The violin and bow of tragic musician Helen Cookson are expected to sell for £8,000 at a Nantwich auction. Cookson, who played for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, died of cancer aged just 36.
An afternoon of festive fun is set to take place at Highfields Community Primary School in Nantwich. The school is staging its Christmas Fayre this Sunday December 1, from 1pm to 4pm.
A Nantwich butcher produced a sizzling performance to land gold awards for its speciality sausages. H Clewlow Butchers in Pepper Street, won three of its four entries, including two sausage submissions, at the Smithfield Awards 2013.
By Jonathan White The Cancer Research UK “Christmas Fair” has taken place at the Wistaston Memorial Hall. The event was organised by the Crewe and Nantwich Support Group for Cancer Research UK.
Top eateries across South Cheshire have been rewarded after thousands of diners voted in a Nantwich Food and Drink Festival contest. The third Dining Out Awards attracted a large crowd of hotel, restaurant, pub and café owners to a presentation ceremony at Rookery Hall Hotel.
Organisers of this weekend’s Nantwich Christmas Lights switch on are urging families to get to town early. Thousands are expected to pack the town centre for the festive event which starts at 5.30pm in the town square.
A councillor has backed residents in objecting to a plan to build 40 homes on greenfield site in Willaston, Nantwich. The proposal has been submitted for a second time by Richard Lee Ltd to Cheshire East Council for houses on land off Eastern Road.
By Jonathan White A charity fundraising evening concert at Brine Leas School in Nantwich helped to raise more than £660. More than 200 people watched group and solo performances by The Co-operative Junior & Beginner Wind Bands and Willaston Primary School.
Staff and visitors at a marina near Nantwich have helped to raise more than £1,000 for charities. Aqueduct Marina, at Church Minshull, has staged a number of events to raise the cash in the marina café and reception area.
Thieves staked out a Nantwich property before breaking in through a garden fence to steal six ferrets! The offenders struck at night at a house on Crewe Road, in Willaston.
Highways engineers have wired up a new Nantwich road crossing which had been out of use for three weeks. Parents campaigned for years for the zebra crossing on Wellington Road, outside St Anne’s Catholic Primary School.
Nantwich Museum has announced the launch of Nantwich Cooks – a recipe book prepared as part of its Nantwich Eats exhibition. There are more than 35 recipes, some dating back to the 1920s, which have been provided by local retailers and friends of the museum.
Staff at a trust which supports adults with learning disabilities in Crewe and Nantwich, celebrated success at an awards night. The Lady Verdin Trust held its annual dinner and dance at Nantwich Civic Hall, with more than 300 members of staff, clients and supporters.
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