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Nantwich Museum Spring Quiz Night

Nantwich Museum’s Spring Quiz Night in aid of museum funds will take place at 7.00 pm Sunday 14 April at Crewe Vagrants Sports Club, Willaston, CW5 7EP. Always an enjoyable evening, the quiz will be overseen as usual by museum volunteer and popular quiz master Wyn Jones and will include a raffle. Entry is by ticket only which, cost £5.00[Read More…]

April 5, 2019
1,000th hen set to be re-homed in latest Nantwich event

1,000th hen set to be re-homed in latest Nantwich event

The British Hen Welfare Trust team in Cheshire is on track to rehome the 1,000th hen of 2019 at their collection event this weekend (April 7).

So far this year, the team has helped send more than 940 hens off to pet homes, and save them from slaughter.

April 5, 2019
Swansway Jaguar Crewe scoops national awards

Swansway Jaguar Crewe scoops national awards

Swansway Jaguar Crewe only opened its doors on April 1 2017.

But the family-owned centre has already scooped a number of awards from Jaguar Land Rover.

April 5, 2019
Almost 10,000 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in South Cheshire

Almost 10,000 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in South Cheshire

Almost 10,000 people in South Cheshire were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year, health chiefs have revealed.

Now doctors are urging people to make urgent lifestyle changes or face risking life-threatening health problems.

April 5, 2019
Nantwich author to launch new “Life Zumba and Now” book in May

Nantwich author to launch new “Life Zumba and Now” book in May

By Jonathan White
Nantwich author Joan Carter will launch her book ‘Life Zumba and Now’ at the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on May 3.

The 83-year-old will give a talk at the launch about her unusual autobiography which begins in the war years in Nantwich.

April 5, 2019

Reaseheath College Family Festival 2019

The Reaseheath Family Festival is back! Enjoy a fantastic day out at our annual Family Festival which has been held at the college for almost 40 years! All of the campus will be open and you’ll find an exciting range of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Main Acts… •Jonathan Marshall – ‘Return of the Black Stallion’ with[Read More…]

April 4, 2019
Police appeal for driver after cyclist collision in Shavington

Police appeal for driver after cyclist collision in Shavington

Police are appealing for information after a driver failed to stop at the scene of a collision in Shavington.

The incident happened at 8.55am on Sunday March 24 on Newcastle Road, opposite the White Hart pub.

April 4, 2019
New senior police and fire chiefs appointed in Cheshire

New senior police and fire chiefs appointed in Cheshire

Three senior appointments have been announced at Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue.

Julie Cooke has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Constable at Cheshire Constabulary.

April 4, 2019
Full list of candidates unveiled for Cheshire East Council elections on May 2

Full list of candidates unveiled for Cheshire East Council elections on May 2

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The full list of candidates for next month’s Cheshire East Council elections have been confirmed.

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday May 2 to decide who they want to represent them on the borough council for the next four years.

April 4, 2019
Work to start on fire station refurbishment plan across Cheshire

Work to start on fire station refurbishment plan across Cheshire

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Work will begin this month on an £8.5 million project to refurbish 21 of Cheshire’s ageing fire stations.

But Nantwich station on Beam Street will be one of the last to undergo the work, not until 2023-24.

April 3, 2019
Armed robbery at South Cheshire convenience shop

Armed robbery at South Cheshire convenience shop

Armed robbers are being hunted by police after they held convenience store staff at knifepoint during a raid.

Two men approached the McColl’s shop on Gainsborough Road in Crewe, say police.

April 3, 2019
Nantwich pupils enjoy Time Capsule competition at new Tesni housing scheme

Nantwich pupils enjoy Time Capsule competition at new Tesni housing scheme

Youngsters from three Nantwich schools donned their hard hats on a new housing development as part of a time capsule competition!

Year 4 pupils at Highfields Academy, St Anne’s Catholic Primary School and Acton C of E Primary School were challenged to fill a capsule which could be buried on the site of the new Tesni Homes development on Welshman’s Lane.

April 3, 2019
New non-emergency contract boosts ambulance cover in South Cheshire

New non-emergency contract boosts ambulance cover in South Cheshire

A new non-emergency ambulance contract for Cheshire will see more staff based locally and boosting standards of care, say health chiefs.

NHS commissioners have awarded a five-year contract to West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).

April 2, 2019