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Reaseheath College equine students ride high in UK competition

Reaseheath College equine students ride high in UK competition

Reaseheath College equine students in Nantwich are riding high after coming fourth in an inter college competition. Charlotte Firman, Rebecca Humphries, Alex Jefferies and Kirsty Leach competed against teams from seven other leading land-based colleges.

April 19, 2012
Student raises £700 for Sands charity at Nantwich boxing event

Student raises £700 for Sands charity at Nantwich boxing event

A kind-hearted South Cheshire College student has raised over £700 for charity after taking part in a one-off boxing match. Father-of-two Phil Jones stepped into the ring for the charity stunt at Gregory’s nightclub in Nantwich.

April 19, 2012
Police issue CCTV appeal over Nantwich Civic Hall burglary

Police issue CCTV appeal over Nantwich Civic Hall burglary

Police are appealing for help to trace this man in connection with an incident at Nantwich Civic Hall. The man caught on CCTV is wanted in connection with a burglary at the venue on Market Street.

April 18, 2012
New pathway boosts safety for Nantwich school pupils

New pathway boosts safety for Nantwich school pupils

Nantwich schoolchildren will be safer thanks to a new pathway in the town, say councillors. The £60,000 route linking Taylor Drive and Edmund Wright Way will allow pupils to walk safely to Malbank School and Sixth Form College and Millfields Primary School.

April 18, 2012
Florist lands dream cake job at Cheerbrook in Nantwich

Florist lands dream cake job at Cheerbrook in Nantwich

Devoted Debbie Dodd spent years training for a career in floristry – only to discover she was allergic to flowers! Now the 41-year-old is bringing in the dough at her new job – as a cake baker in Nantwich.

April 18, 2012
Rare Paul McCartney photo to fetch £15,000 at Nantwich auction

Rare Paul McCartney photo to fetch £15,000 at Nantwich auction

A photo of Paul McCartney by wife Linda which featured in a London exhibition of her work, could sell for £15,000 at a Nantwich auction. The image “Paul, Venice”, first displayed 10 years after Linda’s death, goes under the hammer at auctioneers Peter Wilson on Thursday April 19.

April 17, 2012
Nantwich dad’s London to Paris ride for Railway Children charity

Nantwich dad’s London to Paris ride for Railway Children charity

A Nantwich dad is saddling up to pedal nearly 180 miles from London to Paris in aid of Cheshire-based charity Railway Children. Kostia Medovnikov, from Stapeley, is taking on the huge challenge in the hope of raising £1,300 for the charity, which was founded in Nantwich.

April 17, 2012
Nantwich mum and daughter invited to Queen’s garden party

Nantwich mum and daughter invited to Queen’s garden party

A Nantwich mum and daughter have been invited to join the Queen at her Royal Garden Party in Buckingham Palace. Olwyn Payton, the PR assistant for Nantwich Sainsbury’s, received the invite in honour of her community and charity work.

April 17, 2012
Nantwich Town “sorry” after fine and point deduction upheld

Nantwich Town “sorry” after fine and point deduction upheld

Nantwich Town have been found guilty and fined by the FA for breaching a rule over a player signing. The club had failed to comply with a procedural rule concerning the signing of Brian Summerskill, the FA concluded.

April 16, 2012
Nantwich energy firm’s lead role in Anglesey biomass project

Nantwich energy firm’s lead role in Anglesey biomass project

An energy conservation firm in Nantwich has been at the forefront of a £500,000 biomass project at a luxury hotel on Anglesey. Tre-Ysgawen Hall Country House Hotel and Spa is thought to be the first hotel in Wales to harness the power of biomass fuel for heating.

April 16, 2012
Wardens launch dog mess crackdown in Willaston, Nantwich

Wardens launch dog mess crackdown in Willaston, Nantwich

Council wardens have launched a crackdown on dog owners in a Nantwich village who fail to clean up after their pets. They are targeting Willaston after a series of complaints from residents about dog fouling on the streets and playing fields.

April 16, 2012
Nantwich Museum displays work of town’s school pupils

Nantwich Museum displays work of town’s school pupils

Nantwich Museum is displaying the artwork of youngsters from across the town who took part in a competition. The exhibition is being held in the Community Gallery and runs until May 26.

April 16, 2012
Pair found not guilty of murdering Nantwich man John Iveson

Pair found not guilty of murdering Nantwich man John Iveson

A jury has acquitted two men of the murder of Nantwich businessman John Iveson. Mark Done and Paul Billington were today (April 13) found not guilty of the murder of Mr Iveson, whose has never been found after he disappeared in January 2007.

April 13, 2012