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FEATURE: Head injuries in sport: What are the risks and how can they be prevented?

FEATURE: Head injuries in sport: What are the risks and how can they be prevented?

In professional and competitive sports, the risk of head injury is widespread.

While concussion is the most common type of head injury in sport, this can vary in severity.

June 28, 2023
More acts lined up for fundraising “Hitchfest” festival near Nantwich

More acts lined up for fundraising “Hitchfest” festival near Nantwich

More top name acts have been added to the line-up for “Hitchfest” – a new music festival taking place near Nantwich next month.

The festival is being held at The Bickerton Poacher over the weekend of July 7-9.

June 28, 2023
Reaseheath College wins major trophy at Royal Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College wins major trophy at Royal Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College’s action-packed stand won the Best Speciality Stand in the Rural Life Area at the Royal Cheshire Show.

The Nantwich college’s range of educative and interactive displays impressed judge Richard Blackburn, NFU Council Representative.

June 28, 2023
Nantwich author Steve France publishes new fiction work

Nantwich author Steve France publishes new fiction work

Nantwich author Steve France has published his latest novel called “The Peculiar Shape of Moving”.

It tells the story of Jude Sixpence who sees an intriguing newspaper ad for a bus travelling to India and is captivated by the idea of heading east and finding salvation.

June 28, 2023
Nantwich Town teams up with local firm Boughey Distribution

Nantwich Town teams up with local firm Boughey Distribution

Nantwich Town have teamed up with local employer Boughey Distribution in a three-year sponsorship deal.

The new partnership includes the company’s branding being placed around Swansway Stadium off Waterlode and on the club’s new training kits.

June 28, 2023
FEATURE: Bridging loan assistance: How to bridge the gap

FEATURE: Bridging loan assistance: How to bridge the gap

If you’re in need of fast financing for a short-term period, bridging loans can be a valuable option to get help to secure a bridging loan.

These loans bridge the gap between two transactions, typically used for property purchases.

June 27, 2023
Crewe & District Writers’ Circle to hold Open Day

Crewe & District Writers’ Circle to hold Open Day

By Jonathan White
Crewe and District Writers’ Circle are to stage a Writers’ Day on Saturday July 8.

It will take place at the Hope and Beams Centre, on Broad Street, Crewe.

June 27, 2023
Bentley marks 10th anniversary of first solar panels at Crewe factory

Bentley marks 10th anniversary of first solar panels at Crewe factory

Bentley Motors have marked the 10th anniversary of the first solar panel at its Crewe campus.

It did so by launching the next phase to create a carbon neutral “dream factory” to increase the number of on-site solar panels to 36,418

June 27, 2023
Police crack down on offenders targeting children in Cheshire

Police crack down on offenders targeting children in Cheshire

Cheshire Police carried out the latest phase of Operation Guardians to protect young and vulnerable people across the county.

More than 100 sex offenders were visited, five were arrested for breaching conditions, and two charged with indecent image offences.

June 27, 2023
Nantwich school student wins England U16s hockey tournament

Nantwich school student wins England U16s hockey tournament

A Brine Leas student in Nantwich won a call up to England’s U16s hockey team for a 4 Nations tournament – and went on to win!

Jake Holland, from Nantwich, is a Crewe Vagrants 1st team hockey player.

June 27, 2023
LETTER: NHS needs better management and less bureaucrats

LETTER: NHS needs better management and less bureaucrats

Dear Editor,
What the NHS needs is much better management and less bureaucrats, pen-pushers and equality and diversity advisers.

Hospital waiting lists have reached a record high of 7.4 million….and that is in England alone.

June 26, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich Round Table sleigh brings summer cheer for St Luke’s

Crewe & Nantwich Round Table sleigh brings summer cheer for St Luke’s

Christmas goodwill is being felt this summer at St Luke’s Hospice thanks to a donation from Crewe and Nantwich Round Table.

A donation of £1,000, raised by the Round Table’s Santa sleigh tour of the area, has been donated to the hospice to help towards patient care.

June 26, 2023
Cheshire Police Commissioner’s warning to e-scooter riders

Cheshire Police Commissioner’s warning to e-scooter riders

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner has warned anyone riding a privately-owned e-scooter on the roads or in a public space faces having the vehicle seized.

E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles and riders need to have a licence and insurance.

June 26, 2023