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Egerton Strings to host Christmas Candlelight Concert

Egerton Strings to host Christmas Candlelight Concert

Egerton Strings quartet are to stage a Christmas Candlelight Concert in Nantwich on November 30.

The show will take place in St Mary’s Church in Nantwich, with doors open 6:45pm, concert to start at 7.30pm.

November 5, 2024
Residents rubbish CEC plans for three-weekly black bin collection

Residents rubbish CEC plans for three-weekly black bin collection

Residents have rubbished Cheshire East Council’s plans to introduce three-weekly black bin collections with 84% opposing the scheme in the public consultation.

The council says collecting household waste bins every three weeks instead of fortnightly may be the only way it can fund its legal requirement to introduce weekly food waste pick-ups by April 2026.

November 5, 2024
Nantwich’s Dabbers Dash community run wins national award

Nantwich’s Dabbers Dash community run wins national award

By Jonathan White
The community run Dabbers Dash has won England Athletics’ prestigious National Volunteer Award for Community Project of the Year.

November 5, 2024
Should you wait for Nintendo Switch 2 release or get Nintendo Switch OLED?

Should you wait for Nintendo Switch 2 release or get Nintendo Switch OLED?

If you are anything like us, you will love how much fun the Nintendo Switch is.

A gaming device that came out and shocked the world, the Switch made Nintendo a lot of money and even after seven years of its release, it is still wildly popular.

November 3, 2024
Nantwich Tree of Light illuminated at ceremony

Nantwich Tree of Light illuminated at ceremony

By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Tree of Light’ in Nantwich was illuminated at a ceremony tonight (Sunday 3rd November).

Several hundred people gathered outside the west doors to St Mary’s Church for a short ‘Remember with Light’ service of prayers, a hymn, a poem, and a song.

November 3, 2024
Latest Crewe Regional Sunday league round-up

Latest Crewe Regional Sunday league round-up

Cooper Buckley extend their lead at the top of the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division to six points as they beat Nantwich Pirates 4-0.

The goal-scorers were Niall Cope, Taylor Vickers, Carrick Bryne and Seb Muszynski.

November 3, 2024
Nantwich Town earn battling 2-0 home win over City of Liverpool

Nantwich Town earn battling 2-0 home win over City of Liverpool

By Liam Price
Nantwich Town made it four straight home wins with a 2-0 victory over City of Liverpool at the Swansway Stadium.

James Melhado was suspended for the Dabbers so Courtney Meppen-Walters came in, while Joel Connolly was back in the Dabbers squad for the first time since the win over Hanley in late August after coming back from injury.

November 3, 2024
Improving your chances of approval for payday loans with bad credit

Improving your chances of approval for payday loans with bad credit

If you have a poor credit history, you might be struggling to get approved for a loan.

However, there are ways to improve your chances of approval for Payday Bad Credit.

November 2, 2024
Open day to mark Macmillan Cancer Unit £80k upgrade

Open day to mark Macmillan Cancer Unit £80k upgrade

The Macmillan Cancer Unit team at Leighton Hospital is to stage an Open Day to mark the site’s £80,000 refurbishment.

There will be live entertainment, refreshments, the chance to chat to staff, and a raffle at the event on November 16 from 10am to 2pm.

November 2, 2024
Confused drivers paying for “free” parking in Nantwich

Confused drivers paying for “free” parking in Nantwich

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Drivers are paying to use a Nantwich car park when they don’t have to because of confusion over official signs.

Official signs on Snow Hill car park say charges apply until 6pm. But an old laminated A4 sheet higher up says it’s “free after three”.

November 2, 2024
Crewe’s Flag Lane Baths to be “Engage Academy” for excluded pupils

Crewe’s Flag Lane Baths to be “Engage Academy” for excluded pupils

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is expected to press ahead with plans which would see the former Flag Lane Baths bulldozed to make way for an alternative provision school.

The initial proposal by the Always Ahead charity to transform the Crewe building into a community hub was abandoned earlier this year.

November 1, 2024
Family urge ambulance re-think over Nantwich rapid response volunteer

Family urge ambulance re-think over Nantwich rapid response volunteer

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The family of a boy whose life was saved by the rapid response of a Nantwich volunteer medic has urged ambulance chiefs to reverse their decision to stop him driving to emergencies on blue lights.

Emergency medical technician Gavin Palin took just minutes, driving through the busy Nantwich traffic, to get to three-year-old Matthew Anderson who had suffered a cardiac arrest in a town centre shop.

November 1, 2024
Peacock Railway in Willaston hosts final public open day of 2024

Peacock Railway in Willaston hosts final public open day of 2024

By Jonathan White
Hundreds of people enjoyed the Peacock Railway’s successful final public open day of the year.

The trains were run by members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society on their premises behind The Peacock Inn on Crewe Road in Willaston.

November 1, 2024