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Nantwich Town seeks purrfect volunteer to be “Twichy” mascot!

Nantwich Town seeks purrfect volunteer to be “Twichy” mascot!

Nantwich Town are on the hunt for the purrfect volunteer to act as their furry friendly mascot, Twichy The Cat!

The club are a whisker away from being without their popular character this season.

September 1, 2023
FEATURE: Colon cancer: recognising signs and symptoms

FEATURE: Colon cancer: recognising signs and symptoms

Colorectal cancer stands as a prevalent global health concern, constituting the third most frequently diagnosed cancer across the world.

It encompasses about 10% of all reported cancer cases and holds the significant position of being the second most prominent contributor to cancer-related mortality on a global scale.

September 1, 2023
The Swan at Tarporley

Inaugural comedy night set for The Swan at Tarporley

The Swan in Tarporley is to host its first comedy night in its Tarporley Room on Saturday September 30.

It will feature a line-up of stand-up comedians from the renowned ‘Comedy In A Van’.

September 1, 2023
Police warning after stolen lorry dumped on Nantwich car park

Police warning after stolen lorry dumped on Nantwich car park

Police have warned vehicle owners after a lorry stolen from a property in Aston was found abandoned on a Nantwich car park.

The white Isuzu lorry was stolen while completing a morning delivery at an address in Aston on Tuesday (August 29).

September 1, 2023
Pet and horse crematorium finally gets go ahead near Nantwich

Pet and horse crematorium finally gets go ahead near Nantwich

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a small pet and horse crematorium near Nantwich have been given the go-ahead by Cheshire East councillors.

Cheshire East’s southern planning committee had earlier this month deferred the application to use a rural outbuilding at Doddington Mill House, off Mill Lane in Doddington, for the cremations.

August 31, 2023
Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Award-winning campaign group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on Food Festival goers to say no to plastic this weekend.

Tens of thousands of people are set to descend on the town over the next three days for the popular annual event.

August 31, 2023
Police hunt biker gang after attack on teenager at Nantwich Lake

Police hunt biker gang after attack on teenager at Nantwich Lake

An 18-year-old man was left in hospital after being attacked by a gang as he sat by Nantwich lake with his girlfriend.

Police are hunting the gang of six people who were wearing balaclavas and gloves and sped away from Shrewbridge Road location on scrambler bikes.

August 31, 2023
Nantwich distribution firm Boughey launches first electric vehicle

Nantwich distribution firm Boughey launches first electric vehicle

Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution has unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Volvo FE Electric.

It is now fully-operational in the company’s Palletline fleet.

August 31, 2023
CEC decision due on Crewe estate without planning permission

CEC decision due on Crewe estate without planning permission

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is expected to make a decision next month on a 263-home estate in Crewe which is being lived in but doesn’t have planning permission.

The recently built Coppenhall Place, on the site of the former Crewe Works off West Street, was granted planning permission in 2018.

August 30, 2023
Shavington Leisure Centre backs member’s 400-mile challenge

Shavington Leisure Centre backs member’s 400-mile challenge

A Shavington Leisure Centre member is taking on a gruelling 400-mile walking fundraiser for charity.

Martin Cresswell, 58, is to walk the “Grand Traverse des Alps (GR5)” from Lake Genève to Nice.

August 30, 2023
Flower Arranging session at Nantwich community garden

Flower Arranging session at Nantwich community garden

A one-off free Flower Arranging workshop is being held at Nantwich Growing Health Community Garden tomorrow (August 31).

The session starts at 5.30pm at the garden on Brookfield Park allotments.

August 30, 2023
New female support group HerSpace launches in Nantwich

New female support group HerSpace launches in Nantwich

A Nantwich woman has launched a new support group for females in the town, called HerSpace.

The network, which already has groups in Sandbach, Congleton and Macclesfield, aims to give women a space to socialise and focus on mental wellbeing.

August 30, 2023
South Cheshire Chamber Business Awards 2023 get underway

South Cheshire Chamber Business Awards 2023 get underway

South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce has unveiled a new-look awards scheme which this year invites the public to nominate the area’s leading business ambassador online.

The Chamber Business Awards 2023 are now open for entries ahead of an Oscars-style ceremony at Reaseheath College on November 24.

August 30, 2023