By Sara Royle
Christmas might be a distant memory, but some festive activities in Crewe and Nantwich have had a lasting impact.
Crewe & Nantwich Round Table once again hit the jackpot by raising more than £7,000 in collections thanks to its Santa’s Float.
Fire crews were called to a blaze in a garden of a house in Stapeley, Nantwich.
One hose reel was used to extinguish the fire which started on a fence on Hawksey Drive.
A primary school in Nantwich has been judged as “outstanding” in all five areas, according to the latest Ofsted inspection.
Stapeley Broad Lane CE Primary School was praised by inspectors for its “strong leadership and management”.
Scottish Power has suspended works on London Road in Nantwich after complaints about traffic control and parked vehicles.
The works began this week as part of a £3.9 million project by SP Energy Networks to upgrade supplies to Nantwich and Stapeley.
A headteacher in Nantwich has warned that feeder school pupils may not be guaranteed a place in future because of pressure on admission numbers.
Andrew Cliffe, who runs Brine Leas Academy, is having to raise their normal year 7 entry figure of 215 to 240 – resulting in two extra classes.
Pupils at two Nantwich schools have designed award-winning posters aimed at alerting residents to dangers of doorstep crooks and strangers.
Youngsters at St Anne’s Catholic Primary and Stapeley Broad Lane Primary were recognised in a competition run by Cheshire East Council’s Trading Standards team.
Angry parents at a Nantwich primary school have slammed a two-year delay over a new car park which should resolve traffic dangers children face every day.
They say youngsters walking to and from Stapeley Broad Lane Primary are dicing with death along the busy A529 Audlem Road at peak drop-off and pick-up times.
A community Dog Watch scheme has been launched in Nantwich, with the backing of a local veterinary centre.
Nantwich South and Stapeley councillors Peter Groves and Andrew Martin hope it will encourage responsible dog ownership and crackdown on fouling on streets and footpaths.
An amateur painter from Nantwich has one of his works on display at a major exhibition.
Martin Bale, a member of Wrenbury Art Group, has seen his painting called “The Joy of Dolphins” accepted into this year’s Three Counties Art Exhibition at Keele University.
A missing person was found in Nantwich after an extensive police search.
The force helicopter was heard above the Stapeley and Audlem Road area of the town for around an hour late last night (December 10).
Father Christmas will be out and about as Santa’s Float visits Nantwich and surrounding villages over the next 10 days.
The Crewe & Nantwich Round Table Christmas Float will be visiting streets across South Cheshire to help raise money for local causes.
A 10-year-old Nantwich girl will be taking centre stage in the hit West End and Broadway production, Shrek The Musical.
Emma Currie, a pupil at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, will be performing to packed audiences at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Campaigners in Wistaston have pleaded with Cheshire East Council to create a new “Green Belt” to stop more green areas being lost to developers.
They say the interim findings of the planning inspector’s examination of the Local Plan are a “kick in the teeth” for villages like Wistaston.
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