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Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant kicks off new BTCC campaign at Thruxton

Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant kicks off new BTCC campaign at Thruxton

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant kicked off his British Touring Car Championship campaign at Thruxton with an inspiring race day comeback.

Oliphant just missed out on a podium in a pulsating reverse grid contest.

May 11, 2021
St Luke’s Hospice “Midnight Walk” in Nantwich returns in June

St Luke’s Hospice “Midnight Walk” in Nantwich returns in June

The popular St Luke’s Hospice “Midnight Walk” fundraiser will return in June, organisers have confirmed.

The event is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the hospice, but had to be held “virtually” in 2020 because of the pandemic.

May 11, 2021
CEC submits bid to strengthen land development planning policy

CEC submits bid to strengthen land development planning policy

Cheshire East Council has submitted proposed changes to its development and planning policies to be examined by an independent planning inspector.

The proposed changes follow four rounds of consultation with residents and local councils, in which they received more than 4,000 comments.

May 10, 2021
Rubbish left on Brookfield Park

Brookfield Park campaigners to stage “beach” event on clean up day

Brookfield Park in Nantwich will become a beach on Sunday (May 16) with residents coming together to clean up the town and plant a brighter future.

And they plan to stage a flower-laying ceremony in remembrance of young trees that lost their lives in the park, destroyed recently by vandal attacks.

May 10, 2021
Audlem Festival of Transport set to go ahead in July

Audlem Festival of Transport set to go ahead in July

The popular Audlem Festival of Transport is set to go ahead on July 25, organisers have confirmed.

The event, which pulls in hundreds of visitors to the village, will take place subject to all the relevant Government and local guidelines.

May 10, 2021
Crewe West by election shows people “fed up” with Labour, claims MP

Crewe West by election shows people “fed up” with Labour, claims MP

The Crewe and Nantwich MP claims the Crewe West by election result shows people are “fed up with local Labour councillors”.

Crewe Labour Party won the seat, but its share of the vote hit a ten-year low, mirroring poor performances in local elections around the UK.

May 10, 2021
ROUND-UP: Latest Crewe Regional Sunday League matches

ROUND-UP: Latest Crewe Regional Sunday League matches

The first round of evening games took place in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Division One Group A with C & N Utd. and Nantwich Pirates meeting for the second time in ten days.

The return fixture was again played on Barony Park as the Brittles ground at Wistaston was unavailable.

May 10, 2021
Conservative John Dwyer elected as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Conservative John Dwyer elected as Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Conservative John Dwyer has regained the position of Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner after Thursday’s election.

The result was declared at 8.15pm this evening (May 8) with Mr Dwyer collecting 111,962 votes compared to second candidate, incumbent David Keane (Labour), who achieved 99,463 votes after first and second preferences were declared.

May 8, 2021
Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s hosts silent movie display by local artist

Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s hosts silent movie display by local artist

By Jonathan White
Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s Craft Beer & Gin is hosting an art exhibition which pays homage to its past as a cinema.

The building on Castle Street, which dates back to 1857, was originally Ebenezer’s Methodist Chapel.

May 8, 2021
42 arrested and 48 knives seized in Cheshire Police operation

42 arrested and 48 knives seized in Cheshire Police operation

Police in Cheshire made arrests and seized weapons in a week-long operation to crackdown on knife crime.

The action was part of national Operation Sceptre targeting the impact of knife crime in communities throughout England and Wales.

May 8, 2021
Metal detecting gang who targeted Beeston Castle sentenced in court

Metal detecting gang who targeted Beeston Castle sentenced in court

A “nighthawking” gang has been sentenced after admitting metal detecting at historic Cheshire monument, Beeston Castle.

The men appeared at Chester Magistrates for sentencing today (May 7) following an investigation by Cheshire Police, Historic England and South Yorkshire Police.

May 7, 2021
Crews tackle kitchen fire at Nantwich house

Crews tackle kitchen fire at Nantwich house

A woman escaped injury after a fire in the kitchen of her Nantwich home.

The fire broke out on Bridle Hey at around 10.20am yesterday (May 6) and three appliances from Crewe and Audlem attended.

May 7, 2021
South Cheshire Tennis Summer League starts as lockdown eases

South Cheshire Tennis Summer League starts as lockdown eases

By Jonathan White
The Slazenger South and Mid Cheshire Tennis League consisting of men’s doubles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles divisions has started this week.

The league start was delayed due to government Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

May 6, 2021