Families of disabled youngsters could be reprieved after their Nantwich short-break facility was earmarked for closure. Users of Queen’s Drive respite home (pictured) were angered at plans to offer an elderly person’s home in Crewe as a replacement.
Plans a for controversial 600-home development in Stapeley, Nantwich, will come under the spotlight again next week. And now updated “Nantwich South” proposals include a new village school to cater for hundreds more families.
United Utilities are investigating after thousands of Nantwich homes and businesses suffered water supply problems today (July 4). Teams of engineers are looking at water pressure problems which have left many with no or poor supplies.
Residents are being urged to sign an e-petition to “Save The Green Gap” around Nantwich and surrounding villages. Willaston Green Gap Action Team has launched the e-petition on the Government’s website.
Councillors have voted for free flexible transport for concessionary bus pass holders in Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding villages. Cheshire East Council Cabinet’s decision means concessionary bus pass holders can access dial-a-ride services across the borough.
The “Nantwich N’Ukes” local ukulele group are taking part in a two-day “Buskulele” extravaganza this weekend. Members of the group (pictured), who play Sundays at The Black Lion in Nantwich, will join clubs across the North West.
A Wistaston couple are opening their garden to the public to help raise money for diabetes sufferers. Sheena and Ken Sambrook, of Crewe and South Cheshire Voluntary Group of Diabetes UK , are staging their garden party on July 11.
Prison governor Gary Poole is bidding to become Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Crewe & Nantwich. Mr Poole, born in Nantwich, also lived in Crewe’s West End when he worked at the CWS Tea & Coffee Centre on Weston Road.
A Nantwich headteacher has clinched a deal to provide cheaper cycle helmets in a bid to save pupils’ lives. Andrew Cliffe, of Brine Leas School, acted after two accidents involving students in the space of a week.
Oxfam in Nantwich is to stage a “silent” auction as part of the nationwide BookFest celebrations. The charity bookshop on Pepper Street, Nantwich, is staging the auction for unusual and collectable books.
Nantwich-based students have donated more than £9,000 to raise awareness of a life-threatening condition affecting young people. Proceeds from Reaseheath College’s RAG (Raising and Giving) activities were handed to the Oliver King Foundation at the students’ summer graduation ball.
Crewe and Nantwich Scouts joined their MP Edward Timpson for the prestigious annual Speaker’s reception. They were among 150 young people in Scouting and volunteer Scout leaders from across the UK to meet with MPs at the House of Commons event.
Nantwich is to host a competition to crown Britain’s champion Town Crier. Criers from across the country will descend on the town to compete for the coveted Town Crier Shield on Saturday July 28.
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