Nantwich Sainsbury’s collects £9,500 in Poppy Appeal
Nantwich Sainsbury’s collected more than £9,500 during its annual British Legion Poppy Appeal.
The total of £9,514.91 is the highest ever at the store.
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Hundreds attend Crewe University Technical College event at Bentley
More than 200 students and parents attended the latest Crewe Engineering and Design University Technical College open evening.
The event held at Bentley Motors, allowed people to find out more about the different educational paths offered by the school, learn about the application process, and talk to partners supporting the UTC.
Brine Leas students help with Nantwich shoebox campaign
Brine Leas pupils have teamed up with Nantwich Rotary Club for this year’s Christmas shoebox campaign aimed at Eastern Europe.
Youngsters have filled their ‘charity shoe boxes’ with festive gifts that children in impoverished areas would not normally receive.
Free Cardiac Risk in Young screenings in Nantwich help hundreds
Hundreds of teenagers underwent heart screenings at a Nantwich school as part of Cardiac Risk in the Young initiative.
Of the 234 booked in, 214 youngsters attended – and tests picked up a number of conditions, says organiser Sue Dewhirst.
Councillor calls in bid to build on derelict Coppice tennis club in Nantwich
A Nantwich councillor has called in an application to build apartments on a former tennis court next to Brine Leas School.
Markden Ltd wants to redevelop the derelict Coppice Tennis Club on Audlem Road, Nantwich, and build two pairs of semi-detached properties in The Coppice.
Brave Malbank School pupil with life-threatening illness to tackle hospice event
A young Malbank High School pupil in Nantwich who is battling a life-threatening illness, is plucking up the courage to take part in a 5km Bubble Rush.
Eleisha Plimbley, 11, was diagnosed with multi-system Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis, which affects her spine, skull, pelvis and arms and has spread to her bone marrow.
Hundreds of Nantwich students pay Armistice Day respects at Reaseheath
Reaseheath College students and staff in Nantwich turned out in force at a college service to commemorate Armistice Day.
More than 1,000 people gathered around the flagpole on the college’s campus to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict.
Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire
Patients in Crewe and Nantwich can get free checks for potential signs of mouth cancer.
A drop-in session has been organised by community dental teams from East Cheshire NHS Trust.
“Taxi Marshal” plan for Nantwich Swine Market rank
A “taxi marshal” could be employed to crackdown on late-night problems around Nantwich’s taxi rank, police have suggested.
Nantwich officers are hoping to copy a scheme used in Chester and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Riverfront hotel and apartments plan revealed for Nantwich
The former gasworks site in Nantwich could be turned into a riverfront hotel, apartments, business units and a two-storey car park.
Ambitious plans for the site have been unveiled by the Schofield family – well known in Nantwich as owners of numerous venues on Welsh Row.
College worker’s Halloween house raises £1,000 for Marie Curie
College employee Richard Stack transformed his South Cheshire home into a Halloween ‘House of Horrors’ to raise more than £1,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The 53-year-old South Cheshire College worker decked his back garden with ghoulish creations, wicked witches and a mini-graveyard in support of the national charity.
Nantwich youngsters urged to enter Christmas card competition
Youngsters in Nantwich are being urged to come up with a Christmas card design along the theme of ‘Christmas in Nantwich’.
The winning design will feature on the official card sent out by Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin this Christmas to dignitaries, community groups and individuals.
Leighton Hospital cancer unit turns purple in November
South Cheshire’s cancer unit has been illuminated purple to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.
The Macmillan Cancer Unit at Leighton Hospital will be lit purple every evening in November as part of a campaign being run by Pancreatic Cancer UK for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
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