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Nantwich based social media firm forges link with South Cheshire College

Nantwich based social media firm forges link with South Cheshire College

South Cheshire College has forged new links with a Nantwich-based social media marketing company. Momentum Factor Europe is to have a permanent base at the college’s Crewe campus, moving from its Stapeley office.

May 5, 2014
Match report: Nantwich CC 1sts beat Bramhall CC by 164 runs

Match report: Nantwich CC 1sts beat Bramhall CC by 164 runs

A stunning bowling display by Oliver Griffiths helped Nantwich CC 1sts notch their first win of the new league season. Griffiths took 7 for just 29 runs as they humbled Bramhall with a comfortable 164-run victory.

May 4, 2014
Review: Rip-roaring night of Nantwich comedy at “Very Best in Stand Up”

Review: Rip-roaring night of Nantwich comedy at “Very Best in Stand Up”

The promoters of the Very Best in Stand Up in Nantwich deserve a large pat on the back. Not sure how, but this monthly show just gets better and better.

May 3, 2014
St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

A hospice is on the hunt for helpers to staff a “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich. St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice wants volunteers to help run the boutique housed in the hospice’s vintage Routemaster red double-decker bus.

May 2, 2014
Review: Heritage Opera’s “A Passion for Opera” at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

Review: Heritage Opera’s “A Passion for Opera” at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

By Claire Faulkner Heritage Opera returned to Nantwich this week and gave an outstanding performance in St Mary’s Church on Monday night. “A Passion for Opera” was a night full of well-known operatic and musical theatre numbers performed by the professional touring company.

May 2, 2014
RSPCA cattery in Nantwich issues plea over population control

RSPCA cattery in Nantwich issues plea over population control

By Lee Oliver Staff at a Nantwich cattery are pleading for new homes for abandoned or unwanted cats. Lee Stewart, manager of Stapeley Grange RSPCA centre on London Road, said the cattery is full because the population is spiralling out of control.

May 1, 2014
Willaston developer submits renewed plans for 146 homes off Moorfields

Willaston developer submits renewed plans for 146 homes off Moorfields

A developer taking its plans for 170 homes in Willaston, near Nantwich, to appeal has submitted a second scaled down application for 146 properties. Richborough Estates wants to build on land off Moorfields on Wistaston Road, Willaston, despite a large number of objections from local residents.

May 1, 2014
Cyclist saddles up to launch new cycling club in Nantwich

Cyclist saddles up to launch new cycling club in Nantwich

A keen cyclist is saddling up to launch Nantwich’s first dedicated Cycling Club. Darren Knights says Nantwich Cycle Group is for locals who just want to ride as a group and not on their own or with a traditional club.

May 1, 2014
Nantwich girl defied killer brain condition left undetected for four years

Nantwich girl defied killer brain condition left undetected for four years

A Nantwich girl who survived three brain haemorrhages – one which went undetected for four years – is defying the odds by running for charity to honour her carers.

Brave Ellie Calder, 20, has lived with a rare condition which can cause a haemorrhage any second of the day, for 13 years.

May 1, 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
Nantwich school pays tribute to stabbed teacher Ann Maguire

Nantwich school pays tribute to stabbed teacher Ann Maguire

A school in Nantwich has been flying its flag half mast in honour of Ann Maguire, the teacher stabbed to death in her classroom in Leeds. Brine Leas Academy, on Audlem Road, wanted to pay its respects to the 61-year-old whose death has rocked the country.

April 29, 2014
New Millfields Cubs and Beavers group launches in Nantwich

New Millfields Cubs and Beavers group launches in Nantwich

A new Cubs and Beavers group has been launched in Nantwich to cope with soaring demand for the popular movement. The 7th SWC Nantwich Millfields Beavers and Cubs colony has just opened its doors to more than 25 children.

April 29, 2014
Nantwich MP Edward Timpson hails latest crime figures for Cheshire

Nantwich MP Edward Timpson hails latest crime figures for Cheshire

Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new figures which show crime has fallen in Cheshire over the last 12 months. Latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that since 2010, recorded crime in Cheshire has fallen by 16%.

April 29, 2014