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Nantwich CC 1sts face crunch game at third place Hyde

Nantwich CC 1sts face crunch game at third place Hyde

Nantwich CC 1sts hope to close the gap on the leaders when they face Hyde CC in the Cheshire County Premier League. Another stunning century by Louis Bentley helped Nantwich to a nine-wicket win over Neston last weekend.

August 17, 2012
Leighton Hospital patients welcome new eCards service

Leighton Hospital patients welcome new eCards service

Relatives and friends can now send ‘Get Well Soon’ e-messages to patients at Leighton Hospital thanks to a new service. The eCard service, being trialled by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), allows people to send personal messages to loved ones in hospital when they may not be able to visit in person.

August 17, 2012
Nantwich student cut above rest in national forestry awards

Nantwich student cut above rest in national forestry awards

A Nantwich college student has scooped a national forestry award. John Tunstall is the first Reaseheath College student to win a Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Silky Fox Handsaws Award.

August 17, 2012
Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

The body of missing South Cheshire runner John Lawton has been found on a mountainside, his family confirmed today. The discovery comes almost four months after John, from Alsager, disappeared while competing in the 35km Taygetos Challenge near Kalamata.

August 16, 2012
South Cheshire College celebrates 99.6% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College celebrates 99.6% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College is celebrating after announcing its second best ever set of A level results. Crewe and Nantwich students at the institution celebrated an overall A level pass rate of 99.6%.

August 16, 2012
Brine Leas School in Nantwich celebrates A Level success stories

Brine Leas School in Nantwich celebrates A Level success stories

Brine Leas High School students in Nantwich are celebrating a milestone today as the first cohort of A level results were released. Around 100 students at BL6 picked up their results as the first sixth form cohort in the school’s history.

August 16, 2012
“Very Best in Stand Up” comedy season returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

“Very Best in Stand Up” comedy season returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall for a new season in September with a top bill of acts lined up. And to kick off, promoters have Charlie Baker, Nick Page, Carl Donnelly and Gary Delaney appearing on Friday September 7.

August 16, 2012
Over 1,000 enjoy Choldmondeley Castle picnic for One in Eleven Appeal

Over 1,000 enjoy Choldmondeley Castle picnic for One in Eleven Appeal

Tots and teddies took over Cholmondeley Castle near Nantwich for a special fundraising picnic for the One in Eleven Appeal. Families brought their favourite teddies to the Cheshire beauty spot to help raise funds for a new neonatal unit at Leighton Hospital.

August 15, 2012
Stoke City take on Manchester Utd at Nantwich’s Weaver Stadium

Stoke City take on Manchester Utd at Nantwich’s Weaver Stadium

By Ashley Houghton Stoke City under-21s will use Nantwich Town’s Weaver Stadium as their home for the new under-21 Premier League. And they kick off the campaign at the “Dabberdome” with a home clash against mighty Manchester Utd this weekend.

August 15, 2012
Chapterhouse Theatre to stage open air Shakespeare in Nantwich

Chapterhouse Theatre to stage open air Shakespeare in Nantwich

A prestigious theatre group completes its UK tour with an open air performance at Reaseheath College in Nantwich. Chapterhouse Theatre Company will stage Shakespeare’s  “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this Saturday August 18.

August 14, 2012
“Walking Football” event to be staged at Nantwich Town FC

“Walking Football” event to be staged at Nantwich Town FC

Football fans who like to play at a gentler pace can sign up to a one-off session being staged at Nantwich Town FC. The “Walking Football” event at the Weaver Stadium is aimed at the older generation still keen on playing the sport they love.

August 14, 2012
Minshull’s fundraiser helps South Cheshire cancer patients

Minshull’s fundraiser helps South Cheshire cancer patients

By Jonathan White A ‘Grand Mad Hatters Tea Party’ at Minshull’s in Crewe helped to raise vital funds for South Cheshire cancer patients. Minshull’s donated 50p for each cup of tea and coffee bought along with proceeds from cake sales to Marie Curie Cancer Care

August 14, 2012
Nantwich man, 23, arrested over “ear bite” pub incident

Nantwich man, 23, arrested over “ear bite” pub incident

A Nantwich man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which part of a man’s ear was bitten off. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an altercation which happened outside a pub in Crewe.

August 13, 2012