By Ryan Batty
Nantwich Town have confirmed the signings of attacking midfielder James Lawrie and striker Danny Glover ahead of the 2018/19 season.
Lawrie and Glover spent last season at Hednesford Town and are the first two signings for Dave Cooke as he looks to bolster the first-team squad after his first season in charge.
Rapid MINI Challenge racer Rob Smith earned his long-awaited first victory of the 2018 season at Silverstone.
Nantwich driver Smith and his team are now hopeful the success will mark a watershed moment for his championship bid.
Legendary West Indian cricketer Michael Holding will be special guest at a Nantwich Civic Hall event organised by Nantwich Cricket Club.
The fast bowler, known as Mikey or “Whispering Death”, was one of the most feared pacemen in the game in the 1970s and 80s.
More than 80 Crewe & Nantwich AC athletes took part in the annual Cheshire Track Relays at Crewe’s Cumberland track.
And dozens came away with medals after another strong performance by the host club.
By Roger Horwood
Four players aged 14 or under helped Woore CC 1sts secure a dramatic victory over Sandyford in Division Two of the North Staffs and Cheshire Cricket League.
An inescapable wedding and holidays meant Woore were four regular players short.
Nantwich heavyweight boxer Nathan Gorman put on a quality performance to destroy his opponent in three rounds last night.
Gorman, 21, was fighting Sean Turner on the Tyson Fury undercard and has now stretched his unbeaten record to 13-0.
Nantwich Town have unveiled their pre-season schedule, with 11 games lined up including against League Two neighbours Crewe Alexandra once again.
The Dabbers will be at home to Crewe on Tuesday July 24, kick off 7.45pm.
Crewe Vagrants Cricket Club is to host a Women’s Soft Ball festival on June 8.
Teams of six can enter the festival which is designed to make the game fun and encourage all ages to start playing.
Nantwich MINI Challenge driver Rob Smith powered to a top four finish at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk in a weekend of mixed fortunes.
The MINI UK VIP Customer Team driver just missed out on silverware by 0.3 seconds in Saturday’s race before contact early in race two on Sunday ended a potential challenge for victory.
Faddiley have moved to within one win of the Crewe Regional Sunday Division One title after a late late show against Elworth Park.
They were 2-1 down before they scored twice in the last few minutes to win 3-2.
Faddiley have clinched at least second place in Crewe Regional Sunday League One – and still have a chance of the title.
Their 6-3 victory over Talbot confirmed they will finish at least runners up.
By Jonathan White
A charity football match and family fun day took place in memory of a talented South Cheshire footballer who died aged just 31.
‘The Everall Derby’ is organised by twin brothers Carl and Simon Everall and is played in memory of Gareth Jones, who lost his battle to cancer.
A teenage swimming sensation from Nantwich has secured funding to help her on the path to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Polly Holden, 18, from Stapeley, was awarded £355 from the Everybody Foundation to fund her entry to the British Championships in Edinburgh where she won bronze in the 800m freestyle.
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