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South Cheshire firm FHL raises £1,640 for Donna Louise Children’s Hospice

South Cheshire firm FHL raises £1,640 for Donna Louise Children’s Hospice

South Cheshire firm FHL Cloud Solutions has raised £1,640 for The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice.

The FHL team, based in Crewe, raised the money over a 12-month period by organising events, casual dress days and donating proceeds from the company’s snack bar.

May 14, 2018
Stapeley school pupils are superhero litter pickers

Stapeley school pupils are superhero litter pickers

Youngsters in Stapeley became superheroes for the day to tackle the scourge of litter near their school.

Year One pupils from Pear Tree Primary School in Nantwich spent the day in the local area picking up rubbish as part of our superhero class topic.

May 14, 2018
Crewe FC win Presidents Cup Final beating Crewe Ath 4-1

Crewe FC win Presidents Cup Final beating Crewe Ath 4-1

Crewe FC won the Presidents Cup final by beating Crewe Athletic 4-1.

Ash Dobson had given Crewe Athletic an early lead.

May 14, 2018
Review: Nantwich Players’ production, The Thrill of Love

Review: Nantwich Players’ production, The Thrill of Love

REVIEW – by Claire Faulkner
Nantwich Player’s latest show The Thrill of Love retells the tragic and fascinating story of Ruth Ellis.

The facts are not in dispute. We know that she shot and murdered her lover David Blakeley.

May 13, 2018
Nantwich Town honours players, staff and fans at awards night

Nantwich Town honours players, staff and fans at awards night

Players, staff and supporters were all honoured at Nantwich Town awards evening at the end of the 2017-18 campaign.

Defender Joel Stair was awarded the Nantwich Town Player of the Year, and Jamie Morgan and Troy Bourne also picked up awards.

May 13, 2018
Artist unveils latest oil paintings of Nantwich scenes

Artist unveils latest oil paintings of Nantwich scenes

By Jonathan White
Talented local artist Christian Turner has produced a series of stunning new oil paintings of Nantwich.

His new works are of a Battle of Nantwich re-enactment, Churches Mansion, Nantwich Aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal over Chester Road, Pillory Street, St Mary’s Church, Sweetbriar Hall on Hospital Street, The Bowling Green, and Welsh Row.

May 13, 2018
Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeks 2019 calendar photos

Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeks 2019 calendar photos

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is calling on budding photographers to enter their wildlife photographs in a competition to be published in its charity calendar for 2019.

Award-winning photographer Ben Hall will be on the judging panel selecting the 12 best entries from amateur snappers in the area.

May 12, 2018
Classical concert to be staged at Worleston Village Hall

Classical concert to be staged at Worleston Village Hall

A Classical Fusion Concert where the Orient meets the Indian Subcontinent is coming to Worleston Village hall near Nantwich.

The show will bring together an international vibe with highly-acclaimed artists from Taiwan, India and UK.

May 12, 2018
Shavington pensioner, 74, lands job as cycle mechanic in Crewe

Shavington pensioner, 74, lands job as cycle mechanic in Crewe

Shavington pensioner Dave Williams shows there is no age barrier to getting back in the work saddle!

The 74-year-old has just been appointed as a new cycle mechanic at Crewe-based Community Recycle Cycles shop and training service.

May 11, 2018
Churches Together in Nantwich to rehome Syrian refugee families

Churches Together in Nantwich to rehome Syrian refugee families

By Stephen Topping
Churches Together in Nantwich is one of the first community groups to secure funding to support and rehome Syrian refugee families.

Cheshire East Council this week agreed to let community sponsors apply to rehome refugee families in the borough.

May 11, 2018
Rescued puppies nursed by Reaseheath College students in Nantwich

Rescued puppies nursed by Reaseheath College students in Nantwich

These adorable rescued puppies have been in good hands after students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich nursed them back to health.

The 11-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier x American bulldogs have had their first training lessons from undergraduates on the college’s Foundation Degree in Canine Behaviour and Training.

May 11, 2018
Nantwich children warned as pupils risk lives using railway as short cut

Nantwich children warned as pupils risk lives using railway as short cut

A headteacher has warned Nantwich parents after school pupils were pictured walking down the main railway line as a short-cut to and from Brine Leas School.

These images show youngsters walking along the main Shrewsbury to Manchester line close to Stapeley Terrace in Nantwich.

May 11, 2018
ArtsLoco group invites new Crewe and Nantwich members

ArtsLoco group invites new Crewe and Nantwich members

A new ‘ArtsLoco’ social group is inviting new Crewe and Nantwich members with an interest in arts, crafts, writing, poetry and music.

The group, which meets every month at The Rising Sun on Middlewich Road, Wistaston, is keen to give more people a chance to participate.

May 10, 2018