It was chocolate heaven when more than 400 Easter eggs were delivered to youngsters across Nantwich and Crewe. Richmond Village and Sainsbury’s Nantwich staff played Easter bunny for children at The Wingate Centre, Leighton Hospital Children’s Ward and Crewe Women’s Refuge.
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.
By James Briscoe Nantwich Town keeper Steve James produced an acrobatic performance to earn a point against Matlock. And the visitors will regret not taking advantage of several defensive lapses by their opponents at the Weaver Stadium.
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.
Budding bakers were crowned winners in a hotly-contested schools challenge run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich. Ten entries from 120 made it through to the final of the Year 9 Schools Bake Off Competition, held in the college’s specialist food centre in Nantwich.
The hunt is on to find the next Alan Sugar in a business start-up competition in Crewe and Nantwich. The idea, backed by South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, targets 18-25 years olds living in a 10-mile radius of Crewe or Nantwich.
An award-winning Cheshire village pub is rolling out a big Easter beer treat for the Bank Holiday weekend. The annual festival returns to the Yew Tree Inn at Spurstow, near Nantwich, which has twice been voted ‘Pub of the Year’ by the Marketing Cheshire Awards.
A fully staged musical spectacular will add glamour to this weekend’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival in Nantwich. Swinging At The Cotton Club, at Nantwich Civic Hall on Saturday, is one of the headline shows at the festival which starts tonight (April 17).
Nantwich Library is to host a Family Laughter yoga session tomorrow (Thursday April 17). As everybody knows laughing is good for you, as it decreases stress, increases well-being, boosts the immune system and is good exercise.
Police want to trace witnesses to an accident which left a pensioner seriously injured in Wistaston, near Nantwich. The accident happened on the A534 Crewe Road, where a blue Land Rover Discovery travelling from Nantwich area hit a pedestrian near to the junction with Laidon Avenue.
Nantwich Museum has been given a funding boost of £400 from Nantwich Rotary Club. The donation will help museum staff at the Pillory Street venue keep the facility running.
A motobility specialist from a Crewe and Nantwich car dealership has gone the extra mile – and delivered his 1,000th car. Matthew Wiltshire, who works for Gateway Peugeot Crewe, reached the impressive milestone after nine years with the company.
Peckforton Castle near Nantwich is a finalist in the Large Hotel of the Year category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014. The venue now goes forward to the glittering awards ceremony on May 12 at Cheltenham Racecourse.
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