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Drink driver jailed for 7 years for killing Tarporley dad David Dutton

Drink driver jailed for 7 years for killing Tarporley dad David Dutton

A drink driver was jailed for seven years today after she killed a dad as he walked home from a pub in Tarporley, near Nantwich.

Samantha Roberts, 25, was found guilty of death by careless driving after her car smashed into David Dutton and his son Gavin.

December 15, 2014
Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Santa Dash in aid of hospice

Hundreds enjoy Nantwich Santa Dash in aid of hospice

By Jonathan White
Scores of fun-loving Santas ran around Nantwich town centre to help raise charity cash in the annual Nantwich Santa Dash.

And the “Rudolph family” deservedly won the best dressed competition as they consisted of a Father Christmas, Mother Christmas, sleigh and three reindeer!

December 15, 2014
Plans unveiled for Nantwich Alzheimer’s 200 cycle challenge

Plans unveiled for Nantwich Alzheimer’s 200 cycle challenge

A British Transport Police officer is putting the wheels in motion for his next Nantwich charity cycle ride – which saw him raise more than £20,000 for Alzheimer’s Society in 2014.

Darren Greatbanks, who lost his dad Mike to Alzheimer’s in April this year, held the Alzheimer’s 100 cycle ride at the beginning of Dementia Awareness Week in May.

December 11, 2014
Nantwich town centre “chuggers” face crackdown

Nantwich town centre “chuggers” face crackdown

Nuisance street “chuggers” in Nantwich are facing a crackdown, council bosses have claimed.

It follows a number of complaints from shoppers and visitors in the town about aggressive ‘hard sells’ by some fundraisers.

December 11, 2014
Police helicopter helps trace missing Nantwich man in fields

Police helicopter helps trace missing Nantwich man in fields

A missing person was found in Nantwich after an extensive police search.

The force helicopter was heard above the Stapeley and Audlem Road area of the town for around an hour late last night (December 10).

December 11, 2014
Nantwich councillor blasts Cheshire East for blocking Local Plan motion

Nantwich councillor blasts Cheshire East for blocking Local Plan motion

Independent councillors say a motion calling for Cheshire East Council leaders to quit over the Local Plan fiasco has been blocked.

Councillor Arthur Moran, of Nantwich North, and Cllr Brendan Murphy constructed the motion to be tabled at a full council meeting this Thursday.

December 10, 2014
Council-run respite care homes in South Cheshire earn 12-month reprieve

Council-run respite care homes in South Cheshire earn 12-month reprieve

Council-run respite care homes serving Nantwich residents have been given a 12-month reprieve.

The future of Lincoln House in Crewe looked in doubt as Cheshire East Council looks to the independent sector to provide future care.

December 10, 2014
Almost 50 illegal weapons handed in during Cheshire Police amnesty

Almost 50 illegal weapons handed in during Cheshire Police amnesty

Almost 50 illegal weapons including rifles and pistols were handed in during a Cheshire Police two-week weapons amnesty.

In total, 46 weapons were handed over – with more than a quarter of them in Congleton, and two in Crewe and seven in Chester. No weapons were submitted in Nantwich.

December 9, 2014
Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

Cheshire High Sheriff pays tribute to Nantwich Museum volunteers

High Sheriff of Cheshire Susan Sellers visited Nantwich Museum to pay tribute to the work of volunteers.

Mrs Sellers met volunteers and said without them, the Pillory Street venue would not survive.

December 9, 2014
Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal hits £250,000

Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal hits £250,000

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity at Leighton Hospital has reached £250,000 in its MRI Scanner Appeal.

Charity bosses say they have been “overwhelmed” by the response to their latest appeal.

December 9, 2014
Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Free Christmas party in Crewe and Nantwich for 400 residents

Four hundred over 50s residents in Crewe and Nantwich have enjoyed a free Christmas party thanks to support and donations from local organisations.

Two parties, each for 200 people, are being staged with local schoolchildren helping serve up their tasty meals.

December 8, 2014
South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

A 90-year-old World War Two veteran popped in to a South Cheshire car dealer – to reveal he’d finally given up driving and taken up cycling!

Sgt Bernard Morgan, one of the last surviving war veterans from World War Two, has been a regular at Gateway Peugeot in Crewe.

December 8, 2014
Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Father Christmas will be out and about as Santa’s Float visits Nantwich and surrounding villages over the next 10 days.

The Crewe & Nantwich Round Table Christmas Float will be visiting streets across South Cheshire to help raise money for local causes.

December 6, 2014