveller camps setting up in Nantwich and other areas.

More than 75 illegal camps have been reported across Cheshire East this year, with one recently on Barony Park in Nantwich.

November 17, 2014
Nantwich dance group raises £1,000 for leukaemia research

Nantwich dance group raises £1,000 for leukaemia research

By Jonathan White
The Nantwich Saturday Night Sequence Dancers have raised £1,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

The money was presented by the group to Liz and Mike Boffey, from the South Cheshire branch of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

November 17, 2014
Nantwich man arrested in Torquay charged with kidnapping, robbery and assault

Nantwich man arrested in Torquay charged with kidnapping, robbery and assault

A man from Nantwich who police were keen to trace in connection with allegations of robbery and serious assault has been arrested.

Patrick O’Connor, of King Place, Nantwich, was found and arrested in Torquay following a police appeal.

November 14, 2014
Nantwich Players hailed by council after scooping awards

Nantwich Players hailed by council after scooping awards

By Kirsty Rollings
Nantwich Players have again been hailed for their achievements, including ‘Best Production’, at an awards event.

And representatives of the Players were presented with their winning trophies from the Cheshire Theatre Guilds Awards of 2013-14 at a town council meeting.

November 13, 2014
Six-month delay to Cheshire East Local Plan after planning inspector’s criticism

Six-month delay to Cheshire East Local Plan after planning inspector’s criticism

A damning report by a Planning Inspector has told Cheshire East Council its long-awaited Local Plan is still not good enough to be adopted.

The blow, described as “regrettable” by council chiefs, was delivered by an inspector giving his “interim views” on the Plan’s soundness and legal compliance.

November 12, 2014
Canal volunteers adopt five-mile stretch for “Towpath Gardens” project

Canal volunteers adopt five-mile stretch for “Towpath Gardens” project

A team of volunteers have clubbed together to adopt a section of canal near Nantwich.

Members of Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch Adopters (SUMBA) have adopted a five and a half mile stretch of the canal from Barbridge in Nantwich to Church Minshull.

November 12, 2014
Free parking in Nantwich for Christmas weekend shoppers

Free parking in Nantwich for Christmas weekend shoppers

Parking charges on council-run car parks in Nantwich will be scrapped on three Saturdays before Christmas.

The move is designed to boost trade in Nantwich during the peak festive shopping period.

November 12, 2014
Nantwich in Bloom honoured by town council for North West Gold award

Nantwich in Bloom honoured by town council for North West Gold award

Representatives from Nantwich In Bloom were recognised for their gold-winning status at last night’s town council meeting.

Nantwich were awarded Gold for ‘Best Town’ in the North West In Bloom awards last month, for their horticulture contribution.

November 11, 2014
Nantwich Luncheon Club fears after Cheshire East unveils Gables sell-off plan

Nantwich Luncheon Club fears after Cheshire East unveils Gables sell-off plan

Elderly residents in a popular lunch club have vowed to remain as “sitting tenants” amid fears their base at The Gables is to be sold off by Cheshire East Council.

More than 50 members of the town’s popular Luncheon Club have been told that Cheshire East is putting their Beam Street base up for sale.

November 11, 2014
Elvis to perform Christmas Lights switch-on in Nantwich town square

Elvis to perform Christmas Lights switch-on in Nantwich town square

Nantwich families will be all shook up this month when Elvis himself switches on the town’s Christmas Lights.

Paul Larcombe, one of the world’s top Elvis impersonators, will be the guest of honour at the Nantwich town Christmas Lights switch-on on November 22.

November 11, 2014
Brine Leas pupils in Nantwich create own poppy field

Brine Leas pupils in Nantwich create own poppy field

Youngsters at a Nantwich high school have created their own “poppy field” as part of Remembrance Day celebrations.

The year 7 students from Brine Leas Academy created the field during a residential stay at the Menai Centre, in Wales.

November 10, 2014