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Nantwich primary pupils bake Children in Need treats to raise £165

Nantwich primary pupils bake Children in Need treats to raise £165

Pupils at a Nantwich primary school have been cooking up a treat in aid of Children In Need. Youngsters at Wyche Primary and Nursery School held a bake sale after making and decorating Pudsey cupcakes and gingerbread Pudseys.

November 20, 2013
Expansion will boost Nantwich sports facilities, says Reaseheath College boss

Expansion will boost Nantwich sports facilities, says Reaseheath College boss

A Nantwich college boss believes closing a local golf course to make way for expansion will benefit the town. Meredydd David, principal of 7,500-student Reaseheath College, told Nantwich Town councillors all other avenues have been considered.

November 20, 2013
Second World War hero’s possessions under auction in Nantwich

Second World War hero’s possessions under auction in Nantwich

Antiques and personal mementos of one of the great unsung heroes of the Second World War are to be sold at a Nantwich auction. Possessions of Cheshire-born General Sir Miles Dempsey will be go under the hammer at art and antiques auctioneers Peter Wilson.

November 20, 2013
Nantwich Salvation Army store to launch Christmas campaign

Nantwich Salvation Army store to launch Christmas campaign

Salvation Army Trading Company’s charity shop in Nantwich launches its Christmas campaign this week. And staff at the Beam Street store are appealing to shoppers that “all we want for Christmas is…your donations!”

November 20, 2013
Nantwich sports students meet Team GB cycling stars at Velodrome

Nantwich sports students meet Team GB cycling stars at Velodrome

Sports Performance students from Nantwich enjoyed a visit to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. The Reaseheath College students learned key techniques – and met Team GB’s biggest cycling stars.

November 20, 2013
Nantwich Library to host National Careers Service Roadshow

Nantwich Library to host National Careers Service Roadshow

Nantwich Library will be hosting the National Careers Service Roadshow this Thursday, November 21. The National Careers Service, based throughout Cheshire, is free and available to customers aged 18 or over, both employed or unemployed.

November 19, 2013
Five burglaries on same Nantwich estate sparks police warning

Five burglaries on same Nantwich estate sparks police warning

Nantwich police are warning homeowners in the town to be on their guard after five burglaries in the same area in the past month. The latest two break-ins happened on the same street within hours of each other on Stonebridge Road, Nantwich, on Sunday (November 17).

November 19, 2013
Nantwich mum set to re-open Playworld after devastating fire

Nantwich mum set to re-open Playworld after devastating fire

A Nantwich mum is days away from re-opening her business which was destroyed by fire just seven months ago. Mandy Grinnell has rebuilt her Playworld children’s centre in Shavington from scratch.

November 19, 2013
Greyhound Rescue group to stage Nantwich Civic Hall fair

Greyhound Rescue group to stage Nantwich Civic Hall fair

The Greyhound Rescue West of England group will be holding its annual Christmas Fair at Nantwich Civic Hall this weekend. The event takes place on Saturday November 23 from 10am to 4pm.

November 19, 2013
Christmas boards unveiled across Nantwich promote Lights switch-on

Christmas boards unveiled across Nantwich promote Lights switch-on

Christmas has come early in Nantwich after 40 advertising hoardings promoting the town’s traders were unveiled. The boards, which also promote the November 30 Christmas lights switch on, are  a joint project by Nantwich Town Council and local businesses.

November 18, 2013
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died in a collision near Nantwich, told how he had only just taken up cycling again after retirement. Stewart Roy Gandy, 65, from Wistaston, died after colliding with a lorry on the A530 Whitchurch Road at Baddington Bridge, Aston.

November 18, 2013
Richmond Village Nantwich turns pink for Breast Cancer Research

Richmond Village Nantwich turns pink for Breast Cancer Research

Residents of a Nantwich care home were given a helping hand by supermarket staff to raise cash for Breast Cancer Research. Sainsbury’s in Nantwich helped staff and residents at Richmond Nantwich to raise nearly £200.

November 18, 2013
New Cheshire Walking group launches in Nantwich

New Cheshire Walking group launches in Nantwich

A new group called Cheshire Walking aimed at all ages and abilities is to meet for the first time in Nantwich. The group will be getting together at The Vine pub on Hospital Street, Nantwich, on November 22.

November 18, 2013