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Crewe & Nantwich rugby star breaks neck in freak tackle accident

Crewe & Nantwich rugby star breaks neck in freak tackle accident

A Crewe & Nantwich RUFC player is battling to save the use of his legs after a freak accident on the pitch. Vagrants star Kieran Flynn (pictured) broke his neck in a horror tackle during a pre-season clash against Christleton.

September 19, 2013
Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

A Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar made by 11 South Cheshire lads has raised a stunning £5,000 for charity. Brothers Roy and Neil Aspinall persuaded their friends to put the calendar together a year ago, as revealed by Nantwichnews.

September 18, 2013
Councillors urge residents to fight Green Gap developers near Nantwich

Councillors urge residents to fight Green Gap developers near Nantwich

Councillors have warned residents to make their views known about plans for 170 new homes in their Nantwich village. Richborough Estates have applied to build the houses on land off Moorfields, in Willaston.

September 18, 2013
Learning disability service switch made from Nantwich to Crewe

Learning disability service switch made from Nantwich to Crewe

A council-run short-break service for people with learning disabilities has completed its move from Nantwich to Crewe. The Cheshire East Council service, formerly provided at accommodation on Queens Drive, Nantwich, is now open at Lincoln House.

September 18, 2013
Nantwich Foodbank feeds almost 300 children in six months

Nantwich Foodbank feeds almost 300 children in six months

Nantwich Foodbank has fed more than 620 people in just six months – including nearly 300 children. The startling figures were revealed by organisers of the foodbank, run by the Trussell Trust.

September 17, 2013
Nantwich campaigner’s anger over “cynical ploy” by housing developers

Nantwich campaigner’s anger over “cynical ploy” by housing developers

A campaigner has blasted a housing developer for “cynical tactics” to get permission for another Nantwich housing development. Wainhomes‘ application to build 40 houses off Audlem Road (pictured) was to be decided by a Strategic Planning Board meeting.

September 17, 2013
Nantwich Museum to stage latest “Nantwich Eats” public talk

Nantwich Museum to stage latest “Nantwich Eats” public talk

Nantwich Museum is to stage a public talk “Who Killed the High Street” this weekend. Keith Lawrence will be giving the talk which looks at today’s high street and how different it is from the past.

September 16, 2013
Bentley Motors donates £3k to Leighton Hospital One in Eleven Appeal

Bentley Motors donates £3k to Leighton Hospital One in Eleven Appeal

Bentley Motors has donated more than £3,000 to support a new neonatal unit at Leighton Hospital. The motoring giant, which employs 4,000 workers across Crewe and Nantwich, has donated £3,257 to Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s One in Eleven Appeal.

September 16, 2013
Nantwich Road entertainment firm on Cheshire Awards shortlist

Nantwich Road entertainment firm on Cheshire Awards shortlist

A Crewe and Nantwich entertainment company has been shortlisted in the Cheshire Business of the Year awards. Warble Entertainment has made it into the final three in the shortlist of the Small Businesses category of the awards.

September 16, 2013
Nantwich care home residents celebrate assistant’s wedding

Nantwich care home residents celebrate assistant’s wedding

Residents of a Nantwich care home packed into a church to witness the wedding of one of their care assistants. Regulars from Richmond Village Nantwich were invited to Louise Heywood nee Forrester’s marriage to fiancé Neil.

September 15, 2013
Hundreds enjoy model boat and duck races in Wistaston

Hundreds enjoy model boat and duck races in Wistaston

By Jonathan White Hundreds of villagers gathered for the annual duck and model boat race in Wistaston, near Nantwich. Families crowded on the banks of the Joey the Swan brook for the 18th “Annual Community Duck Race and Children’s Model Boat Race”.

September 15, 2013
Wellington Road in Nantwich to reopen after two-month closure

Wellington Road in Nantwich to reopen after two-month closure

Wellington Road in Nantwich is to reopen to traffic tomorrow (September 14) after a two-month closure for sewer works. Cheshire East are to resurface the road and one the busiest routes in and out of Nantwich will be back open this weekend.

September 13, 2013
Man charged over burglary incidents on Nantwich road

Man charged over burglary incidents on Nantwich road

A man has been charged with a burglary and attempted burglary of houses in Nantwich. John Joseph McNally, 39, was charged after the incidents took place on Manor Road North.

September 13, 2013