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Nantwich Town and Malbank School team up for new Academy

Nantwich Town and Malbank School team up for new Academy

Nantwich Town are teaming up with Malbank School and Sixth Form College to set up and launch a new Football Academy.

The academy is expected to start in September 2023 and will be open to boys and girls aged 16-18 years old.

November 16, 2022
Nantwich firm Joseph Heler buys Cheshire Cheese Company

Nantwich firm Joseph Heler buys Cheshire Cheese Company

Nantwich firm Joseph Heler has acquired Macclesfield-based Cheshire Cheese Company from Simon Spurrell – who Boris Johnson labelled “that annoying cheese man”.

Mr Spurrell said he sold his business in a bid to succeed in the EU despite Brexit halting his plans after endless paper and extra costs.

November 16, 2022
FEATURE: Why should you consider automating your payroll?

FEATURE: Why should you consider automating your payroll?

Technology is advancing quickly and if you run a business you may be faced with the important question of how you can embrace the shift towards digital transformation.

One key aspect of your business that you should consider automating is your payroll system, which can greatly benefit your organisation.

November 16, 2022
Detectives release CCTV image in hunt for Crewe sex attacker

Detectives release CCTV image in hunt for Crewe sex attacker

Detectives hunting a sex attacker after an assault more than six weeks ago have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace.

The assault happened when the victim – a woman in her 30s – was walking along Market Street in Crewe at around 1.50am on October.

November 16, 2022
Nantwich fragrance firm Fabulosa scoops major Accolade

Nantwich fragrance firm Fabulosa scoops major Accolade

Nantwich fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand Fabulosa has been named ‘Disruptor of the Year’ at TheBusinessDesk.com’s North West Business Masters Awards 2022.

Fabulosa, which launched in 2019, aimed to change the perception of cleaning, and has taken market share from well-established household brands.

November 16, 2022
Nantwich Town earn 1-1 draw with high-flying Gainsborough Trinity

Nantwich Town earn 1-1 draw with high-flying Gainsborough Trinity

Nantwich Town earned a dramatic point in the last few seconds against high-flying Gainsborough Trinity.

Harry Nevin fired home a deserved equaliser in the 90th minute at the Swansway Stadium.

November 16, 2022
Stage set for Business Awards at Reaseheath College

Stage set for Business Awards at Reaseheath College

South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce is set to shine the spotlight on the area’s Best in Business.

The Chamber’s 25th annual Business Awards ceremony takes place at Reaseheath College in Nantwich on Friday (November 18).

November 15, 2022
Councillors back calls for sprinklers rule in Cheshire East buildings

Councillors back calls for sprinklers rule in Cheshire East buildings

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has backed calls for law changes to make sprinklers mandatory in some buildings and heard from a fire officer how ‘it’s tantamount to having a firefighter in each room’.

The council’s environment and communities committee voted unanimously to back Cheshire Fire Authority in its fight to make sprinklers compulsory in buildings such as care homes, houses in multiple occupation, schools and apartment blocks.

November 15, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat to rivals Whitchurch

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat to rivals Whitchurch

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts put up a brave battle but lost away at neighbours Whitchurch who sit just one place above them in the league.

Crewe started the better of the two sides and in the first minute, centre Joe Gammage scored a brilliant individual effort to put the visitors 0-5 ahead.

November 15, 2022
Otter cubs recover at RSPCA Nantwich after being orphaned

Otter cubs recover at RSPCA Nantwich after being orphaned

These cute otter cubs are undergoing specialist care at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich after being orphaned when rivers overflowed in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

One of the juvenile otters arrived at RSPCA Stapeley Grange along with her sibling last month after they were both rescued near the River Witham at Grantham in Lincolnshire.

November 15, 2022
Nantwich Museum launches booklet mapping town’s development

Nantwich Museum launches booklet mapping town’s development

Nantwich Museum has launched a new booklet called “The Making of Nantwich in Six Maps”.

The initiative aims to address the dearth of town maps before 1794.

November 15, 2022
READER’S LETTER: Are we facing higher tax and fewer services in CEC?

READER’S LETTER: Are we facing higher tax and fewer services in CEC?

Dear Editor,
We are slowly being drip fed by the news that Council Tax nationally might have larger increases with the removal of some manifesto promises plus a reduction of some services.

November 15, 2022
Pupils at Nantwich school boost Food Bank with Harvest donations

Pupils at Nantwich school boost Food Bank with Harvest donations

Pupils and parents at Millfields Primary School in Nantwich have helped boost the town’s Food Bank stocks with Harvest donations.

Generous families amazed staff at the school with the volume of food and drink brought in to support the charity.

November 14, 2022