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Nantwich Museum Trust welcomes in new chairman Nick Dyer

Nantwich Museum Trust welcomes in new chairman Nick Dyer

Nantwich Museum Trust has welcomed a new chairman to the organisation. Nick Dyer, 65, from Willaston, takes over the reins of the Pillory Street venue from outgoing chair Robert Stones.

March 21, 2014
Nantwich boutique Parkgate to stage fashion show for Sick Children’s Trust

Nantwich boutique Parkgate to stage fashion show for Sick Children’s Trust

Nantwich boutique Parkgate is holding a fashion show in aid of a charity supporting families with seriously ill children in hospital. The event is in honour of a customer who was supported by Sick Children’s Trust while her poorly baby boy was treated.

March 21, 2014
Wistaston runner tackles London Marathon for Mind

Wistaston runner tackles London Marathon for Mind

A Wistaston woman is putting herself through the pain barrier by running the London Marathon for Mind. Becky Rendall, 23, will tackle the 26-mile race on April 13, and is hoping to raise £2,000 to help the cause.

March 20, 2014
Police hunt for Nantwich man missing for almost three weeks

Police hunt for Nantwich man missing for almost three weeks

Police want help to trace a man missing from Nantwich for more than two weeks. Jez Cox (pictured), 49, was reported missing by family on March 6, but was last seen at an address on Park Road, Nantwich, on March 1.

March 20, 2014
Cheshire East to review green bin suspension plans in 2014-15

Cheshire East to review green bin suspension plans in 2014-15

Council chiefs have pledged to review the suspension of green waste collection services in Cheshire East in 2014-15. It comes as families across Nantwich have been able to put their green bins out for the first time in four months.

March 20, 2014
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle offices to be closed by Trinity Mirror

Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle offices to be closed by Trinity Mirror

The Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle newspaper office is to close down amid plans by parent company Trinity Mirror. Journalists at the offices, on Victoria Street, Crewe, have been told the closure could take place as early as May.

March 20, 2014
Inquest to be held into A51 Alpraham crash victim Sam Carson

Inquest to be held into A51 Alpraham crash victim Sam Carson

The family of a teenager killed in a crash in Alpraham near Nantwich will learn what happened at an inquest next month. Student Sam Carson, 18, died at University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent after the accident on the A51.

March 19, 2014
Peckforton Castle head chef in North West “Great British Menu” final

Peckforton Castle head chef in North West “Great British Menu” final

The head chef at a Nantwich attraction will compete in the North West heat of the BBC’s “Great British Menu”. Mark Ellis, who works at Peckforton Castle, has been chosen as one of the three finalists for the North West heat.

March 19, 2014
Ex Marine Joe Townsend reopens new-look £1.4m Nantwich Pool

Ex Marine Joe Townsend reopens new-look £1.4m Nantwich Pool

By Jonathan White Nantwich Pool has been officially reopened after its £1.4 million redevelopment. And special guest Joe Townsend, a former Marine who lost both legs while on service in Afghanistan, gave an inspiring talk at the re-opening.

March 19, 2014
Nantwich primary school to stage 50th anniversary celebration

Nantwich primary school to stage 50th anniversary celebration

A Nantwich primary school is calling for past pupils and staff to join in their 50th anniversary celebrations. Millfields Primary School and Nursery first opened in January 1964 but the official opening took place in May that year.

March 18, 2014
Nantwich-based community radio The Cat plans official FM launch

Nantwich-based community radio The Cat plans official FM launch

Plans are underway for the launch of Nantwich-based The Cat community radio to hit the FM airwaves. The station, based out of Frederick House on Beam Heath Way, was recently granted the first community licence for South Cheshire by Ofcom.

March 18, 2014
Pharmacies in Nantwich and Crewe join Age UK Cheshire campaign

Pharmacies in Nantwich and Crewe join Age UK Cheshire campaign

Pharmacies across Nantwich and Crewe have teamed up with Age UK Cheshire in its local campaign “Let’s Talk Money”. The project aims to reduce pensioner poverty in Cheshire by joining forces with pharmacies across the county to spread the word.

March 18, 2014
Nantwich firm Kidzkitchen to star on BBC1 “Rip Off Food” show

Nantwich firm Kidzkitchen to star on BBC1 “Rip Off Food” show

An award-winning Nantwich company has been chosen to feature on the BBC1 programme Rip Off Food which is presented by Gloria Hunniford. KidzKitchen, run by Wybunbury mums Tracey Cooke and Gill Fox, will be showing viewers across the UK how to make simple, healthy breakfasts for children.

March 18, 2014