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Students join veterans to sell poppies in Nantwich store

Students join veterans to sell poppies in Nantwich store

Nantwich students took time out to join war veterans selling poppies at a town supermarket. They bought poppies and spent time with the Royal British Legion representatives at Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road where they had called in for lunch.

November 7, 2013
Nantwich coffee morning to raise Leukaemia Research funds

Nantwich coffee morning to raise Leukaemia Research funds

A fund-raising coffee morning will take place at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to help raise funds for Leukaemia research. The event will be held from 9am to midday on Saturday November 23 at the Nantwich Parish Rooms.

November 7, 2013
Motorists cause bus problems in Willaston village, Nantwich

Motorists cause bus problems in Willaston village, Nantwich

Motorists clogging up a Nantwich village by parking badly are forcing bus drivers to divert from their normal route, it has emerged. Arriva’s number 84 service has had to bypass Willaston village centre a number of times because it cannot get through.

November 7, 2013
Nantwich Christian Council seeks Christmas Day chef

Nantwich Christian Council seeks Christmas Day chef

The Nantwich Christian Council has issued an appeal for help – to find a Christmas Day chef! The group is staging its usual Christmas Day lunch at Nantwich Methodist Church, on Hospital Street.

November 6, 2013
Three-car A534 accident in Nantwich causes traffic delays

Three-car A534 accident in Nantwich causes traffic delays

A three-vehicle road accident caused delays in Nantwich town centre. No one was injured in the crash which happened at Spring Gardens on Hospital Street.

November 6, 2013
Nantwich Town delight after beating high-flying AFC Fylde 2-1

Nantwich Town delight after beating high-flying AFC Fylde 2-1

By James Briscoe Nantwich Town produced the away performance of the season to topple promotion-chasing AFC Fylde 2-1. Late goals by Aaron Burns (pictured) and Ben Deegan crowned a superb display by the Dabbers on the Lancashire coast.

November 6, 2013
14 quiz teams battle it out for Wistaston Fred Lorimer Trophy

14 quiz teams battle it out for Wistaston Fred Lorimer Trophy

Fourteen teams of four people battled it out in six rounds of questions at Wistaston’s annual quiz for the Fred Lorimer Trophy. Quiz-masters Peter and Christina Wainwright took charge of the event for the first time at Wistaston Memorial Hall, after Geoff and Sheila Armitage stepped down after more than 20 years.

November 6, 2013
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club plays landmark Germany fixture

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club plays landmark Germany fixture

Members of Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club travelled to Germany to play a landmark fixture. Ben Reinhardt, Chris Raiswell, Diane Mayman and Jonathan Braithwaite made the journey to play Birkenheide Tennis Club.

November 5, 2013
South Cheshire’s Queens Park launches as wedding venue

South Cheshire’s Queens Park launches as wedding venue

Couples can now tie the knot at the most iconic park in the Crewe and Nantwich area. Queens Park, seen as one of Cheshire East’s “jewels in the crown”, has been formally named as an official wedding venue.

November 5, 2013
FA Chairman Greg Dyke hails Nantwich Town as ideal “community club”

FA Chairman Greg Dyke hails Nantwich Town as ideal “community club”

By James Briscoe New FA Chairman Greg Dyke dropped in to Nantwich to visit what he believes sets the standards for a “community club”. Mr Dyke visited the Weaver Stadium with Cheshire FA Chief Executive Simon Gerrard.

November 5, 2013
A530 Nantwich to Burleydam fifth most dangerous road in Britain

A530 Nantwich to Burleydam fifth most dangerous road in Britain

The A530 between Nantwich and Burleydam has been named UK’s fifth most dangerous road, a new report has highlighted. The eight-mile stretch of single carriageway saw 23 fatal or serious crashes between 2007 and 2011, according to latest 5-year figures.

November 4, 2013
Rare War of Independence medal to fetch £10,000 at Nantwich auction

Rare War of Independence medal to fetch £10,000 at Nantwich auction

A medal awarded to a Royal Navy hero from the second War of Independence in 1812, is to go on sale at a Nantwich auction. The medal is expected to fetch around £10,000 when it goes under the hammer at Peter Wilson auctioneers on Market Street November 27-28.

November 4, 2013
Reaseheath College students prove a hit at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath College students prove a hit at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath College students and staff from Nantwich were under the spotlight when they provided the arena party for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). Thirty-six students and two staff from the Nantwich college were on duty for the full week.

November 4, 2013