Arts & Entertainment

Buyer snaps up LS Lowry painting for £39,000 at Nantwich auction

Buyer snaps up LS Lowry painting for £39,000 at Nantwich auction

An L.S. Lowry painting sold for an amazing £39,000 at art auction in Nantwich. A trade buyer snapped up the iconic “People on a Promenade” felt tip pen and pencil sketch during the two-day sale at Peter Wilson auctioneers on Market Street.

May 12, 2014
The Hoosiers and Ariana & The Rose to perform Nantwich gig

The Hoosiers and Ariana & The Rose to perform Nantwich gig

Ariana & The Rose will be performing in Nantwich as support act for The Hoosiers during their 16-date UK tour. Both bands will be performing live at The Studio venue on Castle Street in Nantwich on May 21.

May 6, 2014
Work of local artist Kate McKennan in Nantwich Museum exhibition

Work of local artist Kate McKennan in Nantwich Museum exhibition

An exhibition by local artist Kate McKennan has opened at Nantwich Museum. Kate’s exhibition of paintings and drawings are on show in the Millennium Gallery until Saturday June 21.

April 30, 2014
What’s On: Latest shows at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

What’s On: Latest shows at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

The Scouts will be in town this week – performing their Scout Gang Show at Crewe Lyceum Theatre. More than 100 Scouts and leaders from across Crewe and Nanwtich from all sections will be embracing the Scout Gang Show tradition of song, dance and comedy including items from films and West End shows.

April 28, 2014
Big Band concert to raise cash for Nantwich Museum’s dementia work

Big Band concert to raise cash for Nantwich Museum’s dementia work

A big band music concert Thanks for the Memory will help raise money for Nantwich Museum’s work with dementia sufferers. The concert, which will feature music from the ‘30s to the ‘60s from the Dave Egerton Band, takes place at 2pm on Sunday May 11.

April 25, 2014
“Swinging 60s” night to be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall

“Swinging 60s” night to be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall

The Swinging 60s comes to Nantwich on May 9 when the Civic Hall hosts an evening of live music from 50 years ago. Opening act will be acoustic duo “The Sunflowers”, two musicians who use their guitars as well as voices to perform tracks from Simon and Garfunkel and The Drifters.

April 25, 2014
L.S. Lowry paintings among biggest art auction in Nantwich for years

L.S. Lowry paintings among biggest art auction in Nantwich for years

Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson are to stage one of the biggest auctions of works by Northern artists for many years. More than 200 works by famous artists like L.S. Lowry, Geoffrey Key, William Turner, Arthur Delaney, Donald McIntyre and Alan Lowndes will be sold on Thursday May 1.

April 25, 2014
Very Best in Stand Up comedy returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

Very Best in Stand Up comedy returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

The Very Best In Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall next week with another four top comedians – including a firm favourite. Compere and host is Pete Otway, who is making his debut in Nantwich.

April 24, 2014
New Nantwich Special Constables star in BBC TV documentary

New Nantwich Special Constables star in BBC TV documentary

A student and a landscape gardener from Nantwich are to star in a new BBC One series – as crime fighters! Laurence Towers and Amber-Louise Evans are among six new Cheshire Police recruits starring in the series, “First Time on the Front Line”.

April 23, 2014
Strictly Come Dancing stars’ “Fitsteps” classes to launch in Nantwich

Strictly Come Dancing stars’ “Fitsteps” classes to launch in Nantwich

Nantwich folk are being urged to dust off their dancing shoes and join a new fitness regime being launched in the town. The Olive Grove Conference Centre in Regents Park will host the new “Fitsteps” on April 29.

April 22, 2014
In pictures: The 18th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

In pictures: The 18th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

The 18th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival came to end today (April 21) after a five-day extravaganza. Organisers believe the event has pulled in over 40,000 people to the town centre where 18 venues hosted scores of different live acts.

April 21, 2014
Nantwich traffic gridlock after M6 closure on busiest Jazz Festival day

Nantwich traffic gridlock after M6 closure on busiest Jazz Festival day

Roads around Nantwich were gridlocked for much of yesterday as the town’s Jazz Festival swung into its third day. A crash on the M6 motorway in the morning led to a closure between junctions 17 and 18 and thousands of vehicles using surrounding routes.

April 20, 2014
Nantwich Jazz Festival kicks off in style with live music across town

Nantwich Jazz Festival kicks off in style with live music across town

The Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival got off to a rip-roaring start at several venues in the town last night (April 17). The Studio Nightclub & Entertainment Venue welcomed hundreds of music fans to their Castle Street venue.

April 18, 2014