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South Cheshire Harriers to host Crewe 10K race

South Cheshire Harriers to host Crewe 10K race

South Cheshire Harriers are to host the 2024 Crewe 10K on Easter Sunday March 31.

Part of the NSRRA calendar, this popular chip-timed road race is a 2-lap flat course event on the edge of Crewe town centre.

February 24, 2024
CEC refuse Tory request to reconsider parking charges plan

CEC refuse Tory request to reconsider parking charges plan

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has refused a formal request from the Conservatives to reconsider the decision to introduce parking charges in free towns and hike up prices in others.

The highways and transport committee last month voted in favour of changes to the parking policy, which includes introducing charges in the existing ‘free’ towns and villages of Audlem, Alsager, Bollington, Handforth, Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Poynton, Prestbury and Sandbach.

February 23, 2024
How 5G will boost your mobile experience

How 5G will boost your mobile experience

If you’re in a major town or city in the UK, there’s a good chance that you’re already reaping the benefits of 5G.

With the technology reaching our shores in late 2018, mobile phone networks have raced to be the ones that offer the best coverage.

February 23, 2024
The most trustworthy online review platforms in the UK

The most trustworthy online review platforms in the UK

It’s hard to find a market these days that isn’t saturated by a battalion of products and services, including a number of questionable, unreliable and simply overpriced offerings which can be hard to separate from the more trustworthy choices.

This problem has been even more exacerbated by the recent prevalence of false reviews and larger retailers doing little to combat them.

February 23, 2024
HSE inspectors probe Reaseheath College student’s saw injuries

HSE inspectors probe Reaseheath College student’s saw injuries

An investigation into how a student suffered serious hand injuries at Reaseheath College in Nantwich is continuing, the Health and Safety Executive has confirmed.

HSE investigators were back at the college last week to conduct further interviews around the incident.

February 23, 2024
The Studio in Nantwich to host fundraising festival concerts

The Studio in Nantwich to host fundraising festival concerts

By Jonathan White
The Studio nightclub in Nantwich are to stage two charity fundraising concerts during the Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival.

The two concerts will take place in their Bank Stage covered marquee on Bowers Row car park on the Thursday and Friday (March 28-29) of the festival.

February 23, 2024
Picture shows Laura Rees, right, and Lewis McMullin, left, of FW Capital with owners of Wilson55 Auctioneers Sharon, centre left, and Stephen Sparrow, Nantwich, Cheshire, 9th Feb, 2024. (Picture Jon Super)

Nantwich art and antiques auction house receives funding boost

Nantwich art and antiques auction house Wilson55 has received an investment boost which has helped to expand its workforce.

Wilson55 has used funding from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, which is managed by FW Capital and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, to support their growth ambitions and create two new positions.

February 23, 2024
Police probe Nantwich crash after driver fled scene

Police probe Nantwich crash after driver fled scene

A Nantwich man’s parked works van was badly damaged after a car smashed into it in the early hours before the driver fled the scene.

Paul Sun was woken by the crash in the early hours of Sunday outside his home on London Road, Nantwich.

February 22, 2024
Reaseheath College and Alstom hail apprenticeship scheme

Reaseheath College and Alstom hail apprenticeship scheme

Reaseheath College in Nantwich and Alstom have celebrated a successful apprenticeship programme during National Apprenticeship Week.

Senior managers from leading rail engineering firm Alstom joined training providers at Reaseheath to mark the success of the company’s apprenticeship programme.

February 21, 2024
What to do when it’s time to replace your car

What to do when it’s time to replace your car

A car is among the most significant major investments many of us make.

There’s not only the upfront cost of the vehicle, but all of the ongoing running expenses.

February 21, 2024
Stunning images mark RSPCA Stapeley wildlife centre’s 30th birthday

Stunning images mark RSPCA Stapeley wildlife centre’s 30th birthday

A new photography exhibition is celebrating the life-saving work of RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich.

Animal lovers submitted hundreds of entries for the exhibition, which is being held to mark the 30th birthday of the charity’s London Road site.

February 21, 2024
New Cheshire East parking charges could be increased by January 2025

New Cheshire East parking charges could be increased by January 2025

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The introduction of new parking charges across Cheshire East in October could be followed by an increase in those fees as early as next January.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) sought clarification about a further hike in prices after the highways and transport committee last month voted in favour of reviewing parking charges annually.

February 21, 2024
Author set for Nantwich Bookshop talk on his memoirs

Author set for Nantwich Bookshop talk on his memoirs

By Jonathan White
Author Imran Ahmad will talk about his book ‘The Perfect Gentleman: a Muslim boy meets the West’ at Nantwich Bookshop next month.

The funny and deeply insightful memoir is about a young Pakistani boy growing up in 1970s Britain.

February 21, 2024