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Nantwich cafe owner’s London Marathon mission

Nantwich cafe owner’s London Marathon mission

A Nantwich cafe owner is feeling mobile as he prepares to train for the 2012 London Marathon. For John McCormick (pictured) is calling on fellow traders and residents to sponsor him – by donating their old mobile phones.

October 14, 2011
Man seriously hurt in Nantwich motorbike smash

Man seriously hurt in Nantwich motorbike smash

A man was seriously injured after his motorbike careered off a road and smashed into a wall in Nantwich. The 19-year-old victim is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following the accident on Sound Lane, Ravensmoor.

October 14, 2011
Leighton Hospital patients to be quizzed over care quality

Leighton Hospital patients to be quizzed over care quality

Leighton Hospital patients can air their views on the treatment they received as part of a new survey. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is randomly selecting patients recently treated at Leighton to take part in a questionnaire from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

October 13, 2011
Family of Nantwich Second World War bomb victim traced

Family of Nantwich Second World War bomb victim traced

A descendant of one of six men killed trying to defuse an unexploded Second World War bomb near Nantwich has come forward. Cheshire East Council is searching for family members of Royal Engineers Sgt Edward Greengrass, Sapper Harold Thompson, Sapper Michael Lambert, Sapper George Lucas and Sapper John Perrins. They died when a German bomb exploded in a field between near[Read More…]

October 13, 2011
Richmond Village Nantwich staff scoop awards

Richmond Village Nantwich staff scoop awards

Richmond Village Nantwich is celebrating success in The Great North West Care Awards. Hospitality manager Debbie Mercandelli scooped The Care Home Nutrition and Hydration Award against stiff competition.

October 12, 2011
Marks and Spencer Nantwich store rumours “strong”

Marks and Spencer Nantwich store rumours “strong”

A former health clinic in Nantwich could be turned into a Marks and Spencer food store, sources suggested today. It’s believed the retail giant has looked at the empty building (pictured), behind the library on Beam Street, as a possible location.

October 12, 2011
M6 Cheshire closure after lorry crash causes chaos

M6 Cheshire closure after lorry crash causes chaos

A lorry which jack-knifed across both carriageways of the M6 in Cheshire, crashing into several cars, caused traffic chaos for thousands of motorists today. Five cars were caught up in the accident between junctions 21 and 21A which led to closures on the M62 westbound to the M6 southbound, on the M62 eastbound to the M6 southbound, and the M6 at Croft Interchange.

October 11, 2011
Four men in court over Nantwich abduction case

Four men in court over Nantwich abduction case

Four men accused of falsely imprisoning a teenager at a flat in Nantwich have appeared in court in Liverpool. The 18-year-old victim alleges he was abducted from Liverpool and held against his will at a property on Cronkinson Oak estate, Nantwich.

October 11, 2011
Nantwich farmers urged to attend HSE training day

Nantwich farmers urged to attend HSE training day

Nantwich farmers are being advised to attend a free training event in Cheshire to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries. Nearly 8,000 free places are being made available at Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) across the country, with the aim of cutting the number of deaths and injuries.

October 11, 2011
Nantwich Police hunt man seen flashing buttocks

Nantwich Police hunt man seen flashing buttocks

Nantwich Police are hunting a flasher amid reports of a man seen showing his buttocks to passersby. The man was spotted ‘mooning’ at residents in the Shrewbridge Road area of the town, officers say.

October 10, 2011
Garratt’s Metals fire in Nantwich not suspicious, say police

Garratt’s Metals fire in Nantwich not suspicious, say police

Police don’t believe the huge fire which engulfed a Nantwich metal merchants and brought traffic around the town to a standstill was not suspicious. The blaze at Garratt’s Metals, on Alvaston Business Park, forced police to close the A500, A51 and A530 routes in the Reaseheath and Sainsbury’s area because of thick plumes of smoke affecting drivers.

October 10, 2011

Reaseheath College’s hi-tech AD plant opens for tours

Members of an Audlem group were among the first to take a tour around Reaseheath College’s new Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant. The plant was built at the Nantwich college to show the opportunities that exist with on-farm AD.

October 10, 2011
Police crackdown on anti-social youths in Willaston

Police crackdown on anti-social youths in Willaston

Nantwich Police are stepping up patrols in Willaston following complaints of anti-social behaviour in the village. Residents have complained of late night noise and nuisance, particularly in the village park area. Last weekend, a “for sale” sign on a bungalow in Cheerbrook Road was broken up and stuck in a grid in the road.

October 10, 2011