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Nantwich Tennis Club nets £3,250 grant to serve up better facilities

Nantwich Tennis Club nets £3,250 grant to serve up better facilities

Nantwich Tennis Club has been served with a £3,250 cash boost to help provide ace new facilities!

Club bosses hope the community grant will help attract new members and improve safety at the venue near Alvaston Business Park.

December 4, 2014
HS2 railway conference staged in South Cheshire as Chancellor visits Crewe

HS2 railway conference staged in South Cheshire as Chancellor visits Crewe

Key players from the region’s railway industry are meeting in South Cheshire to outline the benefits of the proposed HS2 North West hub station at Crewe.

And it comes on the same day Chancellor George Osborne visited Bentley in Crewe to further outline the impact of his Autumn statement on the economy.

December 4, 2014
Nantwich property agent welcomes surprise Stamp Duty changes

Nantwich property agent welcomes surprise Stamp Duty changes

A Nantwich property agent has issued a cautious welcome to Chancellor George Osborne’s plan to overhaul stamp duty.

Shaun Cafferty, who runs Martin&Co on Hospital Street, said the surprise announcement could “help stimulate” the property market in the town and across South Cheshire.

December 3, 2014
Nantwich Santa Dash to raise money for Hope House Hospice

Nantwich Santa Dash to raise money for Hope House Hospice

Scores of Santas will be darting around Nantwich as the popular ‘Santa Dash’ returns to the town.

The 2014 Nantwich Santa Dash aims to raise for Hope House Children’s Hospice.

December 3, 2014
Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Cheshire Police target Nantwich drink and drug drivers in December

Drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich are being targeted by Cheshire Police’s Operation Blue Christmas.

Officers will be targeting suspected drink and drug drivers throughout December to reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions on the county’s roads.

December 3, 2014
Highfields School in Nantwich to stage Christmas Fayre

Highfields School in Nantwich to stage Christmas Fayre

It’s time for some festive fun at the Highfields School Christmas Fayre on Sunday December 7.

Santa will be in his grotto and his helpers will be manning lots of stalls including “Guess the name of the Chatwins gingerbread man”, the “secret present wrapping room”, and “adopt a teddy bear”.

December 3, 2014
Councillors blast Cheshire East over four-fold rise in housing appeal losses

Councillors blast Cheshire East over four-fold rise in housing appeal losses

Opposition councillors have blasted Conservative-led Cheshire East Council over the growing number of housing appeal losses.

New figures show Cheshire East has lost a staggering 29 appeals in 2014 alone – four times the number they lost in 2012.

December 3, 2014
Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joins in CAB 75th anniversary celebrations

Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joined guest speaker Fiona Bruce MP to help celebrate 75 years of Cheshire East Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) first appeared in 1939, when more than 200 emergency centres were established throughout the UK and were all governed by a Central Committee in London.

December 2, 2014
Nantwich Town land “League Fair Play Award” for November

Nantwich Town land “League Fair Play Award” for November

By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town have won the Northern Premier League Fair Play Award for the month of November.

The Dabbers picked up only two cautions in the month in their four league games, putting them top of the Evo-Stik Premier Division fair play table.

December 2, 2014
Weston Christmas Lights show raises money for Donna Louise Hospice

Weston Christmas Lights show raises money for Donna Louise Hospice

The Weston Charity Christmas Light Display will take place at Carters Green Farm on Jack Lane, Weston, from Monday December 1 to Sunday December 28.

It will be on display between 6.15pm and 9pm.

December 2, 2014
Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

Nantwich girl, 10, lands starring role in West End hit Shrek The Musical

A 10-year-old Nantwich girl will be taking centre stage in the hit West End and Broadway production, Shrek The Musical.

Emma Currie, a pupil at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, will be performing to packed audiences at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

December 2, 2014
Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

Ministry of Defence confirms probe into Nantwich soldier’s Military Cross

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims a Nantwich soldier’s gallantry was “exaggerated” before he was awarded the Military Cross.

A report in a national newspaper suggests the actions of Lieutenant William Boreham, of 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, may have been exaggerated, possibly without his knowledge.

December 1, 2014
Railway Hotel win top-of-the-table clash in Crewe Regional Sunday Premier League

Railway Hotel win top-of-the-table clash in Crewe Regional Sunday Premier League

Railway Hotel maintained their lead in the Premier Division of the Crewe Regional Sunday Football League with 1-0 win over title rivals Square One.

In a tight affair, Railway Hotel looked the sharpest in the first half.

December 1, 2014