Parish councillors clashed with the leader of Cheshire East over the long-running Stapeley Village Hall saga. The delays and dithering over opening the hall next to Pear Tree Primary School were laid bare at a packed public meeting.
International stars are set to perform at Nantwich Words and Music Festival 2012 next month. The festival, to run from October 8 to 14, will host unique performances in intimate venues around the town.
Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan will add glamour to a spectacular bonfire and fireworks display in Nantwich. The pin-up, who plays Rovers barmaid Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap, will be at the “Spooktacular” Halloween family fun night at Dorfold Park on October 27.
Organisers of the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival have been stunned at the success of this weekend’s event. More than 30,000 visitors have flocked to Nantwich and the weekend is set to generate more than £2 million for the town.
Nantwich Town Council is to hold a special consultation evening for the public on the Draft Nantwich Town Strategy. The strategy, part of the consultation process on the new Cheshire East Local Plan, gives people a chance to shape how Nantwich should grow up to the year 2030.
A key British military figure of the last 15 years is to give a talk to South Cheshire church goers next month. Major General Tim Cross CBE will be talking about his life, faith and experiences in the army in Bosnia and both Gulf wars.
Councillors have revealed plans to revamp this year’s Nantwich Christmas Lights switch-on on December 1. It follows criticism of last year’s event which many felt was a damp squib.
By Ashley Houghton The mighty Manchester United are to play Nantwich Town to commemorate a special anniversary. Sir Alex Ferguson will send a team to the Weaver Stadium to mark 60 years since their record-breaking 23-0 victory over the Dabbers in the FA Youth Cup.
More than 10,000 people are expected to watch an explosive fireworks event in Dorfold Park, Nantwich. Pyrotechnic experts John Malam and Alan Rhead, of Blitz Fireworks in Crewe, have teamed up with Nantwich Agricultural Society to organise the spectacular display and family bonfire event.
Nantwich Police are staging a series of surgeries in villages in the area for residents to air their concerns. The forthcoming rural surgeries are taking place next weekend Saturday September 15 and Sunday 16.
Visitors to Nantwich Food and Drink Festival can enjoy a double helping of celebrity chefs. For star names Brian Mellor and Ruth Clemens will be appearing at the Food Theatre in the town later this month.
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival organisers are urging more traders to get behind the event by opening their doors on Sunday. They fear town centre shopkeepers will miss out on bumper takings over festival weekend September 14-16 if they fail to join in the region’s biggest gastronomic gathering.
Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has issued a plea to residents in Stapeley to back the fight to stop more housing developments. He believes the “power of the people” which stopped the Parkers Road traveller’s site in Crewe should give villagers heart.
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