Cheshire East Council chiefs dismissed potential shale gas “fracking” sites – hours after David Cameron claimed it was the future for energy. Oil and gas companies leading the charge for shale gas plan to expand drilling sites in the UK – with Crewe and Nantwich area a potential rich source.
Nantwich Town Council is to commemorate Holocaust Day with a Book of Remembrance. The book will be based at Nantwich Civic Hall and open for anyone to sign.
Big-hearted golfers at a Nantwich club have chipped in to provide their local area with a life-saving defibrillator. Members of Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow have all pitched in to help raise £7,800 over the last year.
More productions have been added to the new spring season at Crewe Lyceum Theatre. These include stand-up from Jon Richardson, a comedy musical with Lesley Joseph, and children’s entertainment by The Sooty Show and Bananas in Pyjamas.
South Cheshire ABC is to host a boxing night at Nantwich Civic Hall on Saturday February 1. The event takes place from 6pm to 11pm and will feature around 12 bouts of amateur boxing featuring local fighters.
Nantwich Town earned themselves a hard-fought point in a 2-2 draw away at Stamford. The Dabbers came back from conceding a second minute penalty and were only seven minutes away from grabbing all three points.
By Joy Cassidy Neil Gaimon’s Coraline is a dark and quirky tale of a young girl whose boredom and loneliness takes her on an adventure to a fantastical world, much like her own, but with some very absurd and freakish differences.
Wistaston residents are celebrating after a planning application to build up to 300 homes on “Green Gap” land was thrown out. Gladman Homes wanted to develop on the land off Church Lane, known locally as “Witters Field”.
An app launched by a Nantwich firm to help teachers register their pupils, has won a prestigious MobileWebAward. The “Reggie” was awarded “Outstanding Mobile App” and now sits alongside other winners such as Google, Orange, E! Online, Volkswagen and Gucci.
Work to probe potential contamination at the Barony playing fields in Nantwich has been completed, council chiefs say. Cheshire East Council carried out tests on potential land contamination with more extensive soil sampling on the former clay pit and domestic refuse tip.
Construction work has started on a £1.7 million development on Blagg Avenue in Nantwich. The scheme, by housing provider Wulvern, aims to provide more affordable homes in the historic town where house prices are higher than many areas in Cheshire.
Police have warned residents of a Nantwich village their cars could be towed away if they continue to park badly. A letter from Nantwich Police has been delivered to residents in Willaston in a bid to tackle the growing problem of parked vehicles causing obstruction.
Nantwich Town were narrowly beaten by FA Cup heroes Macclesfield Town in their Cheshire Senior Cup clash. The Dabbers lost 2-1 at Moss Rose, despite Steve Foster’s strike giving them a 1-0 half-time lead.
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