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Crewe & Nantwich RUFC under 15s celebrate as Shield winners

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC under 15s celebrate as Shield winners

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC Under 15s crowned a successful season with a fine victory in the Cheshire Shield.

The team had to battle through tough quarter and semi-finals before fighting hard to beat Wilmslow in the final minutes.

May 21, 2025
Sarah (right) and Katherine during a recent training walk

Willaston woman to take on mud and miles in Race for Life Challenge

By Jonathan White
A Willaston woman is gearing up for a muddy, adrenaline-fuelled adventure in support of Cancer Research UK.

Sarah Iggo, 48, will team up with friends Beth, Jen, and Katherine – collectively known as the Wacky Racers – to take on the ‘Tatton Park Pretty Muddy 5K’ on Saturday July 26.

May 21, 2025
The retirement living scheme proposed for Maylands Park, Nantwich (Bower Mattin)

Plans for 49 retirement apartments in Nantwich set to be approved

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a 49-apartment retirement living scheme on Maylands Park in Nantwich have been recommended for approval.

The application site is part of a larger area to the south of Peter De Stapleigh Way at Stapeley which was granted permission on appeal in 2020 for mixed-use development.

May 21, 2025
Keeling (left) and Evans jailed for Crewe fire

Two men jailed for sparking huge fire and mass evacuation in Crewe

Two men have been jailed for setting fire to a former print works in Crewe during the summer disorder last year.

James Evans, 19, and Justin Keeling (formerly Evans), 18, caused widespread disruption and displaced hundreds of residents in the incident.

May 21, 2025
LETTER: Concern over Peacock roundabout works

LETTER: Concern over Peacock roundabout works

Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my concern following recent correspondence between our local MP, Connor Naismith, and Gill Betton, Head of Children’s Development and Partnerships at Cheshire East Council.

May 21, 2025
What it truly takes to feel good

What it truly takes to feel good

We all want to feel good.

Not just the fleeting buzz of a treat or the short-lived satisfaction of ticking a job off a to-do list, but that deeper sense of wellbeing; the kind that makes you walk taller, speak with assurance, and smile more easily.

May 21, 2025
Crewe Vagrants CC 1sts notch league and cup victory double

Crewe Vagrants CC 1sts notch league and cup victory double

Crewe Vagrants CC 1sts notched up a league and cup victory double at the weekend.

The Willaston-based side beat Meakins in the North Staffs & South Cheshire League by 37 runs on Saturday.

May 21, 2025
Nantwich Food Festival appeals for new volunteers to help 2025 event

Nantwich Food Festival appeals for new volunteers to help 2025 event

Nantwich Food Festival organisers are appealing for more volunteers to join the team ahead of the 2025 event.

Festival Volunteer Co-ordinator Ana Martins is staging a “Welcome Evening” for new volunteers on Tuesday June 3 at the Wickstead Arms in Mill Street, Nantwich.

May 21, 2025
Hospital charity launches appeal to fund new Eye Gaze Technology

Hospital charity launches appeal to fund new Eye Gaze Technology

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has launched a fundraising campaign to buy cutting-edge Eye Gaze technology for the NHS Children’s Speech and Language Team at Hebden Green Special School.

Eye Gaze enables non-speaking children to communicate, learn, and play by using only their eyes.

May 21, 2025
Best friends rebrand Nantwich florist as “The Bloom Edit”

Best friends rebrand Nantwich florist as “The Bloom Edit”

A popular Nantwich florist has bloomed into a new brand after being taken on by two best friends.

Cat Scarlett and Han Wharton are launching the new-look shop on Hospital Street this Saturday, May 24.

May 20, 2025
REVIEW: Locomotive for Murder, Crewe Lyceum

REVIEW: Locomotive for Murder, Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
Locomotive for Murder, The Improvised Whodunnit came to the Crewe Lyceum on Sunday night.

Produced by Pinch Punch, this refreshing piece of theatre turned out to be a very unique and hilarious night out.

May 20, 2025
‘First of its kind’ running festival heads to Nantwich

‘First of its kind’ running festival heads to Nantwich

A new running festival is to be held near Nantwich in July.

Crewe-based organisers “Protein Rebel” are staging the event at Aqueduct Marina, at Church Minshull, on July 5th and tickets are now on sale.

May 20, 2025
‘Ceramics and Paintings’ exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

‘Ceramics and Paintings’ exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

‘Ceramics and Paintings’, an exhibition of work by ceramicist Pat Robinson and artist the late Alan Leese, has opened in Nantwich Museum’s Millennium Gallery.

The exhibition will run until Saturday 19 July.

May 20, 2025