By Claire Faulkner
Handbagged written by Moira Buffini is the latest production by Nantwich Players.
Directed by Chris Ridge, this comedy had the audience completely transfixed on Saturday night.
Organisers say final plans are in place for Bunbury Village Day which is due to be held on Saturday June 17.
The event, now in its 54th year, has a Space theme this year, with organisers hoping to “boldly go where no man (or woman) has gone before”!
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Nantwich town centre to pay tribute to local legend Michael “Flash” Meakin at his funeral today.
Packed crowds applauded the cortege along the route from his house on Gerard Drive to St Anne’s Catholic Church opposite the railway station on Pillory Street.
A Nantwich woman has completed the legendary Marathon Des Sables – seen by many as the the toughest footrace on earth.
Andrea Millar, 44, completed the gruelling six-day “Ultra-Marathon” or “Ultra” run over 150 to 156 miles.
Nantwich organisations and individuals were honoured at the town council Mayor’s Salt of the Earth Awards last night (May 12).
People voted across a range of categories including community volunteer, outstanding organisation, business support in the community, inspiring individual, and young achiever (Under 18).
A Nantwich man who fraudulently claimed benefits despite owning two canal boats worth £40,000 and having £130,000 in the bank has been ordered to repay £31,306.
Jonathan Caine, 54, falsely claimed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Housing Benefit over a six-year period.
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with reports of a male with a knife in the Valley Park area of Crewe yesterday (May 11).
A number of searches were carried out in the town as part of the investigation, which is why you will have seen a police presence at various locations.
Nantwich Town bosses have unveiled an ambitious fund-raising project to raise £750,000 to buy two new 3G state-of-the-art football pitches at its Swansway Stadium.
The scheme includes replacing the first team grass pitch with a 3G all-weather one, as well as replacing the current 3G training pitch and the surrounding fencing.
A primary school headteacher in Tarporley has written an open letter blasting the SATS exam which left her pupils in tears.
And Kerry Forrester, who wrote to her MP Edward Timpson, called for SATS tests to be scrapped.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich swimmer is to embark on a marathon 999 challenge to help raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
Oliver Daly, a member of Crewe’s Seahorse Swimming Club (SC), is trying to complete nine miles of swimming, 99km of walking, and 999km of cycling.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Memorial Hall Bowling Club is looking for new members to join their club.
They are holding a Family Open Day at the club on Church Lane on Saturday (May 13) between 2pm-4pm with free admission and everyone is welcome.
South Cheshire car maker Bentley Motors has reported record first quarter financial results.
And bosses at the Pyms Lane site say it’s their second best-ever quarter in history.
A Nantwich pub has announced plans for a new beer festival after being included in the Campaign for Real Ale Guide to a top pint.
The Black Lion, on Welsh Row, appears in the 50th anniversary edition of CAMRA’S Good Beer Guide celebrating the UK’s finest pubs.
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