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Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research group plea for more volunteers

Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research group plea for more volunteers

A Crewe & Nantwich fundraising group is appealing for new members to help support the work of Cancer Research UK.

The fundraising group has already raised more than £45,000 in 2018 to help fund its life-saving work.

December 13, 2018
Former Cheshire paedophile police officer jailed for 25 years for raping girl, 13

Former Cheshire paedophile police officer jailed for 25 years for raping girl, 13

A former student Cheshire police officer has been jailed for 25 years for raping a teenage girl in Crewe just after he clocked off duty.

Ian Naude was today (December 13) sentenced to 30 years (25 years custodial and five years on licence) following a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court.

December 13, 2018
Richmond Village Nantwich wine-tasting raises £1,800 for Foodbank

Richmond Village Nantwich wine-tasting raises £1,800 for Foodbank

Richmond Village Nantwich teamed up with one of the country’s newest Rotary Clubs for a “Who’s wine is it anyway” night and raised £1,800 for Nantwich Foodbank.

Wyche-Malbank Nantwich Rotary Club was formed in the summer, after being founded by two members of staff from the retirement village, Lynne Griffin and Nicola Jackson.

December 13, 2018
Residents voice fears over new police and fire station in Crewe

Residents voice fears over new police and fire station in Crewe

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Residents are calling on police and the fire service to make sure their new home does not cause traffic and parking problems.

Plans are in the pipeline for the existing fire station, in Macon Way, to be knocked down and replaced by a new station for both firefighters and the police – who are set to move from Civic Centre.

December 13, 2018
Crewe and Nantwich bar firm to raffle off Buzzcocks guitar in aid of Foodbank

Crewe and Nantwich bar firm to raffle off Buzzcocks guitar in aid of Foodbank

South Cheshire bar firm Beer Dock is raffling off a signed guitar of the late Pete Shelley, to raise funds for local Foodbanks.

Sam McGarrigle, who runs Beer Dock with shops in Crewe and Nantwich, remembered he had the guitar stored away after Buzzcocks frontman Shelley died aged 63 last week.

December 12, 2018
St Luke’s Hospice to run Christmas Trees recycling fundraiser

St Luke’s Hospice to run Christmas Trees recycling fundraiser

Green-minded residents in Nantwich and Crewe are throwing their support behind the annual campaign to recycle Christmas Trees in aid of St Luke’s Hospice.

Registrations for the annual Christmas Tree Collection are now open.

December 12, 2018
Man trapped in car wreckage after A51 smash in Nantwich

Man trapped in car wreckage after A51 smash in Nantwich

A man had to be cut free from wreckage after an accident on the busy A51 in Nantwich.

The accident happened on the stretch of road near to the Alvaston roundabout at around 5.30pm last night (December 11)

December 12, 2018
Nantwich methodist swaps gifts for £660 dementia appeal funds

Nantwich methodist swaps gifts for £660 dementia appeal funds

Big-hearted Nantwich methodist Richard Fox swapped his birthday gifts for donations – and raised £660 for the dementia appeal.

Richard, a member of Nantwich Broad Lane Methodist Chapel, decided to ask his friends and family to donate to the “Everybody Knows Somebody – dementia appeal” instead of buying him birthday presents.

December 12, 2018
Nantwich pupils stage Bake Off contest in aid of charity

Nantwich pupils stage Bake Off contest in aid of charity

Pupils in Nantwich cooked up a great idea to raise funds for charity when they staged their own Great British Bake Off contest!

Young bakers at Highfields Academy wowed judges with a stunning array of painstakingly decorated cakes and biscuits.

December 12, 2018
Motor racing star Tom Oliphant signs for champions West Surrey Racing

Motor racing star Tom Oliphant signs for champions West Surrey Racing

Tarporley motor racing star Tom Oliphant has secured one of the most coveted seats on the British Touring Car Championship grid for 2019.

Oliphant has signed with reigning champions West Surrey Racing for his second season in the biggest race series in the UK.

December 12, 2018
Bloodwise charity benefits from new Nantwich business donation

Bloodwise charity benefits from new Nantwich business donation

By Jonathan White
A Nantwich businesswoman has donated £385 to leukaemia charity Bloodwise.

Liz Parkin from Bluebell Beauty has presented the cheque to Liz and Mike Boffey, South Cheshire representatives of Bloodwise.

December 11, 2018
Four teenage Crewe boys punished for bringing misery to residents

Four teenage Crewe boys punished for bringing misery to residents

Four teenage boys from Crewe who brought misery to the lives of residents have been punished for their actions.

The 15-year-old ringleader of the group, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced to four months at a youth detention and training centre.

December 11, 2018
Review: Fawlty Towers Dining Experience, Crewe Lyceum

Review: Fawlty Towers Dining Experience, Crewe Lyceum

By Claire Faulkner
I’ve been a fan of Fawlty Towers for as long as I can remember.

So, when the opportunity arose, I jumped at the chance to attend the Fawlty Towers dining experience at Crewe Lyceum.

December 11, 2018