Auctioneer and TV personality Robert Stones has been honoured with the prestigious Dutton Medal at Nantwich Museum. The museum’s board nominate an individual every year for the medal made by Ron Dutton in memory of his parents.
Lucky Nantwich folk were given a glimpse of a big screen movie being made in Cheshire. The film premiere of The Minister of Chance took place at the Woodlands Brewery off London Road, Stapeley.
Bollards are to be erected on a street in a Nantwich village to tackle “anti-social” motorists. Residents in Willaston have complained many times about the Meadow View development where drivers double park.
By Jonathan White Hundreds enjoyed the warm weather to turn out for Wistaston Village Fete in the grounds of St Mary’s Church Rectory. It began with a procession from Wistaston Memorial Hall led by Scottish Piper John Beattie.
Hundreds of Crewe and Nantwich cyclists turned out for the 2014 Up and Under Foundation Rides to raise money for needy children. Individuals and teams took part in either a 100 mile, 100km or a 50km ride across the Cheshire countryside.
Organisers of this weekend’s Nantwich Town Fete are promising a fun-packed day for all the family. The event, a revival of an old tradition, will sit alongside “SkoolsFest”, which showcases young talent from the town’s schools in singing, dancing, drama and the arts.
Nantwich Town manager Danny Johnson is looking to bring the club’s youth team closer to the first team. And now he is inviting interested school leavers or young footballers not offered a scholarship with a professional football club, a chance to join his first team squad for pre-season training.
Young swimmers from Nantwich Seals have excelled again in two competitions in North Wales. Ten swimmers competed for the club at the Wrexham Cath Ankers meet 2014, and secured 26 personal bests from 31 events entered.
Nantwich CC 1sts secured only their third outright league victory of the season with a 7-wicket win away at Grappenhall. And it was largely due to a stunning bowling performance by Nantwich’s Liam Livingstone, who took 7 for 114 off 23 overs.
Two Nantwich villages are to benefit from new life-saving defibrillators. Willaston Primary School is receiving one of the defibrillators thanks to a donation from South Cheshire Harriers.
Councillors in Nantwich and Crewe are locked in a mid-summer wrangle – over a set of Christmas Lights! Nantwich Town Council says it now owns the lights, which were apparently offered as a gift by Cheshire East Council.
A councillor called on retail giant M&S to weed out a plant problem plaguing its Nantwich store. Nantwich Town Cllr Andrew Martin says unsightly weeds are turning Beam Street “Simply Food” store into an eyesore as the town prepares to welcome Britain in Bloom judges.
Leighton Hospital’s much-used Treatment Centre is to undergo a major six-month overhaul from next week. Works will include the creation of a dedicated surgical admissions lounge, and an expansion of the endoscopy suite.
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