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Nantwich Food Awards 2025 now open for nominations

Nantwich Food Awards 2025 now open for nominations

Nominations are now open for Nantwich residents to support their favourite eateries as part of the Nantwich Food Awards.

There are eight categories for people to nominate, including bars, cafes, restaurants and food producers.

June 8, 2025
Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes celebrates 30 years of community spirit

Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes celebrates 30 years of community spirit

By Jonathan White
Thousands of people braved the elements to enjoy the 30th annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event.

Organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, the historical event proved another huge hit for visitors to the village near Nantwich.

June 8, 2025
Councillors give green light to eco-burials plan in Shavington

Councillors give green light to eco-burials plan in Shavington

Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for coffins to be buried at an ecological burial ground at Shavington despite concerns raised about flooding and groundwater pollution, writes Belinda Ryan.

Santune Meadows is a natural burial site which already has permission for urn interments.

June 7, 2025
Cheshire East bosses blasted for “superheroes” promotional video

Cheshire East bosses blasted for “superheroes” promotional video

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East Council video which portrayed its bosses as caped “superheroes” to promote the authority’s improvement programme has been blasted as “completely out of touch”.

The video, which is only available for staff but has been seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, depicts Cheshire East’s chief executive Rob Polkinghorne and the council’s other top bosses as “caped crusaders”.

June 7, 2025
How SSAS investment flexibility attracts business owners

How SSAS investment flexibility attracts business owners

Traditional workplace and personal pensions restrict directors to limited investment options and strict rules about how they can access their money.

SSAS pensions offer much greater investment freedom, which allows business owners to choose what they invest in and how they manage their retirement funds.

June 7, 2025
Onlookers stunned as car ends up in Nantwich Lake

Onlookers stunned as car ends up in Nantwich Lake

This was the scene at Nantwich Lake earlier today when a car somehow ended parking IN the water!

Onlookers watched on as the silver Peugeot car drove off the end of a platform and ended with its front end dangling off into the shallow waters.

June 6, 2025
Nantwich CC notch welcome league win over Oxton

Nantwich CC notch welcome league win over Oxton

A brilliant knock by Luke Robinson and a five-wicket haul from Jason Foulkes gave Nantwich CC 1sts a welcome win in the Cheshire County Cricket League at Oxton.

The home side won the toss and elected to bat and looked to be heading for a decent total when they passed 100 for the loss of only two wickets.

June 6, 2025
Callum Saunders to stay at Nantwich Town as Tom Pratt departs

Callum Saunders to stay at Nantwich Town as Tom Pratt departs

Striker Callum Saunders is to remain at Nantwich Town for the 2025-26 season, the club has announced.

It comes after it emerged Tom Pratt would be leaving the Dabbers to rejoin Hyde United.

June 6, 2025
New gin makers at Wrenbury farm scoop awards

New gin makers at Wrenbury farm scoop awards

A gin making family in Wrenbury near Nantwich have scooped several awards just months after launching their new business.

13 Oaks Gin, a small family-run craft distillery based on a farm, was started seven months ago by Tristan Parker and Victoria Campbell.

June 6, 2025
Redevelopment of sports venue Cumberland Arena under way

Redevelopment of sports venue Cumberland Arena under way

A major redevelopment of one of the major sports venues in South Cheshire is well under way.

The Cumberland Arena in Crewe, which hosts seven-a-side and 11-a-side football teams on its 3G artificial pitch, is undergoing a significant upgrade with cash from the Towns Fund.

June 5, 2025
Age UK shop in Nantwich calls for local support

Age UK shop in Nantwich calls for local support

Staff at the Age UK shop in Nantwich are calling on the local community to sign up as a volunteer to help raise much-needed funds for the charity’s work with older people.

The appeal comes as part of Volunteer’s Week (June 2-8) which celebrates people who give up their time to volunteer and inspires others to get involved to make a difference.

June 5, 2025
Abandoned RSPCA rescue cat is narrowboat TV star in Nantwich

Abandoned RSPCA rescue cat is narrowboat TV star in Nantwich

A cat who was abandoned with his mum and littermates in a bin bag and dumped by the roadside, starred in one of Channel 4’s “Narrow Escapes” episodes about living on a narrowboat near Nantwich.

Hugo, a black and white male cat, was rescued by the RSPCA 15 years ago when he was found tied-up in a bin bag on the roadside in Surrey.

June 5, 2025
Willaston councillors fight off attempt to grab fields near allotment site

Willaston councillors fight off attempt to grab fields near allotment site

Willaston councillors say they have fought off a challenge to take over fields bordering their allotment site off Crewe Road.

It’s believed the challenge was related to a housing developer’s plan to build 220 houses, although this has not been confirmed.

June 5, 2025