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Jeeves and Wooster bring award-winning comedy to Crewe Lyceum

Jeeves and Wooster bring award-winning comedy to Crewe Lyceum

The award-winning hit comedy Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense arrives at Crewe Lyceum next month on its new UK tour September 14-16.

It follows two successful national tours and a year in the West End.

August 20, 2015
Tennisathon in Wistaston raises £100 for health charities

Tennisathon in Wistaston raises £100 for health charities

A 12-hour fund-raising ‘Tennisathon’ took place at Wistaston Tennis Club on Church Lane, Wistaston.

Several members of Wistaston Tennis Club took part and 24 sets (201 games) were played during the event.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

Nantwich trained gardener wins silver at WorldSkills final

A talented Reaseheath College landscape gardener proved he is among the world’s best by taking silver at the WorldSkills finals in Brazil.

Matt Beesley and fellow team member Jonathan Gill achieved Britain’s first ever medal in landscape gardening at the global Olympics-style final in Sao Paulo.

August 20, 2015
Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

A fire underground on High Street in Nantwich forced nearby shops to be evacuated.

Fire crews and police were called out to the blaze outside the Crown Hotel near the town square after what was described as an “explosion”.

August 20, 2015
Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

An open day at Nantwich Marina will also unveil plans for the major Nantwich Aqueduct refurbishment project.

Sheila and Bill Saner, who run Nantwich Marina off the A534, are staging the event this Saturday, August 22.

August 19, 2015
Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

Nantwich man on Queen Mary 2 cruise shocked by crew death

A Nantwich man on the Queen Mary 2 cruise to America said the death of a crew member overboard has cast a shadow over the trip.

Arthur Moran was on board the luxury Cunard liner when the 26-year-old crew member, who has not been named, went missing.

August 19, 2015
Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Plan to bulldoze historic Barony Hospital for new flats

Developers want to knock a historic Nantwich building down which was once part of Barony Hospital, and replace it with 24 apartments.

Daniel Epstein, of EPRA Fabrics Limited, wants to demolish the former school and children’s home and build two new apartment blocks on Barony Court.

August 18, 2015
Nantwich cricket star Livingstone “lucky” after pub glassing incident

Nantwich cricket star Livingstone “lucky” after pub glassing incident

Nantwich CC star Liam Livingstone has been “lucky” after he was glassed in the face in a pub, his coach said.

Batsman Livingstone, who hit the record books earlier this season with 350 runs in a one-day innings, was injured during a fight in a bar in Ashford, Kent.

August 18, 2015
Walter Smith butchers in Bridgemere is cut above the rest

Walter Smith butchers in Bridgemere is cut above the rest

The Walter Smith Fine Food butchers shop at Bridgemere has been awarded membership of national Q Guild.

The store, based at Bridgemere’s Wyevale Garden Centre off the A51, is one of just two to gain the recognition after opening in November last year.

August 18, 2015
Nantwich cancer patients getting faster treatment, figures show

Nantwich cancer patients getting faster treatment, figures show

Patients in Nantwich are being seen and treated for suspected cancer faster than the national average, latest NHS England figures show.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), which manages Leighton Hospital, has been named as one of the leading trusts in terms of the proportion of cancer patients seen and treated within the expected time frames.

August 18, 2015
Audlem cyclist completes 4,000-mile coastal Britain ride in 44 days

Audlem cyclist completes 4,000-mile coastal Britain ride in 44 days

A South Cheshire cyclist has pedalled a staggering 4,000 miles in a Tour of Britain coastal ride challenge.

Eric Wilkinson, a member of Audlem Cycling Club, completed the ride unsupported in just 44 days at an average 90 miles per day.

August 18, 2015
Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Police are hunting a dangerous dog on the loose in South Cheshire after it attacked a woman and killed her pet.

Two Staffordshire pit bull type dogs attacked the woman who was out walking her Jack Russell dog in Mellor Street, Crewe.

August 17, 2015
Nantwich Town beat Stamford 6-3 in amazing first game

Nantwich Town beat Stamford 6-3 in amazing first game

Nantwich Town won a nine-goal thriller on the opening day of the season as they beat Stamford 6-3.

Goals from new signing Josh Hancock, PJ Hudson, a brace of penalties from Elliot Osborne and one each from Steve Jones and Liam Shotton secured a fantastic opening day win.

August 17, 2015