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UKIP councillors in Crewe and Nantwich welcome Carswell defection

UKIP councillors in Crewe and Nantwich welcome Carswell defection

UKIP councillors in Crewe and Nantwich said today a Tory MP’s defection to their party is a “fantastic boost”.

Douglas Carswell (pictured) announced today he has quit as a Conservative MP for Clacton, resigned from the party and defected to UKIP.

August 28, 2014
Crewe and Nantwich multiple births group earns council grant funding

Crewe and Nantwich multiple births group earns council grant funding

A new group to help Crewe & Nantwich parents cope with multiple births, has earned grant funding from Cheshire East.

The “Peapods” group was set up just a few months ago by local mums Felicity Walker, Sally Hall and Angela Lecroy.

August 27, 2014
Heart screening dates unveiled for Crewe and Nantwich teenagers

Heart screening dates unveiled for Crewe and Nantwich teenagers

Dates for life-saving heart screenings of Crewe and Nantwich youngsters have been released.

The family of tragic Nantwich teenager Matthew Dewhirst (pictured) organised the screenings to prevent other young sportsmen and women dying of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS).

August 27, 2014
Nantwich Town boss joins MND ice bucket challenge craze

Nantwich Town boss joins MND ice bucket challenge craze

Nantwich Town manager Danny Johnson has taken part in the charity Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon.

Johnson joined millions of others around the globe taking part in the challenge in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association.

August 26, 2014
Crewe youth centre blaze suspected arson, say police and fire chiefs

Crewe youth centre blaze suspected arson, say police and fire chiefs

Police and fire chiefs are treating a blaze at a Crewe youth centre as suspected arson.

The fire on Mirion Street badly damaged the vacant building, caused chaos on surrounding roads during busy peak period.

August 22, 2014
Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Dozens of South Cheshire fire fighters battled with this major blaze after a youth centre in Crewe went up in flames.

The blaze broke out in a building on Mirion Street, Crewe.

August 21, 2014
Brine Leas and Malbank students achieve top GCSE results

Brine Leas and Malbank students achieve top GCSE results

Students at Brine Leas and Malbank School in Nantwich were celebrating another excellent set of GCSE results today (August 21).

More than 80% of Brine Leas students in Nantwich achieved A* to C in both Maths and English, today’s results revealed.

August 21, 2014
RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

The RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery is issued a desperate plea to find homes for abandoned cats.

Staff at the centre on London Road in Nantwich say they are now full and cannot take any more cats or kittens.

August 21, 2014
Police and council deal with travellers on Barony Park, Nantwich

Police and council deal with travellers on Barony Park, Nantwich

Police and council officials were called in to move a group of travellers off Barony Park in Nantwich.

The travellers with seven or eight vehicles and caravans, were spotted setting up on a corner of the park near Birchin Lane.

August 20, 2014
Police and council chiefs praise CCTV after Crewe town centre stabbings

Police and council chiefs praise CCTV after Crewe town centre stabbings

Police and council chiefs have praised CCTV and local retailers for their help during the Crewe town centre stabbing incident.

A 72-year-old woman and 55-year-old were allegedly attacked by a man with a knife in the Victoria Centre near WH Smiths and Asda during a busy shopping day.

August 20, 2014
New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

A new service to help vulnerable and isolated people in Nantwich and Crewe has already recruited 11 big-hearted volunteers.

Cheshire Community Action’s volunteer “car scheme” aims to help people who have difficulty using public transport.

August 20, 2014
£20,000 grant to repair Wingate Children’s Centre potholes

£20,000 grant to repair Wingate Children’s Centre potholes

A pot-holed road leading to a Nantwich children’s centre is to finally be repaired thanks to a £20,000 grant.

Parents and visitors have complained for years about the access road to the Wingate Children’s Centre, Wrenbury.

August 19, 2014
Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Young members of a Cheshire riding school for disabled have put local celebrity chef Nigel Haworth firmly in the saddle!

Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Group introduced horses to Nigel to launch a charity fundraiser at his new restaurant The Nag’s Head, near Nantwich.

August 19, 2014