Nantwich Police drugs dog welcomed by town pub bosses
Nantwich Police are using four legs in their battle against drugs in the town. They patrolled the pubs and clubs of Nantwich with a “passive” drugs dog to find suspected offenders.
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South Cheshire designer to star at International Women’s Day event
A South Cheshire garden designer will take centre stage at Eve Ensler’s world renowned “V*gina Monologues” to support Greater Manchester women fleeing domestic abuse. Elizabeth Buckley, 54, will join 12 other women at the Birdcage nightclub in Manchester tomorrow (March 8).
Fat Face gains permission to convert Ye Olde Vaults Nantwich pub
National clothing chain Fat Face has been granted permission to transform Nantwich’s former Ye Olde Vaults pub. Cheshire East Council has approved the conversion of the Grade II-listed three-storey building in High Street.
270 new homes firm in Nantwich Town Council mix-up
Nantwich residents were left disgruntled when a property firm proposing to build 270 homes failed to turn up to give a presentation. Around a dozen residents attended Nantwich Town Council expecting to hear from Gladman Developments on proposals for land off Marsh Lane.
TV’s Fred Talbot enjoys Reaseheath College’s lambing event
TV personality Fred Talbot saw a lamb being born for the first time when he visited Reaseheath College in Nantwich. The popular Granada Reports presenter and weather forecaster watched 18-year-old Colin Potts, a Level 2 Diploma in Agriculture student, deliver the lamb.
World Book Day authors visit Richmond Village Nantwich
Residents and guests at Richmond Village Nantwich marked World Book Day by welcoming two local authors to their celebrations. Anne Wragg, author of “Peggy Wood – Fighting the Law”, was a guest with local historian Andrew Lamberton, author of several Nantwich history books.
Ships’ logs sell for more than £6,000 at Nantwich auction
A collection of ships’ logs illustrated with drawings and watercolour sketches, sold for £6,190 at a Nantwich auction. The most valuable compiled by Herbert Edward Leadam sold for £3,000 against and estimate of £400 at the Peter Wilson auction on Market Street.
MRSA cases reduced at Leighton Hospital, say Trust chiefs
Leighton Hospital bosses have managed a two-year period free from MRSA bacteraemia (bloodstream infections) cases. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) reached the landmark in February 2012.
Wife of missing Wistaston man Peter Dykes to fly to Madrid
The wife of missing Wistaston man Peter Dykes is to fly out to Spain to be reunited with her husband. Teresa said she has finally managed to track Peter down to a hotel in Madrid and has spoken to him, but revealed he is “very poorly”.
Cheshire East Council loses £1.6m in waste scheme fiasco
Cheshire East Council looks set to write off £1.6 million of local taxpayers’ money by pulling out of a waste disposal scheme. The authority has spent the money on the PFI project which aimed to dispose of 180,000 tonnes of household waste each year.
Nantwich Health Centre donates £1,000 to Age UK Cheshire
Age UK Cheshire has received a donation of £1,094 from Nantwich Health Centre for a series of fundraising coffee mornings. Residents and local businesses donated funds and items for the raffle at the events, which included a raffle and a Christmas cards and gifts sale.
Nantwich residents air fears over Stapeley Water Gardens site future
Concerned Nantwich residents questioned housing developers about plans for the former Stapeley Water Gardens site. David Wilson Homes gave a presentation about their 146-home proposal for half of the site off London Road at a Stapeley Parish Council meeting.
Residence to host St George’s Day charity quiz for St Luke’s Hospice
Insolvency specialists are hoping to put cash in the coffers of St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice with a corporate quiz night. Barringtons Corporate Recovery (BCR) will welcome teams of professionals to Residence Restaurant and Bar in Nantwich on April 23 – St George’s Day – for a night of brain-teasing fun, good food and networking.
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