By Jonathan White
Visitors are invited to enjoy a day of trains, transport and traditional summer fun when the annual ‘Transport Day’ returns to the Peacock Railway in Nantwich.
The popular event is the biggest date in the calendar for the volunteer-run miniature railway in Willaston, and will be held on Sunday 19th July from 11am to 5pm.
In-form Nantwich 1sts maintained their challenge at the top of Cheshire’s ECB Premier League and booked a place in the T20 Finals Day with two more emphatic wins.
In the Premier League, Oxton chose to bat after winning the toss at Whitehouse Lane and passed the hundred mark for the loss of only three wickets.
Bosses at Leighton Hospital and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust are a step closer to bringing a specialist cancer care centre to South Cheshire.
Both trusts have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a shared ambition to bring more specialist cancer care closer to home for people in Nantwich and Crewe.
Nantwich councillors are pushing a for a new byelaw against owners who allow dogs off leads after a swan was attacked by Nantwich Lake and had to be put down.
Felix was a popular site in and around the lake but was attacked and badly injured by a loose dog two weeks ago.
A person was seriously injured when their car careered off a busy road near Nantwich and crashed into a tree.
The accident happened on London Road at Bridgemere at around 12.15pm yesterday (July 9th).
Crewe Vagrants Cricket Club in Willaston enjoyed victories for the 2nd XI, Women’s 1st XI and T20 sides who secured a place on Finals Day.
But the 1st XI suffered a disappointing defeat away at Stafford, falling to a 121-run loss.
A two-car smash has caused delays at a busy junction in Nantwich today.
Police and emergency services were called to the scene of the accident at the junction of Barony Road and Davenport Avenue.
Hundreds of children, young people and families enjoyed a packed programme of creative activities, performances and workshops at the second Nantwich Youth Arts Festival.
The two-day event aims to inspire children and young people to experience creative arts, on the belief that opportunities to enjoy and participate in the arts should be accessible to everyone.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Willaston councillor has called on Cheshire East leaders to safeguard women and children by lobbying for a change in the law around taxi drivers licensed elsewhere to operate in the borough.
Cllr Allen Gage says a report published by Baroness Casey last year noted taxis being used as a conduit and method for the systemic and organised rape of young and vulnerable girls across the UK.
A Nantwich woman is to run a half marathon dressed in motorcycle leathers – to raise money in memory of her brother who tragically died in a road accident.
Motorcycle-mad Josh Stockton died when he was involved in a collision on his bike with another vehicle on Crewe Road in Wistaston last year.
Hundreds of Malbank School and Sixth Form students brought a splash of colour to Nantwich with a special fundraising “Colour Run”.
The Nantwich school organised the event to raise vital funds for the local Chance Changing Lives charity.
A care home in Nantwich has launched a “Men’s Den” scheme to boost the mental wellbeing of its male residents.
The new initiative has been launched at Barony Lodge Residential Care Home, on Barony Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Controversial plans for up to three homes on a field in Wybunbury have been approved – two months after a proposal for six on the same land was refused.
Martin and Simon Poole already have permission in principle for up to six homes on the field off Bridge Street.
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