Rail chiefs have apologised for causing traffic chaos in and around Nantwich for most of the week. The closure of the London Road A51 level crossing since Monday has caused long delays across the town.
Nantwich Litter Group is extending its reach to include a monthly “group pick” on the third Saturday of the month. The first of these “Saturday Picks” will be held this weekend October 19.
Police are hunting arsonists who torched three cars close to the centre of Nantwich. The fires happened in two separate incidents in the Beam Street and Birchin Lane areas of the town.
Garden waste collections across Nantwich and Crewe are to be axed for four months to save money. But the move by Cheshire East Council has sparked anger from residents, according to local councillors.
A Nantwich primary school is to let its facilities out to public groups to help boost school funds. Millfields Primary School and Nursery, on Marsh Lane, is to offer its school hall, dining hall, classrooms and playing fields and playgrounds for hire.
Auction house bosses in Nantwich say a bumper one-day sale is a sign of new optimism among trade and private buyers. Furniture, light fittings, art, antiques and a diamond ring which sold for £90,000 were part of the Peter Wilson auction on Market Street.
Performers have been thrilling audiences across Nantwich over the past week as part of the town’s Words and Music Festival. Musicians, poets, comedians and writers held a series of live shows at various venues during the week-long festival.
Nantwich Town councillors have agreed a deal to bring more events to town – including a “boy band” tribute during the World Cup! The council has joined with Cheshire-based Warble Entertainment to offer more varied entertainment at Nantwich Civic Hall.
Nantwich Museum is to stage a number of events over the next two weeks after welcoming special guests to the venue. Mayor of Cheshire East Council Cllr Dorothy Flude visited the Pillory Street facility.
A fund-raising coffee morning at a Nantwich marina helped to raise more than £800. Staff at Swanley Bridge Marina organised the event as part of the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
By Jonathan White The annual Reaseheath Apple Festival has been attracting hundreds of visitors to the Nantwich college. This weekend was the 21st holding of the festival and featured scores of types of our favourite fruit.
A Nantwich man’s new novel set in the town during the Civil War is to launch at Nantwich Bookshop later this month. David Wilson’s story, “The Winter Siege”, is set in Nantwich when Civil War raged through the country.
Cheshire fire crews will be rolling into Nantwich next week to offer drivers some winter advice. They are teaming up with other agencies to carry out free safety checks on cars as part of their campaign for safer roads in Cheshire.
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