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Council crackdown on school run parents in Rope

Council crackdown on school run parents in Rope

Council chiefs are to crackdown on parking problems around a primary school in Rope. Cheshire East Council has agreed to introduce double yellow lines around Berkeley Primary School.

May 1, 2012
Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

An 83-year-old woman who was hit by a lorry in Nantwich and trapped underneath, is still recovering in hospital. The victim, believed to be from the Nantwich area, was knocked down when the HGV was reversing in a car park off Beam Heath Way, Nantwich.

April 30, 2012
Nantwich gears up for Strictly Dance finale for St Luke’s Hospice

Nantwich gears up for Strictly Dance finale for St Luke’s Hospice

A ‘Strictly Learn to Dance’ finale in aid of St Luke’s Hospice Cheshire is set to take place in Nantwich Civic Hall in two weeks. Fourteen couples have been learning to dance for the last 13 weeks, including moves such as the waltz and the cha cha.

April 30, 2012
Nantwich Sainsbury’s says farewell to French workers

Nantwich Sainsbury’s says farewell to French workers

Nantwich Sainsbury’s store has said farewell to French students Chloe Chopin and Ninon Raymond at the end of their placements. The youngsters enjoyed five weeks of experience at the Middlewich Road store, and proved a hit with colleagues and shoppers.

April 30, 2012
Nantwich Police winning battle against thieves and burglars

Nantwich Police winning battle against thieves and burglars

Nantwich police chiefs say latest crime figures show they are winning the battle against burglars and thieves in the town. There were 136 recorded offences of burglaries, thefts and robberies in Nantwich Neighbourhood Policing Unit in 2011-12.

April 30, 2012
Pocket globe sells for £18,000 at Nantwich auction

Pocket globe sells for £18,000 at Nantwich auction

A Crewe man enjoyed a surprise windfall when an antique pocket globe found in his parents’ home sold for £18,800 at a Nantwich auction. The celestial and terrestrial globe, less than three inches in diameter and dated from 1710, was the star sale at the Peter Wilson auction.

April 30, 2012
Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a bedroom of a house in Wistaston. The fire broke out at a property on Hanbury Close. Two appliances from Crewe were called out.

April 29, 2012
Review: Goldman Ensemble’s one-off special at Nantwich Players

Review: Goldman Ensemble’s one-off special at Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner The Goldman Ensemble thrilled a packed Nantwich audience when they performed ‘Piano Recital (Piano Not Included)’ at The Players Theatre. The four musicians possess a distinct character and different instruments to produce an amazing quartet.

April 29, 2012
Soap TV stars to play charity game at Nantwich Town

Soap TV stars to play charity game at Nantwich Town

Celebrities will be on show at Nantwich Town’s Weaver Stadium for a charity football match tomorrow (April 29). The Once Upon A Smile (OUAS) charity game will feature actors from TV soaps including Hollyoaks, Eastenders, Emmerdale, Shameless and more.

April 28, 2012
Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

A woman was seriously injured today (April 28) after being trapped under a lorry in a Nantwich car park. The victim had to be freed by fire crews and paramedics after the accident on Beam Heath Way, near Sainsbury’s off Middlewich Road.

April 28, 2012
Nantwich college dairy student among top four in the UK

Nantwich college dairy student among top four in the UK

A Nantwich student is among four finalists in a national competition to find the UK’s most talented dairy students. Will Astley, of Reaseheath College, was shortlisted for the final of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Dairy Crest Dairy Student of the Year.

April 27, 2012
David Wilson lodges 146-home plan for Stapeley Water Gardens site

David Wilson lodges 146-home plan for Stapeley Water Gardens site

Full plans for a housing development on the old Stapeley Water Gardens site in Nantwich have been lodged with Cheshire East Council. Nearby residents now have until May 16 to send in their objections or views on the controversial 146-dwelling plans from David Wilson Homes.

April 27, 2012
Welsh Row venues to stage Diamond Jubilee street party for charity

Welsh Row venues to stage Diamond Jubilee street party for charity

Two popular Nantwich venues are to stage a “Madhatters” street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Bosses of Firenze restaurant and The Cheshire Cat have been given the go ahead to close a section of Welsh Row to traffic to stage the event.

April 27, 2012