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New sports bar and restaurant GOAT to open in Nantwich

A new sports bar and restaurant called GOAT is to open in Nantwich.

And those behind the concept say it will be a “game changer for Nantwich’s food and sports scene”.

May 28, 2025
Annual charity football match raises thousands for cancer charity

Annual charity football match raises thousands for cancer charity

By Jonathan White
A fifth annual charity football match at the Mornflake Stadium has helped raise thousands of pounds for cancer charities.

Crewe Alexandra FC hosted the “Andrew Scoffin Memorial Match” in honour of their former stadium announcer and lifelong fan.

May 28, 2025
Cheshire East vows to make biggest investment in transport network

Cheshire East vows to make biggest investment in transport network

Cheshire East Council bosses say they will make their “biggest investment in 10 years” in a bid to improve the much-criticised state of local roads and the transport network.

The authority has announced Investment plans which will see more than £53 million spent on improving the condition of the borough’s highways and infrastructure.

May 28, 2025
Cheshire East Council - Delamere House, Crewe 1 (Google)

CEC planners set to approve eco burial ground in Shavington

Cheshire East Council is next week expected to give the go-ahead for coffin burials to take place at an ecological burial ground at Shavington, writes Belinda Ryan.

Santune Meadows is a natural burial site which already has permission for urn interments.

May 27, 2025
Body found in canal thought to be of Hankelow man, 69

Body found in canal thought to be of Hankelow man, 69

A body found in the canal near Nantwich is believed to be that of a man from Hankelow area, police have said.

The discovery was made near Bridge 80 on the Shropshire Union Canal close to Overwater Marina on Saturday (May 24).

May 27, 2025
St Anne's Lane derelict site to become car park

New Public Footpath dedicated on Mill Island in Nantwich

Nantwich town councillors have welcomed a formal dedication of a new public footpath on Mill Island in the town.

The route is now officially recorded as Nantwich Public Footpath No. 34.

May 26, 2025
Nantwich woman’s 630-mile coastal trek for St Luke’s Hospice

Nantwich woman’s 630-mile coastal trek for St Luke’s Hospice

A Nantwich woman is tackling a 630-mile coastal trek to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.

Tracey Warren has set off on the adventure of a lifetime — walking the entire 630-mile South West Coast Path to raise vital funds for the hospice that has supported her family through the toughest of times.

May 26, 2025
Body found in Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich

Body found in Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich

Police are investigating after a body was discovered in the Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich.

The discovery was made close to the Overwater Marina between Nantwich and Audlem on Saturday (May 24).

May 26, 2025
Mokushla Theatre shows raise funds for Team Lewis Trust

Mokushla Theatre shows raise funds for Team Lewis Trust

A theatre company set up by a Nantwich mum in memory of her tragic son has helped to raise vital funds with two performances.

Mokushla Theatre Company staged a double-header performance of “Room 13” and “The Hartley Wedding” at two venues – Reaseheath Hall and Alsager Civic.

May 24, 2025
Fire crews tackle blaze in four tonnes of cuttings in Stapeley

Fire crews tackle blaze in four tonnes of cuttings in Stapeley

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze at midnight in Stapeley involving four tonnes of grass cuttings.

The incident broke out just before midnight last night (May 23) at a property on London Road in Stapeley, Nantwich.

May 24, 2025
Fire crews battle kitchen blaze at Nantwich house

Fire crews battle kitchen blaze at Nantwich house

Fire crews were called to tackle a kitchen blaze at a house in Nantwich.

The fire broke out at around 9.30pm last night (May 22) at a property on Volunteer Fields.

May 23, 2025
Nantwich man creates military uniforms for American Revolution events

Nantwich man creates military uniforms for American Revolution events

A Nantwich man has taken part in commemorations of the Battle of Lexington and Concord to mark the 250th anniversary since the start of the American Revolution.

Richard Marren, who founded re-enactment group the 23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers, travelled to Boston for the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord – the first battle of the war in which the 23rd Foot fought.

May 23, 2025
Nantwich man to cycle 1,000 miles for Hope House Hospice

Nantwich man to cycle 1,000 miles for Hope House Hospice

A Nantwich man has saddled up to pedal on an epic fundraising challenge.

Ian Johnston set off last weekend to cycle more than 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O Groats.

May 23, 2025