Village News

KidzKitchen business mums win Dabbers Den Nantwich competition

KidzKitchen business mums win Dabbers Den Nantwich competition

Two mums from Wybunbury have scooped first prize in the latestn Dabbers Den competition to find great businesses in Nantwich. Tracey Cooke and Gill Fox were crowned champions for their new and thriving enterprise, KidzKitchen.

November 29, 2013
Christmas carol concert planned for Stapeley, Nantwich

Christmas carol concert planned for Stapeley, Nantwich

A community Christmas carol concert is being planned for families in Stapeley, Nantwich. Stapeley Parish Council is to stage the concert at the new community hall next to Pear Tree School on December 10.

November 28, 2013
Cancer Research UK “Christmas Fair” held in Wistaston

Cancer Research UK “Christmas Fair” held in Wistaston

By Jonathan White The Cancer Research UK “Christmas Fair” has taken place at the Wistaston Memorial Hall. The event was organised by the Crewe and Nantwich Support Group for Cancer Research UK.

November 25, 2013
Rookery Hall Hotel scoops gold in Nantwich Dining Out awards

Rookery Hall Hotel scoops gold in Nantwich Dining Out awards

Top eateries across South Cheshire have been rewarded after thousands of diners voted in a Nantwich Food and Drink Festival contest. The third Dining Out Awards attracted a large crowd of hotel, restaurant, pub and café owners to a presentation ceremony at Rookery Hall Hotel.

November 25, 2013
Councillor and families fight Willaston homes plan for second time

Councillor and families fight Willaston homes plan for second time

A councillor has backed residents in objecting to a plan to build 40 homes on greenfield site in Willaston, Nantwich. The proposal has been submitted for a second time by Richard Lee Ltd to Cheshire East Council for houses on land off Eastern Road.

November 24, 2013
Willaston pupils perform at Brine Leas in aid of Alder Hey Hospital

Willaston pupils perform at Brine Leas in aid of Alder Hey Hospital

By Jonathan White A charity fundraising evening concert at Brine Leas School in Nantwich helped to raise more than £660. More than 200 people watched group and solo performances by The Co-operative Junior & Beginner Wind Bands and Willaston Primary School.

November 22, 2013
Thieves steal six ferrets in raid on family home in Nantwich

Thieves steal six ferrets in raid on family home in Nantwich

Thieves staked out a Nantwich property before breaking in through a garden fence to steal six ferrets! The offenders struck at night at a house on Crewe Road, in Willaston.

November 22, 2013
Expansion will boost Nantwich sports facilities, says Reaseheath College boss

Expansion will boost Nantwich sports facilities, says Reaseheath College boss

A Nantwich college boss believes closing a local golf course to make way for expansion will benefit the town. Meredydd David, principal of 7,500-student Reaseheath College, told Nantwich Town councillors all other avenues have been considered.

November 20, 2013
Nantwich sports students meet Team GB cycling stars at Velodrome

Nantwich sports students meet Team GB cycling stars at Velodrome

Sports Performance students from Nantwich enjoyed a visit to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. The Reaseheath College students learned key techniques – and met Team GB’s biggest cycling stars.

November 20, 2013
Nantwich mum set to re-open Playworld after devastating fire

Nantwich mum set to re-open Playworld after devastating fire

A Nantwich mum is days away from re-opening her business which was destroyed by fire just seven months ago. Mandy Grinnell has rebuilt her Playworld children’s centre in Shavington from scratch.

November 19, 2013
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died in a collision near Nantwich, told how he had only just taken up cycling again after retirement. Stewart Roy Gandy, 65, from Wistaston, died after colliding with a lorry on the A530 Whitchurch Road at Baddington Bridge, Aston.

November 18, 2013
Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

A man has been bailed in connection with the death of 65-year-old cyclist Stewart Gandy on the A530 near Nantwich. The 36-year-old man was arrested in Wigan and was quizzed by Cheshire Police officers.

November 15, 2013
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Agricultural advisors in Nantwich have won funding to help 50 farmers with their businesses. The Reaseheath College advisors won a bid to secure almost £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund.

November 14, 2013