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Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Organisers of the annual Nantwich Words and Music festival are to hold a three-day event in June.

They say the event is taking place in The Crown Ballroom in Nantwich town centre on June 25-27.

April 1, 2021
Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

Fly-tipping hotspots in South Cheshire unveiled by FOI

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than two-thirds of Cheshire East fly tipping incidents last year took place in Crewe, new data shows.

The figures, released after a Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service, show where the borough’s fly-tipping hotspots are.

April 1, 2021
New Shavington care home plan approved despite fire fears

New Shavington care home plan approved despite fire fears

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A 72-bedroom care home will be built on Gresty Road in Shavington — despite concerns from one councillor it could burn down like the Notre Dame cathedral.

Cheshire East’s southern planning committee approved the plans yesterday (March 31), paving the way for the 2.5-storey facility to be built.

April 1, 2021
Nantwich Running Club

New Nantwich Running Club gathers pace with 200 members

The new Nantwich Running Club is gathering pace after it reached 200 members in just three months.

The club was launched in January by Willaston resident Mike Stevens, an experienced UK Athletics Endurance Running Coach.

March 31, 2021
NHS pay campaigners plan demo at Leighton Hospital

NHS pay campaigners plan demo at Leighton Hospital

NHS pay campaigners say they will return to Leighton Hospital this week as Covid restrictions are eased.

Members of Crewe’s Trades Union Council say they will return to the hospital tomorrow (April 1) with a socially distanced campaign to raise awareness “for a real and meaningful pay settlement for all NHS staff”.

March 31, 2021
Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Staff at KBA Financial Planning in Nantwich have helped raise £450 for Cancer Research UK.

Neil Fearn, chairman of the Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research Group, received a cheque on behalf of Cancer Research UK from KBA at their Yorkshire Building Society offices in High Street.

March 31, 2021
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Three people including boy, 14, charged over dogs theft in Nantwich

Police say three people have now been charged by officers investigating dog thefts in Nantwich.

Officers arrested a man, woman and a teenage boy at a house in Stoke-on-Trent after recovering two stolen black Labradors which were taken from Nantwich town centre on Saturday.

March 31, 2021
FEATURE: How to Trade the Best Forex Charts

FEATURE: How to Trade the Best Forex Charts

Trading the forex market can seem complicated for beginners but taking trading decisions becomes a lot simpler with the help of certain tools.

Live forex charts is one of the most important trading tools.

March 30, 2021
Travellers moved from Barony Park in 24 hours in injunction’s first test

Travellers moved from Barony Park in 24 hours in injunction’s first test

Travellers who broke through new barriers onto Barony Park in Nantwich in breach of a court injunction were moved on shortly before 4pm today.

It was the first test of the new two-year injunction granted to Cheshire East Council last August.

March 30, 2021
Stolen Nantwich dogs found in house in Stoke-on-Trent

Stolen Nantwich dogs found in house in Stoke-on-Trent

Two stolen Nantwich Labrador dogs have been recovered from an address in Stoke-on-Trent this morning (Tuesday 30 March) and returned to their owners.

Three people at the address – a man, a woman and a 14-year-old boy – have all been arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to the incident.

March 30, 2021
More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

RSPCA chiefs today issued a plea for people to take rubbish home after latest figures showed more than 80 call outs in Cheshire to animals badly affected by litter.

Incidents included a duck tangled in a medical face mask, a baby hedgehog with plastic wrapped around her neck, a fox with his head caught in a pasty wrapper, and a gannet entangled in plastic.

March 30, 2021
Nantwich Town Ladies FC first team return to action as lockdown eases

Nantwich Town Ladies FC first team return to action as lockdown eases

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town Ladies first team will return to action when they play Stalybridge Celtic Ladies at The Optimum Pay Stadium on April 11.

It is hoped fans will be allowed back into the ground in the near future as part of the Government’s roadmap out of national lockdown.

March 30, 2021
Restart of Crewe Regional Sunday Leagues delayed, say officials

Restart of Crewe Regional Sunday Leagues delayed, say officials

The planned restart of the Crewe Regional Sunday football leagues has been delayed by at least a week.

With outdoor sports back underway after lockdown, the first Premier and Division One fixtures were expected to take place this coming weekend.

March 30, 2021