Big-hearted golfers at a Nantwich club have chipped in to provide their local area with a life-saving defibrillator. Members of Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow have all pitched in to help raise £7,800 over the last year.
Wistaston residents are celebrating after a planning application to build up to 300 homes on “Green Gap” land was thrown out. Gladman Homes wanted to develop on the land off Church Lane, known locally as “Witters Field”.
An app launched by a Nantwich firm to help teachers register their pupils, has won a prestigious MobileWebAward. The “Reggie” was awarded “Outstanding Mobile App” and now sits alongside other winners such as Google, Orange, E! Online, Volkswagen and Gucci.
Work to probe potential contamination at the Barony playing fields in Nantwich has been completed, council chiefs say. Cheshire East Council carried out tests on potential land contamination with more extensive soil sampling on the former clay pit and domestic refuse tip.
Construction work has started on a £1.7 million development on Blagg Avenue in Nantwich. The scheme, by housing provider Wulvern, aims to provide more affordable homes in the historic town where house prices are higher than many areas in Cheshire.
Police have warned residents of a Nantwich village their cars could be towed away if they continue to park badly. A letter from Nantwich Police has been delivered to residents in Willaston in a bid to tackle the growing problem of parked vehicles causing obstruction.
Motorists faced long delays after a lorry crashed and overturned at junction 16 of the M6. The northbound carriageway was closed, and the southbound left heavily congested after the accident at the Nantwich turn-off.
Visiting restrictions at Leighton Hospital have been extended as the Norovirus winter bug spreads. Health chiefs are now restricting visiting on all adult wards at the South Cheshire hospital to prevent Norovirus cases among patients rising.
Proposals to build 40 homes at the rear of a secondary school in Nantwich have been recommended for rejection by planners. Wainhomes (Northwest) Ltd want to build the development on grass land at the rear of Audlem Road, close to Brine Leas School.
This month’s Holly Holy Day “Battle of Nantwich” re-enactment is set to be the largest celebration yet, say organisers. The event, scheduled for Saturday January 25, includes the biggest programme of events than any other year.
Nantwich Museum has teamed up with community radio station Redshift to boost the venue’s profile. The Pillory Street museum will regularly feature on the internet radio station and its website as part of the partnership.
By Claire Faulkner The Tommy Theatre Group from St Thomas More School presented their productions of “We Were There” at The Players Theatre in Nantwich on Saturday January 4.
Nantwich-based Reaseheath College has acquired a specialist private training provider. DART Training is based in Derbyshire and works with small and medium businesses throughout the Midlands.
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