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Over 50s in Nantwich invited to Health & Wellbeing Fayre in Crewe

Over 50s in Nantwich invited to Health & Wellbeing Fayre in Crewe

People over 50 across Crewe and Nantwich are being invited to a Health & Wellbeing Fayre in October. The event has been organised by Crewe Senior Forum in partnership with Crewe Local Area Partnership, and aims to celebrate “Healthy Ageing”.

August 22, 2013
Nantwich golf club to stage fundraiser for Brook Hill Foundation

Nantwich golf club to stage fundraiser for Brook Hill Foundation

A Nantwich golf club is to stage a fund-raising event in honour of a young boy badly injured in a skiing accident. Brookfield Golf Club, in Hankelow,  is to hold the Brook Hill Foundation Am-Am on Thursday August 29.

August 21, 2013
RSPCA cattery in Nantwich facing crisis over rising numbers

RSPCA cattery in Nantwich facing crisis over rising numbers

The RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery in Nantwich is desperate for new homes to cope with rising numbers of abandoned and stray cats and kittens. Staff at the London Road facility fear the centre is reaching crisis point unless more people come forward to offer homes.

August 21, 2013
Trio of Nantwich cyclists complete London to Paris ride

Trio of Nantwich cyclists complete London to Paris ride

Three Nantwich friends have completed a London to Paris cycle ride to raise vital hospice cash. Charlie Gobbett, Tony Hoy and Gareth Roberts took on the three-day “Avenue Verte” challenge in aid of St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice.

August 20, 2013
Pioneering South Cheshire bursary students graduate from university

Pioneering South Cheshire bursary students graduate from university

Two Crewe & Nantwich students who received the first educational bursary awards introduced by a local councillor, have graduated. Katrina Morrell and Christine Johnson were among six young people to receive the awards.

August 20, 2013
Nantwich Police stage another successful youth fishing day

Nantwich Police stage another successful youth fishing day

Thirty youngsters enjoyed the annual fishing competition organised by Nantwich Police. PCSOs Nick Jarvis, Sharon Jones and Stuart Mortimer organised the event which took place at Coole Acre Fisheries, on Coole Lane, Nantwich.

August 20, 2013
Volunteers buy new wheelchairs for Leigton Hospital patients

Volunteers buy new wheelchairs for Leigton Hospital patients

A volunteers group has been thanked for helping buy new wheelchairs for hospital patients. The Royal Voluntary Service has worked with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) to bring in 40 new wheelchairs for visitors and patients at Leighton Hospital.

August 19, 2013
Richmond Village Nantwich couple celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary

Richmond Village Nantwich couple celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary

A couple living at Richmond Village in Nantwich have been celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. Harold and Dorothy Shaw were joined by family, friends and Richmond staff to mark the milestone.

August 19, 2013
Reaseheath college worker faces Kilimanjaro challenge for hospice

Reaseheath college worker faces Kilimanjaro challenge for hospice

A dedicated St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice supporter is in training for a once-in-a-lifetime climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Becky Platt, 26, who works in the catering department at Reaseheath College in Nantwich, is all set for her gruelling challenge.

August 19, 2013
Wingate Centre given £1,300 boost by Nantwich Sainsbury’s

Wingate Centre given £1,300 boost by Nantwich Sainsbury’s

The Wingate Centre in Wrenbury has been chosen as the Sainsbury’s Nantwich store’s charity of the year. And fund-raising is off to a flying start by selling the store’s award-winning cheese at the Nantwich Show.

August 16, 2013
Malbank School students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Malbank School students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Students at Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Nantwich have also been celebrating their A level successes. And some teenagers have clinched amazing univeristy and apprenticeship places after gaining the grades they need.

August 15, 2013
130 trade stands ready for Nantwich Food and Drink Festival

130 trade stands ready for Nantwich Food and Drink Festival

Purveyors of fine food have flocked to take part in the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2013. More than 130 trade stands displaying a mouth-watering array of food from across the globe will fill the town centre over festival weekend, September 6-8.

August 15, 2013
Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate A level success

Students from Brine Leas School in Nantwich are celebrating A level success today (August 15). In only the second year of A level teaching at the Audlem Road school, results have improved from 2012 with many students exceeding expectations.

August 15, 2013