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Willaston and Wistaston residents’ plea over spate of A534 accidents

Willaston and Wistaston residents’ plea over spate of A534 accidents

Residents  in Willaston and Wistaston are demanding action to make the busy A534 road safer after a spate of accidents. Homeowners have joined local councillors in calling for Cheshire East Council to review the speed limit and safety of the route.

February 10, 2014
Willaston Primary School to stage fund-raising Fizz Fashion Show

Willaston Primary School to stage fund-raising Fizz Fashion Show

The Friends of Willaston School Association are organising a “Fizz Fashion Show” to help raise funds. The event will be staged at the school on Derwent Close on Wednesday March 19.

February 10, 2014
Boxing fans enjoy first South Cheshire ABC event in Nantwich

Boxing fans enjoy first South Cheshire ABC event in Nantwich

By Jonathan White Boxing fans flocked to Nantwich Civic Hall to watch South Cheshire ABC host their first boxing night. The event saw local boxers taking on fighters from across the North West at different weight classes over several bouts of amateur boxing.

February 9, 2014
CCTV pics of men wanted over Wrenbury post office burglary, Nantwich

CCTV pics of men wanted over Wrenbury post office burglary, Nantwich

Police have issued CCTV pictures of two men wanted in connection with a burglary in Nantwich. Detectives want to trace the men after a burglary at Wrenbury Post Office on January 9.

February 8, 2014
Nantwich students enjoy Careers Convention at Brine Leas School

Nantwich students enjoy Careers Convention at Brine Leas School

Students at a Nantwich school were given a taste of life in dozens of different industries at a careers day. Employers from a wide range of professions were invited to Brine Leas School to take part in its annual Careers Convention.

February 7, 2014
Thousands expected at Reaseheath College Nantwich lambing weekends

Thousands expected at Reaseheath College Nantwich lambing weekends

Nantwich families can enjoy twice the fun if they visit the town’s Reaseheath College in March. Preparations are in hand for the college’s popular lambing events and the campus zoo will also be open to the public on the first two weekends in March.

February 7, 2014
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Cheshire East Council to move Muller Homes Nantwich inquiry to Crewe

Cheshire East Council chiefs have bowed to pressure and switched a public inquiry into the Muller Homes Stapeley plan from Macclesfield to Crewe. The four-day inquiry, originally scheduled for Macclesfield town hall on February 18, will now take place in Crewe Municipal Buildings.

February 6, 2014
Nantwich men needed for St Luke’s Hospice “Strictly Learn to Dance”

Nantwich men needed for St Luke’s Hospice “Strictly Learn to Dance”

Nantwich men are being urged to don their dancing shoes and help raise vital funds for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. An urgent appeal has gone out to recruit more men for the hospice’s popular “Strictly Learn to Dance” fundraiser.

February 6, 2014
Kingsley Fields 1,100-homes plan for North West Nantwich approved

Kingsley Fields 1,100-homes plan for North West Nantwich approved

A development of up to 1,100 houses, businesses, shops and a possible school in Nantwich has been approved by Cheshire East Council. The plan is for land at Kingsley Fields and was put forward by the North West Nantwich Consortium, including Reaseheath College and Mosaic Estates.

February 5, 2014
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Stapeley Parish Council to fight Muller Homes at public inquiry

Parish councillors in Nantwich told dozens of residents how they intend to fight Muller Homes at a forthcoming public inquiry. Around 30 people attended a public meeting at Stapeley community hall to air their views before the inquiry on February 18.

February 4, 2014
Family of man, 21, found dead in Nantwich pay tribute

Family of man, 21, found dead in Nantwich pay tribute

The family of a young man found dead in Nantwich hours after celebrating his 21st birthday, have paid tribute to him. David Flaherty is pictured celebrating the milestone the night before he died suddenly at his girlfriend’s house on Bishops Wood.

February 4, 2014
Nantwich woman found guilty of £6,000 benefits fraud

Nantwich woman found guilty of £6,000 benefits fraud

A Nantwich woman has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £6,000 in benefits. Hazel Tinsley, 59, was given a 12-month community order and told to do 200 hours’ of unpaid work.

February 3, 2014
Cheshire Wildlife Trust unveils water vole info point on Nantwich canal

Cheshire Wildlife Trust unveils water vole info point on Nantwich canal

Cheshire Wildlife Trust has unveiled a new information point to celebrate one of Nantwich’s rarest wildlife residents. A specially-commissioned oak display gives visitors along the Shropshire Union Canal an insight into the life of the water vole.

February 3, 2014