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Nantwich Town move to sixth after hammering Grantham 4-1

Nantwich Town move to sixth after hammering Grantham 4-1

By Ashley Houghton Nantwich Town produced an impressive display on the road to hammer Grantham Town 4-1. A brace from Sean Cooke and goals from Lewis Short and Andy White kept Dabbers’ playoff chase on course.

December 9, 2012
Review: Nantwich Players Christmas show “Life and Beth”

Review: Nantwich Players Christmas show “Life and Beth”

By Claire Faulkner If you’re lucky enough to have a ticket for the Nantwich Players Christmas production, you’re in for a real treat. ‘Life and Beth’, by Alan Ayckbourn is a Christmas story with a supernatural twist.

December 8, 2012
Review: Nantwich Civic Hall “Very Best in Stand Up Comedy”

Review: Nantwich Civic Hall “Very Best in Stand Up Comedy”

You know you’ve enjoyed a live show when three hours fly by in a matter of what seems like minutes. No sooner had the latest “Very Best in Standup” night at Nantwich Civic Hall started, then the final ovations were being handed out by a fulfilled audience.

December 8, 2012
Nantwich Town welcome back Andy White for Grantham clash

Nantwich Town welcome back Andy White for Grantham clash

By Ashley Houghton Jimmy Quinn’s Nantwich Town travel to Grantham with hopes of recording back to back league wins for the first time this campaign. After last Saturday’s 4-3 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels, the Dabbers lie sixth in the Evo-Stik Premier Division.

December 7, 2012
Nantwich Film Club unveils winter season of screenings

Nantwich Film Club unveils winter season of screenings

Nantwich Film Club has announced its winter season of films. And it kicks off on Monday December 10 with “Rare Exports”  – a dark, Festive comedy from Finland.

December 7, 2012
Ex Burland Parish councillor Geoff Burrows honoured as “Freeman”

Ex Burland Parish councillor Geoff Burrows honoured as “Freeman”

A parish council near Nantwich has honoured one of its former councillors by making him an Honorary Freeman. Burland Parish Council made the award to ex councillor Arthur Geoffrey Burrows as recognition for his service.

December 7, 2012
Nantwich student’s hospital plea sparks college donor campaign

Nantwich student’s hospital plea sparks college donor campaign

Youngsters in Nantwich have joined a recruitment drive to find life-saving bone marrow donors. They acted after fellow Reaseheath College student Hannah Roberts, battling a rare form of leukaemia, issued a plea from her hospital bed.

December 7, 2012
Children in Cheshire East care face two-year adoption wait

Children in Cheshire East care face two-year adoption wait

Twenty-six children in Cheshire East are still waiting to be placed with adoptive families, latest figures show. And many children are waiting almost two years in council care before being adopted.

December 6, 2012
Mountaineer and author Nigel Vardy thrills Nantwich students

Mountaineer and author Nigel Vardy thrills Nantwich students

Top mountaineer Nigel Vardy gave Nantwich students tips on succeeding against the odds at a Reaseheath College “Adventure Day”. Known as ‘Mr Frostbite’, he told how he was plucked from the summit of Alaska’s highest mountain with two fellow climbers after being injured in a fall.

December 6, 2012
New “Live At Ease” service for veterans launched in Nantwich

New “Live At Ease” service for veterans launched in Nantwich

A new service is being launched for Nantwich veterans who need help for drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, money, family or housing problems. “Live At Ease” aims to support 70,000 ex-forces personnel and their families living in Cheshire so they can cope with issues during or after working in the services.

December 6, 2012
More Nantwich pubs and clubs join “Arc Angel” police scheme

More Nantwich pubs and clubs join “Arc Angel” police scheme

Eleven licensed premises in Nantwich have now signed up to Cheshire Police’s Arc Angel scheme. The initiative aims to tackle alcohol-related crime in the town, and police are keen for Nantwich to be  promoted as a “protected town”.

December 5, 2012
Nantwich group Greenspaces spearheads Leighton Greenway project

Nantwich group Greenspaces spearheads Leighton Greenway project

A Nantwich environmental group is spearheading a scheme to boost eco-friendly transport links in Crewe. Greenspaces South Cheshire has teamed up with partners to improve the route of the Leighton Greenway Extension project.

December 5, 2012
Staff at South Cheshire car dealership raise £2,000 for Children In Need

Staff at South Cheshire car dealership raise £2,000 for Children In Need

Staff at a South Cheshire car dealership dressed up as their favourite film heroes for the day to help raise £2,000 for charity. Employees at the area’s local Peugeot dealership Gateway, in Crewe, performed the stunt for Children in Need.

December 5, 2012