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Nantwich recruitment firm boss clocks up 500 jobs

Nantwich recruitment firm boss clocks up 500 jobs

The manager of a Nantwich recruitment firm has marked her 10th anniversary with the company – by clocking up 500 jobs found for local people. Karen Dennis’ decade-long service at Meadowbank Associates has seen her place candidates in permanent roles from admin assistants to senior management posts.

March 27, 2012
Review: Malbank School performs ‘Stags and Hens’

Review: Malbank School performs ‘Stags and Hens’

By Claire Faulkner Students at Malbank School in Nantwich have worked incredibly hard over the last few months to produce and perform ‘Stags and Hens’. A sell out on the first night, the entire cast and crew should be proud of their performance and achievement.

March 26, 2012
Nantwich recycling youngsters undergo Cheshire East training

Nantwich recycling youngsters undergo Cheshire East training

Junior Recycling Officers in Nantwich and Crewe have been working hard to boost recycling and save energy. More than 177 primary school pupils from across Cheshire East have taken part in special training days this month.

March 26, 2012
New Cheshire Police ‘Upbeat’ site for Nantwich teenagers

New Cheshire Police ‘Upbeat’ site for Nantwich teenagers

Teenagers and young adults in Nantwich are being urged to use a new Cheshire Police website called Upbeat. The site has been designed to give advice and information to people aged between 16 and 20.

March 26, 2012
Reaseheath College students plant Queen’s Jubilee bluebells

Reaseheath College students plant Queen’s Jubilee bluebells

College students in Nantwich have planted thousands of bluebells to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Ten students from Reaseheath College planted 5,000 bulbs alongside the Crewe to Nantwich Greenway in Wistaston.

March 24, 2012
Bunbury ward Cllr Michael Jones new Cheshire East Conservative leader

Bunbury ward Cllr Michael Jones new Cheshire East Conservative leader

Bunbury ward Cllr Michael Jones has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Group on Cheshire East Council. He is now being tipped as new Leader of Cheshire East Council when councillors choose who will take over from Cllr Wesley Fitzgerald on May 16.

March 23, 2012
Nantwich Sainsbury’s worker joins top boss for Sport Relief event

Nantwich Sainsbury’s worker joins top boss for Sport Relief event

A Nantwich Sainsbury’s worker was among hundreds to join the company’s top boss on the Sport Relief Mile at Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium. Gavin Shell was nominated to run the event with Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King.

March 23, 2012
Review: ‘Sweet Charity’ by Crewe Amateur Musicals Society, Lyceum

Review: ‘Sweet Charity’ by Crewe Amateur Musicals Society, Lyceum

Crewe Amateur Musicals Society brought the swinging 60’s back to The Lyceum this week  with their production of ‘Sweet Charity’, writes Claire Faulkner. Directed by Fiona O’Connor, this musical was packed full of fun with great dance routines and live music.

March 22, 2012
Young Crewe and Nantwich traders line up for first Youth Market

Young Crewe and Nantwich traders line up for first Youth Market

Young traders from Crewe and Nantwich will be attending the region’s first Youth Market at Minshulls Garden Centre this Saturday. Organisers will be joined by Youth Federation while Redshift Radio will broadcast live from the event between 9am and 4pm.

March 22, 2012
Nantwich IT expert warns computer users of phone scam

Nantwich IT expert warns computer users of phone scam

An IT expert in Nantwich has warned computer users in the town about a phone scam targeting the area. Phil Chapman, of Bliss Computers, came across the scam while fixing a pc at a customer’s house in the town.

March 22, 2012
Drivers warned of M6 Cheshire delays after serious accident

Drivers warned of M6 Cheshire delays after serious accident

Nantwich drivers are being warned of massive delays on the M6 in Cheshire after a serious collision closed the northbound carriageway. The accident involved an HGV and car, sending the lorry careering off the motorway.

March 22, 2012
Tickets going fast for Nantwich Civic Hall’s Alice in Wonderland Easter party

Tickets going fast for Nantwich Civic Hall’s Alice in Wonderland Easter party

Families and youngsters in Nantwich are in for a treat when the Alice in Wonderland Easter tea party arrives in town. The one-day special event is being staged at Nantwich Civic Hall this  Saturday March 24.

March 21, 2012
Peckforton Castle arsonist Max Kay jailed for six years

Peckforton Castle arsonist Max Kay jailed for six years

The bridegroom who set fire to historic Peckforton Castle near Nantwich after an argument with staff over the bar bill, was jailed for six years today. Max Kay (pictured), 37, from Hunts Cross, Liverpool, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing.

March 21, 2012