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Police seek witnesses to Wistaston accident on A534 Crewe Road

Police seek witnesses to Wistaston accident on A534 Crewe Road

Police want to trace witnesses to an accident which left a pensioner seriously injured in Wistaston, near Nantwich. The accident happened on the A534 Crewe Road, where a blue Land Rover Discovery travelling from Nantwich area hit a pedestrian near to the junction with Laidon Avenue.

April 16, 2014

Nantwich Museum receives £400 funding boost from Rotary Club

Nantwich Museum has been given a funding boost of £400 from Nantwich Rotary Club. The donation will help museum staff at the Pillory Street venue keep the facility running.

April 16, 2014
Crewe and Nantwich Motability specialist delivers 1,000th car

Crewe and Nantwich Motability specialist delivers 1,000th car

A motobility specialist from a Crewe and Nantwich car dealership has gone the extra mile – and delivered his 1,000th car. Matthew Wiltshire, who works for Gateway Peugeot Crewe, reached the impressive milestone after nine years with the company.

April 16, 2014
Peckforton Castle near Nantwich makes VisitEngland 2014 awards final

Peckforton Castle near Nantwich makes VisitEngland 2014 awards final

Peckforton Castle near Nantwich is a finalist in the Large Hotel of the Year category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014. The venue now goes forward to the glittering awards ceremony on May 12 at Cheltenham Racecourse.

April 16, 2014
More than £5,000 raised for Nantwich Town Mayor’s Charity, SSAFA

More than £5,000 raised for Nantwich Town Mayor’s Charity, SSAFA

More than £5,000 has been raised for the Nantwich Town Mayor’s Charity, SSAFA. Money was raised at a number of events throughout the year, culminating in the Mayor’s charity dance at Nantwich Civic Hall, which collected more than £600.

April 15, 2014
Nantwich students show plenty of bottle in Young Enterprise triumph

Nantwich students show plenty of bottle in Young Enterprise triumph

Future business leaders at a Nantwich college have shown plenty of bottle to win the opening leg of a Young Enterprise competition. The students from Reaseheath College won with their quirky idea to recycle glass bottles by turning them into household items.

April 15, 2014
Time is ticking again on Millennium Clock in Nantwich!

Time is ticking again on Millennium Clock in Nantwich!

A Nantwich Town Council worker has ticked all the right boxes – after fixing the town’s Millennium Clock! The famous timepiece, in the Cocoa Yard between Pillory Street and Hospital Street, has baffled town leaders since it began stalling two years ago.

April 15, 2014
Nantwich hypnotherapist stars in global magazine

Nantwich hypnotherapist stars in global magazine

A Nantwich hypnotherapist is taking his message worldwide after featuring in the in-flight magazine for Etihad Airways. Edward Arran works from clinics in Cheshire and has Premiership footballers, TV celebrities, business professionals and mums to be among his clients.

April 15, 2014
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Latest Cheshire East housing supply ruling “big blow”, says Nantwich campaigner

A campaigner fighting  housing developments in Nantwich fears the latest ruling by a planning inspector on Cheshire East’s 5-year supply is a “huge blow”. Pat Cullen, who heads the Protect Stapeley group, says residents have been “let down”.

April 14, 2014
Dragons’ Den winners launch Magic Whiteboard at Nantwich Sainsbury’s

Dragons’ Den winners launch Magic Whiteboard at Nantwich Sainsbury’s

Dragons’ Den winners Neil and Laura Westwood were in Nantwich to launch their Magic Whiteboard product backed by Theo Paphitis. The couple have secured a deal to sell the product in 75 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK, including the Middlewich Road store in Nantwich.

April 14, 2014
Wistaston teenager raises £187 for Sport Relief in 12-hour “tennis-athon”

Wistaston teenager raises £187 for Sport Relief in 12-hour “tennis-athon”

A Wistaston teenager raised almost £200 after competing in an exhausting 12-hour “tennis-athon”. George Raiswell, aged 13, played from 7am to 7pm at Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club in aid of Sport Relief.

April 14, 2014
Nantwich residents warned after two house break-ins overnight

Nantwich residents warned after two house break-ins overnight

Nantwich residents are warned to be vigilant after two homes were broken in the early hours today (April 12). The discoveries were made early this morning at addresses on London Road and St Joseph’s Way, in Nantwich.

April 12, 2014
Porcupine to make first public appearance at Reaseheath Zoo in Nantwich

Porcupine to make first public appearance at Reaseheath Zoo in Nantwich

A spiky newborn with attitude is making his first public appearance at Reaseheath College’s zoo in Nantwich this Easter. The baby porcupine, known as a ‘porcupette’, was born in March to one of the college’s three female porcupines.

April 12, 2014