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Police close busy Nantwich road after two-car accident

Police close busy Nantwich road after two-car accident

A woman was badly injured after an accident at a busy Nantwich road junction today. The two-vehicle collision happened at the junction of the A5301 Peter de Stapleigh Way and the A51 London Road/Elwood Way, in Stapeley.

August 22, 2012
Picture special… Brine Leas students celebrate A level results

Picture special… Brine Leas students celebrate A level results

These are the delighted Nantwich students enjoying after picking up their A level results at Brine Leas High School. Around 100 students from the school’s first ever sixth form cohort were caught in camera as they opened their results.

August 22, 2012
Steam railway plan unveiled for Nantwich town centre churches

Steam railway plan unveiled for Nantwich town centre churches

Train enthusiasts have launched an ambitious scheme to build a steam railway line between two Nantwich churches. The “Nantwich Crossrail” project would ferry visitors between the Methodist church on Hospital Street and St Mary’s Church in the town square.

August 21, 2012
Nantwich school launches “buy-a-brick” scheme for new classroom

Nantwich school launches “buy-a-brick” scheme for new classroom

A Nantwich school  is laying the foundations of a successful future by launching a Buy-a-Brick scheme. Work on a new classroom at Sound and District Primary School starts in September.

August 21, 2012
Nantwich cage-fighter prepares for all female bout

Nantwich cage-fighter prepares for all female bout

A young Nantwich woman is back in action when she becomes the first woman to compete in “Rage in the Cage” in Stoke-on-Trent next month. Anya Lynette Hynes, 23, from Wrenbury, will fight in a semi-pro bout at the event in the Queen’s Theatre, Burslem.

August 20, 2012
Young Malbank School pupil scoops AS Level three years early

Young Malbank School pupil scoops AS Level three years early

A brainy Nantwich pupil is celebrating a top grade in an exam she took – three years ahead of schedule! Alex Leigh, a student at Malbank School and Sixth Form College, picked up her A grade from her Maths AS level with hundreds sixth formers this week.

August 18, 2012
Leighton Hospital patients welcome new eCards service

Leighton Hospital patients welcome new eCards service

Relatives and friends can now send ‘Get Well Soon’ e-messages to patients at Leighton Hospital thanks to a new service. The eCard service, being trialled by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), allows people to send personal messages to loved ones in hospital when they may not be able to visit in person.

August 17, 2012
Nantwich student cut above rest in national forestry awards

Nantwich student cut above rest in national forestry awards

A Nantwich college student has scooped a national forestry award. John Tunstall is the first Reaseheath College student to win a Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Silky Fox Handsaws Award.

August 17, 2012
Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

The body of missing South Cheshire runner John Lawton has been found on a mountainside, his family confirmed today. The discovery comes almost four months after John, from Alsager, disappeared while competing in the 35km Taygetos Challenge near Kalamata.

August 16, 2012
South Cheshire College celebrates 99.6% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College celebrates 99.6% A level pass rate

South Cheshire College is celebrating after announcing its second best ever set of A level results. Crewe and Nantwich students at the institution celebrated an overall A level pass rate of 99.6%.

August 16, 2012
Brine Leas School in Nantwich celebrates A Level success stories

Brine Leas School in Nantwich celebrates A Level success stories

Brine Leas High School students in Nantwich are celebrating a milestone today as the first cohort of A level results were released. Around 100 students at BL6 picked up their results as the first sixth form cohort in the school’s history.

August 16, 2012
“Very Best in Stand Up” comedy season returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

“Very Best in Stand Up” comedy season returns to Nantwich Civic Hall

The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall for a new season in September with a top bill of acts lined up. And to kick off, promoters have Charlie Baker, Nick Page, Carl Donnelly and Gary Delaney appearing on Friday September 7.

August 16, 2012
Over 1,000 enjoy Choldmondeley Castle picnic for One in Eleven Appeal

Over 1,000 enjoy Choldmondeley Castle picnic for One in Eleven Appeal

Tots and teddies took over Cholmondeley Castle near Nantwich for a special fundraising picnic for the One in Eleven Appeal. Families brought their favourite teddies to the Cheshire beauty spot to help raise funds for a new neonatal unit at Leighton Hospital.

August 15, 2012