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Car sales boss proves a boxing hit at Nantwich fundraising night

Car sales boss proves a boxing hit at Nantwich fundraising night

The boss of a motor dealership helped to raise £700 after stepping into the boxing ring at a Nantwich club. Alex Walker, of the Peugeot dealership Gateway Motor Co Ltd in Crewe, took part in a white collar boxing match in aid of Children in Need.

October 22, 2012
Police warning as thief targets cars parked on Nantwich driveways

Police warning as thief targets cars parked on Nantwich driveways

Nantwich residents are being warned after a thief stole a wallet from a car parked on the owner’s driveway. It’s thought the brazen crook was trying cars along Bowyer Avenue, Nantwich, and found one unlocked.

October 21, 2012
Review: “Swan Lake” at Lyceum Theatre in Crewe

Review: “Swan Lake” at Lyceum Theatre in Crewe

By Claire Faulkner Ballet and I have never really got on. As a clumsy child, I stayed away from anything that required precision and the need to be delicate.

October 21, 2012
Nantwich Words and Music Festival best ever, say organisers

Nantwich Words and Music Festival best ever, say organisers

The 2012 Nantwich Words and Music Festival was the best yet, organisers said today. The event finished on October 14 after a final weekend featuring shows by local musicians and international stars including Tim Burgess, Thea Gilmore and Athlete.

October 19, 2012
Nantwich equine students display talents at Horse of the Year Show

Nantwich equine students display talents at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath College equine students involved in the Horse of the Year Show, also showed their acting talents in front of a royal audience. Fifteen of the 36 students who worked at the show in Birmingham had a crash course in acting so they could appear as extras in “The Final Charge”.

October 18, 2012
Nantwich primary school unveils “paper-free” pledge

Nantwich primary school unveils “paper-free” pledge

Pupils at a Nantwich primary school will no longer have to explain lost or scrunched up letters to mums and dads. Staff at Millfields Primary and Nursery School are ditching the paperwork and embracing technology to talk to parents.

October 18, 2012
X Factor wannabe recovers to make Nantwich Spooktacular event

X Factor wannabe recovers to make Nantwich Spooktacular event

A young performer is to play before a huge live audience in Nantwich for the first time since his X Factor dream was shattered by illness. Tim Gallagher, 19, won through to the boot camp in Liverpool after a resounding ‘yes’ from judges only to be rushed to hospital with a blood clot.

October 17, 2012
Nantwich Camera Club’s Alison Wood scoops competition prizes

Nantwich Camera Club’s Alison Wood scoops competition prizes

Photographer Alison Wood has scooped two prizes in the latest Nantwich Camera Club competition. Judge Toni Pioli picked winners in two classes from an amazing 94 entries.

October 17, 2012
Evo-Stik Premier League: Nantwich Town 1 Hednesford 1

Evo-Stik Premier League: Nantwich Town 1 Hednesford 1

By Ashley Houghton A spirited second-half performance earned Nantwich Town their first home point in four games. Jimmy Quinn’s men went level with second placed Marine after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home to Hednesford.

October 17, 2012
Beth Tweddle’s sadness over death of former Crewe & Nantwich club coach

Beth Tweddle’s sadness over death of former Crewe & Nantwich club coach

Olympic medallist Beth Tweddle has paid tribute to her former Crewe & Nantwich coach who died suddenly. Bunbury-based Tweddle was stunned to learn of the death of Fergus Beedham, aged just 47.

October 16, 2012
Leighton Hospital teams raise £3,700 for Macmillan Cancer

Leighton Hospital teams raise £3,700 for Macmillan Cancer

Staff and visitors to Leighton Hospital helped raise more than £3,700 during Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The Macmillan Cancer Unit at the hospital in Crewe raised £3,312 through donations in exchange for slices of home-made cake.

October 16, 2012
Police issue CCTV images in hunt for Cheshire Co-op thieves

Police issue CCTV images in hunt for Cheshire Co-op thieves

Police probing a spate of thefts at Co-op stores in South Cheshire have released images of two men they want to trace. These CCTV pictures show men they want to speak to in connection with the thefts.

October 16, 2012
Access road off Peter de Stapleigh Way

Muller Property submits plan for “Nantwich South” access road in Stapeley

Developers bidding to build a “Nantwich South” village in Stapeley have submitted their first planning application. Muller Property has submitted proposals for a new access road off Peter de Stapleigh Way.

October 16, 2012