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Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

A man has been bailed in connection with the death of 65-year-old cyclist Stewart Gandy on the A530 near Nantwich. The 36-year-old man was arrested in Wigan and was quizzed by Cheshire Police officers.

November 15, 2013
Theatre school pupils to join Nantwich star for Peter Pan panto

Theatre school pupils to join Nantwich star for Peter Pan panto

Students at a South Cheshire theatre school will be performing as the “Lost Boys” in Cheshire’s biggest pantomime this Christmas. Peter Pan is set to attract thousands of families to Crewe Lyceum Theatre throughout December.

November 15, 2013
Nantwich coffee shop Enzo earns Dining Out Award prize

Nantwich coffee shop Enzo earns Dining Out Award prize

Staff at a Nantwich coffee shop have been voted cream of the crop by winning Best Café at the Dining Out Awards. Enzo, which opened just three years ago, received hundreds of votes from happy punters in the awards run by Nantwich Food Festival.

November 15, 2013
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Agricultural advisors in Nantwich have won funding to help 50 farmers with their businesses. The Reaseheath College advisors won a bid to secure almost £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund.

November 14, 2013
Award-winning ghost stories to be read at Nantwich Library

Award-winning ghost stories to be read at Nantwich Library

Nantwich Library is to host an event with the team behind “The Longest Night: Five Curious Tales” ghost stories book. The limited edition anthology has been produced by five award-winning authors.

November 14, 2013
Band concert at Brine Leas School will feature Willaston pupils

Band concert at Brine Leas School will feature Willaston pupils

A fund-raising concert is taking place at Brine Leas School in Nantwich in aid of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The event features The Co-operative Junior & Beginner Wind Bands and pupils of Willaston Primary School.

November 14, 2013
Boxing night at Nantwich Civic Hall raises thousands of pounds

Boxing night at Nantwich Civic Hall raises thousands of pounds

Hundreds of boxing fans donned their black ties to enjoy the 34th annual dinner and boxing evening at Nantwich Civic Hall. Punters enjoyed nine ABA bouts between young fighters from amateur clubs across Cheshire and Merseyside.

November 13, 2013
Reaseheath College golf course in Nantwich to close for development

Reaseheath College golf course in Nantwich to close for development

Reaseheath College’s picturesque 9-hole golf course in Nantwich is to close – to make way for more buildings. Shocked golf club members were delivered the news in a letter from Reaseheath principal Meredydd David.

November 13, 2013
A530 cyclist killed near Nantwich named as Stewart Gandy – man arrested

A530 cyclist killed near Nantwich named as Stewart Gandy – man arrested

A cyclist killed in a collision with a lorry on the A530 near Nantwich has been named as Stewart Gandy. The 65-year-old, from Wistaston, was cycling towards Whitchurch near Aston when the crash happened.

November 13, 2013
Operation Christmas Child Nantwich church depot to reopen

Operation Christmas Child Nantwich church depot to reopen

Organisers of Operation Christmas Child in Nantwich are appealing for help to fill shoeboxes of gifts for needy youngsters. The project, run by Samaritan’s Purse, takes place across the country and returns to Nantwich after success last year.

November 13, 2013
Parents angry as Nantwich crossing “not in use” 3 weeks after opening

Parents angry as Nantwich crossing “not in use” 3 weeks after opening

A zebra crossing on a busy road outside a Nantwich primary school is still “not in use” – almost three weeks after it was installed. Parents who fought for the crossing near St Anne’s Primary on Wellington Road are calling for Cheshire East Council to take action.

November 13, 2013
Cyclist killed in lorry incident on A530 at Aston, Nantwich

Cyclist killed in lorry incident on A530 at Aston, Nantwich

A lorry driver involved in a collision on the A530 near Nantwich which killed a cyclist, failed to stop at the scene, say police. The crash happened close to Baddeley Bridge on Whitchurch Road in Aston.

November 13, 2013
Crewe and Nantwich music fans gear up for “Boxjam” charity gig

Crewe and Nantwich music fans gear up for “Boxjam” charity gig

Music fans across Crewe and Nantwich are gearing up for the annual charity gig “Boxjam” – with a mystery local act performing. The unnamed six-piece group have whipped up an air of ambiguity ahead of the event on November 17.

November 12, 2013