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Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Police had to seal off a Nantwich town centre route after an accident involving a bus and a car. The incident happened at corner where Swine Market meets High Street.

May 13, 2012
Nantwich town car parks free on Jubilee Bank Holidays

Nantwich town car parks free on Jubilee Bank Holidays

All council car parking in Nantwich will be free on the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holidays. Cheshire East Council has decided to suspend car parking charges on all its carparks in Nantwich and other towns.

May 11, 2012
Stapeley Parish Council seeks new community hall team

Stapeley Parish Council seeks new community hall team

Council chiefs are looking for volunteers to help run a new community hall in Nantwich. Stapeley Parish Council is taking over the lease of the new community hall on Pear Tree Field from Cheshire East Council.

May 11, 2012
St Luke’s Hospice plan to open new Nantwich store

St Luke’s Hospice plan to open new Nantwich store

St Luke’s Hospice Cheshire have unveiled plans to open a new shop in Nantwich. The charity has submitted proposals to take over a vacant store on Pillory Street (pictured), and aim to turn it into a children’s treat parlour.

May 11, 2012
Young Nantwich gardeners bloom in new training scheme

Young Nantwich gardeners bloom in new training scheme

Nantwich residents can look forward to a summer of flourishing flower beds thanks to an award-winning training scheme. The project, run by Cheshire East Council and delivered by Reaseheath College, has seen budding gardeners working in parks and gardens.

May 11, 2012
Willaston pub helps raise £120 for Children’s Air Ambulance

Willaston pub helps raise £120 for Children’s Air Ambulance

A pub in Nantwich has been helping to launch a new helicopter transfer service for seriously ill children. The Horse Shoe Inn, in Willaston, held a quiz night that raised £120 for The Children’s Air Ambulance.

May 10, 2012
The Sealed Knot to star at Marbury Merry Days festival

The Sealed Knot to star at Marbury Merry Days festival

A traditional two-day country fair in a village near Nantwich takes place this weekend. Marbury Merry Days takes place every May in the field next to St Michael’s Parish Church and Marbury Big Mere.

May 10, 2012
Cheerbrook to stage Big Taste weekend at Nantwich outlet

Cheerbrook to stage Big Taste weekend at Nantwich outlet

A Nantwich farm outlet is staging a Big Taste weekend to celebrate the first anniversary of its new extension and coffee shop. Cheerbrook, on Newcastle Road, will celebrate the best food in Cheshire during the event on May 25 and 26.

May 10, 2012
International author Anne O’Brien to visit Nantwich Library

International author Anne O’Brien to visit Nantwich Library

Nantwich Library will welcome international author Anne O’Brien at a special event next month. Anne will be meeting fans and readers of her historical novels at the library on Tuesday June 12, from 2pm.

May 9, 2012
St Luke’s Hospice chief issues stark warning as donations plummet

St Luke’s Hospice chief issues stark warning as donations plummet

Exclusive Hospice chiefs in Cheshire have warned they face future cutbacks if they can’t reverse a dramatic drop in donations. St Luke’s Hospice, which treats patients from Nantwich, Crewe, Audlem, and Alsager, could see a £200,000 shortfall this year.

May 9, 2012
The Cat launches Olympic writing competition in Nantwich

The Cat launches Olympic writing competition in Nantwich

Nantwich-based community radio The Cat is launching a writing competition to celebrate the forthcoming Olympics. The Olympic torch will be paraded through South Cheshire on May 31, and The Cat wants people to put pen to paper in a new competition.

May 9, 2012
14 Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers join hunt for John Lawton

14 Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers join hunt for John Lawton

A team of 14 search and rescue volunteers from Cheshire are flying out to Greece on Friday to join the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. Cheshire Search and Rescue (SAR) revealed that donations have flooded in which will help fund the trip.

May 9, 2012
Patient boost as Leighton Hospital made Major Trauma Unit

Patient boost as Leighton Hospital made Major Trauma Unit

Nantwich hospital patients will have access to improved emergency care at Leighton Hospital after the trust was awarded the status of Major Trauma Receiving Unit. University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) has been designated as the area’s local Major Trauma Centre, and will be supported by Leighton Hospital as a Major Trauma Unit.

May 9, 2012