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Nantwich Education Partnership to stage child online safety workshop

Nantwich Education Partnership to stage child online safety workshop

Nantwich schools are to host a workshop to help parents keep youngsters safe from the dangers of the internet. The Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) is to stage the one-off CEOP event at Wyche Primary School.

December 16, 2013
Christmas houses help light up Nantwich and Crewe

Christmas houses help light up Nantwich and Crewe

Families across Nantwich and Crewe have been lighting up their homes for Christmas. These pictures by Nantwichnews contributor Jonathan White show the efforts households have been making to bring festive cheer.

December 16, 2013
£100,000 First World War memorial repair fund for Nantwich and villages

£100,000 First World War memorial repair fund for Nantwich and villages

First World War memorials in Nantwich and nearby villages could benefit from repair funds allocated by Cheshire East Council. £100,000 has been earmarked to fund repairs and refurbishment of memorials across the borough.

December 13, 2013
Gateway Peugeot collect Nantwich toys in aid of NSPCC

Gateway Peugeot collect Nantwich toys in aid of NSPCC

A South Cheshire car dealership has been collecting toys from Nantwich folk to help support the NSPCC charity. It’s the seventh consecutive year that Gateway Peugeot have held a toy collection.

December 13, 2013
Nantwich RSPCA staff care for seal pups hit by UK floods

Nantwich RSPCA staff care for seal pups hit by UK floods

Sick and injured seals orphaned by recent storms and floods which battered the UK’s coast are being transferred to RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich. Six seals are being taken to the centre to help ease the pressure on East Winch Wildlife Centre.

December 13, 2013
New recruitment arm launched by Nantwich company owners

New recruitment arm launched by Nantwich company owners

Owners of Nantwich-based Meadowbank Associates have launched a new recruitment company targeting nursing staff, support workers and care assistants. Absolute Health and Care aims to support local authorities, private healthcare providers and social care providers.

December 12, 2013
Wulvern Housing staff help out to collect for Nantwich Foodbank

Wulvern Housing staff help out to collect for Nantwich Foodbank

Staff from Wulvern Housing have been helping collect vital supplies to donate to Nantwich Foodbank. They joined volunteers from Tesco Extra to collect donations as part of the national “Every Can Helps” campaign.

December 12, 2013
6,000 Crewe and Nantwich homes qualify for heating help

6,000 Crewe and Nantwich homes qualify for heating help

Six thousand households in Crewe and Nantwich are eligible for assistance from energy supplier with heating their homes. Latest findings from Home Heat Helpline shows 13 per cent of homes in Crewe and Nantwich are entitled to relief from energy companies this year.

December 11, 2013
Small Business Saturday backed by Nantwich campaigners

Small Business Saturday backed by Nantwich campaigners

South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Nantwich Town Council have joined forces in support of Small Business Saturday. The campaign is aimed at encouraging people to keep using their small local businesses and traders in Nantwich.

December 11, 2013
Schools compete in Bake Off contest run by Nantwich’s Reaseheath College

Schools compete in Bake Off contest run by Nantwich’s Reaseheath College

The heat is on as dozens of schools compete in a Bake Off competition run by a Nantwich college. Year 9 pupils from schools across Crewe and Nantwich have entered the contest run by Reaseheath College.

December 10, 2013
Yew Tree Inn near Nantwich named Cheshire’s best pub in 2013

Yew Tree Inn near Nantwich named Cheshire’s best pub in 2013

An historic pub near Nantwich has been crowned Cheshire’s top watering hole – for the second year running. The Yew Tree Inn in Bunbury now goes forward to be judged on the national stage next year.

December 10, 2013
Nantwich-based The Cat radio show nominated for writer’s award

Nantwich-based The Cat radio show nominated for writer’s award

A specialist music show hosted by Nantwich-based The Cat radio has been nominated for a top award. “Monday Morning Blues”, which is broadcast from The Cat’s studio om Frederick Street, has been nominated in the “Blues Matters” magazine writer’s poll.

December 10, 2013
Residents joy as developers on Nantwich site served with “stop notice”

Residents joy as developers on Nantwich site served with “stop notice”

Residents in Nantwich have welcomed a “stop notice” imposed on developers building 50 new houses in the town. Cheshire East Council has served a “temporary stop notice” on Stewart Milne Homes Ltd, ordering all work on the Regents Park site to cease.

December 9, 2013