Nantwich fire crews have given local residents the thumbs up after they cleaned up during a fundraising car wash. Firefighters at the Beam Street station raised more than £200 in just a few hours washing cars for charity.
A Marie Curie Spring Walk takes place in South Cheshire this weekend. The moderate 13km (8 mile) day amble will take walkers from Weston, near Crewe, to Barthomley and Mill Dale on Saturday May 17.
Nantwich sprinter Hayley Jones has been selected to run for Great Britain in the World Relay Championships. And a delighted Jones, a former Malbank School student, spoke of her joy at clinching a place in the team.
The clear-out of players at Nantwich Town is underway as boss Danny Johnson looks to rebuild for the 2014-15 campaign. The club has already announced that three big names – Aaron Burns, Ben Deegan and Alex Frost – have departed.
Nantwich’s favourite family has just expanded – after these beautiful cygnets arrived overnight! The mating swans on the River Weaver have been a popular attraction in the town over recent months.
A Nantwich school is to open its doors to show off the town’s talented pupils as part of a “summer spectacular” exhibition. Brine Leas Academy, on Audlem Road, will be open to the public on May 22 between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.
A South Cheshire farming company has been fined £50,000 after a young dad was killed when a 1.5 tonne concrete panel fell on him. Sean Bennett was helping to build a new cowshed at Yew Tree Farm, off the A530 Nantwich Road near Middlewich, when tragedy struck.
Councillors are calling on school and highways improvements amid plans to build 268 new houses on farmland in Nantwich. Detailed plans for the site off Queen’s Drive have been submitted after Gladman Homes gained outline planning approval, despite local objections.
Police hunting a burglar who struck at two addresses in Nantwich have released an image of a man they want to speak to. This CCTV picture is part of an appeal after two break-ins at addresses on London Road and St Joseph’s Way near Richmond Village, Nantwich.
Manchester United star Nick Powell has been banned after being caught drink driving in a Vauxhall Corsa in Nantwich. The 20-year-old former Crewe Alexandra midfielder was caught over the alcohol limit in Davenport Avenue.
Chancellor George Osborne gave Nantwich’s Reaseheath College a big pat on the back – after visiting its dairy parlour. Mr Osborne praised Reaseheath for its efforts to help food producers meet the challenge of world population growth and climate change.
Rail bosses apologised to hundreds of drivers in Nantwich after signal failure left a level crossing out of action for an hour. Network Rail said the failure near Nantwich station caused the problems at the London Road level crossing.
A packed Nantwich Civic Hall welcomed in the new Mayor of Nantwich, Cllr Christine Farrall. The former headteacher was sworn in as the town council’s new chair, taking over from outgoing mayor Cllr John Lewis.
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