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Trio of Nantwich cyclists complete London to Paris ride

Trio of Nantwich cyclists complete London to Paris ride

Three Nantwich friends have completed a London to Paris cycle ride to raise vital hospice cash. Charlie Gobbett, Tony Hoy and Gareth Roberts took on the three-day “Avenue Verte” challenge in aid of St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice.

August 20, 2013
Pioneering South Cheshire bursary students graduate from university

Pioneering South Cheshire bursary students graduate from university

Two Crewe & Nantwich students who received the first educational bursary awards introduced by a local councillor, have graduated. Katrina Morrell and Christine Johnson were among six young people to receive the awards.

August 20, 2013
Nantwich Police stage another successful youth fishing day

Nantwich Police stage another successful youth fishing day

Thirty youngsters enjoyed the annual fishing competition organised by Nantwich Police. PCSOs Nick Jarvis, Sharon Jones and Stuart Mortimer organised the event which took place at Coole Acre Fisheries, on Coole Lane, Nantwich.

August 20, 2013
Volunteers buy new wheelchairs for Leigton Hospital patients

Volunteers buy new wheelchairs for Leigton Hospital patients

A volunteers group has been thanked for helping buy new wheelchairs for hospital patients. The Royal Voluntary Service has worked with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) to bring in 40 new wheelchairs for visitors and patients at Leighton Hospital.

August 19, 2013
Richmond Village Nantwich couple celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary

Richmond Village Nantwich couple celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary

A couple living at Richmond Village in Nantwich have been celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. Harold and Dorothy Shaw were joined by family, friends and Richmond staff to mark the milestone.

August 19, 2013
Reaseheath college worker faces Kilimanjaro challenge for hospice

Reaseheath college worker faces Kilimanjaro challenge for hospice

A dedicated St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice supporter is in training for a once-in-a-lifetime climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Becky Platt, 26, who works in the catering department at Reaseheath College in Nantwich, is all set for her gruelling challenge.

August 19, 2013
Wingate Centre given £1,300 boost by Nantwich Sainsbury’s

Wingate Centre given £1,300 boost by Nantwich Sainsbury’s

The Wingate Centre in Wrenbury has been chosen as the Sainsbury’s Nantwich store’s charity of the year. And fund-raising is off to a flying start by selling the store’s award-winning cheese at the Nantwich Show.

August 16, 2013
Malbank School students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Malbank School students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Students at Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Nantwich have also been celebrating their A level successes. And some teenagers have clinched amazing univeristy and apprenticeship places after gaining the grades they need.

August 15, 2013
130 trade stands ready for Nantwich Food and Drink Festival

130 trade stands ready for Nantwich Food and Drink Festival

Purveyors of fine food have flocked to take part in the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2013. More than 130 trade stands displaying a mouth-watering array of food from across the globe will fill the town centre over festival weekend, September 6-8.

August 15, 2013
Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Students from Brine Leas School in Nantwich are celebrating A level success today (August 15). In only the second year of A level teaching at the Audlem Road school, results have improved from 2012 with many students exceeding expectations.

August 15, 2013
Picturesque locations near Nantwich chosen for new feature film

Picturesque locations near Nantwich chosen for new feature film

Picturesque venues near Nantwich could soon feature in a new movie blockbuster. A production company has shunned Hollywood and Pinewood to make its latest film, The Minister of Chance, in Cheshire.

August 14, 2013
Skin Health Spa and Residence plan “indulgence” charity night in Nantwich

Skin Health Spa and Residence plan “indulgence” charity night in Nantwich

Two local businesses are teaming up to offer Nantwich folk an “evening of indulgence” in aid of charity. Skin Health Spa, based on Welsh Row, have joined together with The Residence restaurant in Mill Street for the event on August 27.

August 14, 2013
Nantwich Joseph Heler boss celebrates 8 golds at cheese awards

Nantwich Joseph Heler boss celebrates 8 golds at cheese awards

The boss of a cheese maker in Nantwich said it was a “real honour” after they scooped eight golds at the International Cheese Show. Mike Heler, of Joseph Heler Cheese based in Hatherton, was celebrating after the company scooped an amazing 22 awards in total.

August 13, 2013