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Nantwich Police tackle crime with new mobile CCTV cameras

Nantwich Police tackle crime with new mobile CCTV cameras

Police in Nantwich are to use mobile CCTV cameras as part of a scheme to tackle crime with technology. The cameras are the size of a mobile phone and clip onto stab vests. Officers are using the cameras attached to their body armour to record video and audio footage when attending incidents.

October 27, 2011
RSPCA hails Stapeley Grange bat healing discovery

RSPCA hails Stapeley Grange bat healing discovery

Bats will be spreading their previously-torn wings for Halloween after a new way of treating them was discovered at a Nantwich animal centre. A bat carer at RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre, on London Road, found even the most dramatic of tears down the wing can heal if the animal is given care.

October 27, 2011
Peckforton Castle shortlisted for six awards

Peckforton Castle shortlisted for six awards

Peckforton Castle near Nantwich has been shortlisted for six awards in the design, hospitality, business tourism, dining and conference markets. For its contribution to North West enterprise, it is nominated for Best Family Business in the Northwest Entrepreneur Awards.

October 27, 2011
Nantwich firm Joseph Heler launches Coloured Cheshire in Tesco

Nantwich firm Joseph Heler launches Coloured Cheshire in Tesco

Nantwich cheese-maker Joseph Heler has launched its award-winning product in Tesco stores across the UK. Coloured Cheshire (pictured) is hitting deli counters in 74 stores around the North of England this week.

October 27, 2011
Dorfold Park Nantwich to stage massive Firework show

Dorfold Park Nantwich to stage massive Firework show

Dorfolk Park in Nantwich will be the scene of another Spooktacular Firework and Halloween celebration this weekend. The event, branded as the North West’s “Biggest Fireworks Display”, is being organised by Crewe-based Blitz Fireworks.

October 26, 2011
Top Nantwich sports stars team up at local firm

Top Nantwich sports stars team up at local firm

Two of Nantwich’s top sporting talents have teamed up off the pitch – after being recruited by the same employer. Nantwich CC batsman Jonny Kettle and Nantwich Town defender Mat Bailey are now working together at County Insurance Consultants.

October 26, 2011
Nantwich primary school resurrects Bonfire Night celebration

Nantwich primary school resurrects Bonfire Night celebration

Fireworks are returning to St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Nantwich as it gears up for a bonanza Bonfire night celebration. FOSA (Friends of St Anne’s), who are organising the event, hope for a good turn out from the town and surrounding area.

October 26, 2011
Cheshire Police target truck drivers putting lives at risk

Cheshire Police target truck drivers putting lives at risk

Cheshire Police have been cracking down on truck drivers ignoring safety when using motorways and busy trunk roads. Officers stopped dozens of lorry drivers for not wearing seatbelts, using a mobile phone and eating or drinking at the wheel.

October 25, 2011
Charity Nantwich Riverside Loop walk raises Marie Curie funds

Charity Nantwich Riverside Loop walk raises Marie Curie funds

A group of friends and relatives (pictured) took part in a walk around Nantwich to raise money for charity. The group, all from the Wistaston and Willaston areas, completed the Nantwich Riverside Loop walk to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

October 25, 2011
Nantwich primary school chef wins Cheshire East contest

Nantwich primary school chef wins Cheshire East contest

A school chef from Nantwich wowed the judges with her tasty meal on a budget to make it through to the regional final of School Chef of the Year. Sam Costa, who heads the kitchen at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, produced a tasty dish of rainbow rice and creamy coconut chicken.

October 24, 2011
Nantwich triumphs in North West in Bloom awards

Nantwich triumphs in North West in Bloom awards

Nantwich has scooped the gold medal in the North West in Bloom 2011 awards. It means Nantwich will go forward to compete in the national awards in the town category early next year.

October 24, 2011
Hospital Trust stages service to celebrate lives of children

Hospital Trust stages service to celebrate lives of children

A remembrance service will be taking place in South Cheshire in November to celebrate the lives of children and babies. The annual service, organised by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), is to be held at St Peter’s Church in Minshull Vernon, near Nantwich, on Saturday November 26 at 3pm.

October 24, 2011
Reaseheath students’ role at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath students’ role at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath College students were hailed as champions after playing a key role in the success of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). Thirty-six students and two staff from the Nantwich college provided the arena party for the HOYS – the most eagerly awaited event in the equestrian calendar.

October 24, 2011