By Jonathan White
More than 900 competitors battled it out at the North West Triathlon in Nantwich.
The event, organised by UK Triathlon, attracts people from across the country with Sprint, Super Sprint or Fun race distances.
A Crewe & Nantwich athlete has secured an amazing triple gold success in the Scottish Athletics Championships.
Fraser Ashman won his golden hat-trick golds in the discus, shot and javelin at the event in Aberdeen.
A young primary school pupil near Nantwich has achieved an incredible hat-trick – in horse showing.
Ten-year-old Annie Goodwin has just qualified to show at the Royal International Horse Show with pony Treowen Ranger.
Council chiefs have defended a move to close Nantwich tennis courts during Wimbledon fortnight, for “health and safety” reasons. Town councillors and residents criticised the move this week to rip up the three hard courts at Barony Sports complex, during one of the busiest periods of the year.
Council leisure bosses in Nantwich have been ‘slammed’ – for ripping up the town’s tennis courts at the start of Wimbledon fortnight. Hundreds of residents have been denied a chance to play on the three courts at Barony Park Sports Complex during the busiest time of the year.
Young swimmers from Nantwich Seals have excelled again in two competitions in North Wales. Ten swimmers competed for the club at the Wrexham Cath Ankers meet 2014, and secured 26 personal bests from 31 events entered.
Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones has been selected for England’s athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games this summer. Former Malbank High School student Hayley will compete in the 4x100m relay team at the Games in Glasgow.
Crewe Railroaders will be playing in the 12,000-capacity AJ Bell Stadium against Manchester Titans this Sunday (June 1) The British American Football clash has been moved to the home of the Sale Sharks and Salford Reds to promote the sport.
Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones has been selected to run for Great Britain in the World Relay Championships. And a delighted Jones, a former Malbank School student, spoke of her joy at clinching a place in the team.
Five swimmers from Nantwich Seals did their club proud at the Wrexham Spring meet with 27 other teams from England and Wales. Frankie Timmis, Izzy Morrey, Ellie Frampton, Max Austin and John Crawford all took part at the two-day event.
A keen cyclist is saddling up to launch Nantwich’s first dedicated Cycling Club. Darren Knights says Nantwich Cycle Group is for locals who just want to ride as a group and not on their own or with a traditional club.
A Wistaston teenager raised almost £200 after competing in an exhausting 12-hour “tennis-athon”. George Raiswell, aged 13, played from 7am to 7pm at Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club in aid of Sport Relief.
Primary schools across Nantwich and Crewe are to share £1.7 million of funding to boost sports provision. The money is part of a £150 million a year commitment by the Government under the Primary PE and Sport Premium, until 2020.
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