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Nantwich patients to benefit from new orthopaedic dept at Leighton Hospital

Nantwich patients to benefit from new orthopaedic dept at Leighton Hospital

Nantwich patients are to get improved treatment for slips, trips and falls, at a new-look Orthopaedic Outpatients Department (OPD) at Leighton Hospital. Local MP Edward Timpson helped officially unveil the new facility which offers better privacy for patients, with eight individual consultation rooms replacing the seven, old curtained cubicles.

January 28, 2012
Nantwich pupils compete in South Cheshire indoor athletics finals

Nantwich pupils compete in South Cheshire indoor athletics finals

Nantwich youngsters did their schools proud at the South Cheshire sportshall athletics finals. Teams from Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley,  Weaver Primary, and Sound Primary took part in the finals at South Cheshire College.

January 27, 2012
Nantwich tree shredding raises Marie Curie Cancer Care money

Nantwich tree shredding raises Marie Curie Cancer Care money

A charity Christmas tree shredding in Nantwich has helped to raise almost £70 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The event took place at St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church car park, on Wellington Road, Nantwich, on Saturday January 7.

January 27, 2012
Guinea pig ‘Ice’ star of Reaseheath College’s new veterinary room

Guinea pig ‘Ice’ star of Reaseheath College’s new veterinary room

Ice the guinea pig was a model patient when Reaseheath College in Nantwich opened a new veterinary nursing room. Ice, who has age-related problems, has been nursed back to health by students on a diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants.

January 27, 2012
Richmond Village Nantwich to stage Mad Hatters Tea Party

Richmond Village Nantwich to stage Mad Hatters Tea Party

Richmond Village Nantwich is hosting a Mad Hatters Tea Party in association with the British Heart Foundation. Doors to Wonderland will be open on February 24 between 2pm and 4pm, with old or young invited to join in.

January 27, 2012
Nantwich Camera Club open exhibition at town museum

Nantwich Camera Club open exhibition at town museum

Nantwich Camera Club’s 2012 photographic exhibition has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum. Club chairman John Kay introduced the opening event by thanking the Pillory Street venue for staging the exhibition.

January 25, 2012
South Cheshire College students enjoy hair-raising contest

South Cheshire College students enjoy hair-raising contest

Hairdressing students from Nantwich and Crewe went head-to-head in an eye-catching competition at South Cheshire College. Students showcased their hair skills in the event which was supported by staff, students and members of the public.

January 25, 2012
Police seek witnesses to road incident in Willaston

Police seek witnesses to road incident in Willaston

Police want witnesses to an accident outside Redsands Children Centre in Willaston, Nantwich. The incident involved a 22-year-old woman was driving her silvery blue Peugeot 206 towards Crewe when she possibly collided with a cyclist.

January 25, 2012
Nantwich man sentenced after drugs and cannabis farm found

Nantwich man sentenced after drugs and cannabis farm found

A Nantwich man who had a cocktail of drugs and cultivated a cannabis farm at his home, has been handed a nine-month suspended jail sentence. Police raided Christopher Dale′s apartment in Lambert Crescent following a tip off from a member of the public.

January 24, 2012
Wyche Primary School launch sponsor appeal for new ICT suite

Wyche Primary School launch sponsor appeal for new ICT suite

A Nantwich primary school is hoping to secure local sponsorship to help realise a dream of a modern ICT suite. Staff at Wyche Primary need help to raise funds for the project which will replace out-dated equipment.

January 24, 2012
Tickets on sale for Nantwich Players show The 39 Steps

Tickets on sale for Nantwich Players show The 39 Steps

People queued around the corner to grab tickets for Nantwich Players’ forthcoming show The 39 Steps. The tickets went on sale at Nantwich Tourist Information Centre yesterday (January 23), and staff were inundated.

January 24, 2012
Nantwich girl helps Latin make comeback in schools

Nantwich girl helps Latin make comeback in schools

A ten-year-old girl from Nantwich is going back to the future as Latin, the language of the Romans and of the Vatican, makes a comeback. Lucy Allinson is among primary school children lapping up the subject now back on the curriculum at Howell’s School, in Denbigh.

January 24, 2012
Cheshire Police reveal “disturbing” festive drink drive arrests

Cheshire Police reveal “disturbing” festive drink drive arrests

Police in Cheshire say they are “seriously concerned” about the number of young and elderly drivers who ignore warnings about drinking. Officers made 181 arrests during the Christmas/New Year drink drive crackdown.

January 23, 2012