A specially crafted memorial bench has now been installed on Nantwich riverside in honour of local character Michael “Flash” Meakin.
Flash was a familiar figure throughout Nantwich for more than five decades as the town’s “metal man” – collecting scrap, cans and unwanted metal and, in doing so, helping the community and the environment.
By Jonathan White
A Christmas Concert featuring chamber choir Concordia will light up St Mary’s Church in Acton on Saturday December 13th from 7pm.
The annual event promises an evening of festive favourites. Guests can also enjoy a seasonal hamper raffle, adding to the fun and festive spirit
Construction work has started on “critical infrastructure” for the development of the new health and care neighbourhood with a new Leighton hospital at its heart.
The work will see the creation of a new electrical substation enclosure, providing power for the proposed new net zero hospital to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
A Christmas by Candlelight fundraising concert is set to be held in St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on December 13th.
The concert is being performed by Lions Youth brass and Phoenix Voices and starts at 7pm.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich sparkled with festive spirit as the St Luke’s Hospice Christmas Tree Festival filled St Mary’s Church with colour, light, and Christmas cheer.
The historic Church Lane church was transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland, featuring 53 beautifully decorated Premium Nordmann Fir trees.
Police have seized almost 400 illegal vehicles such as e-bikes off the streets of Cheshire, figures showed today.
Officers working under Operation Lawmaker seized a further 10 vehicles and arrested two people during the latest crackdown in Crewe and Nantwich.
A Shavington businesswoman has been crowned the “British Entrepreneur of the Year” in the tech category for 2025.
Kate Longworth won the title for her teaching business which helps children with ADHD and autism.
An orphaned seal pup nursed back to health by the RSPCA in Nantwich is shining bright with her own pup – more than five years after being released back into the wild.
Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre spent three months caring and rehabilitating grey seal pup Kale when she was brought in by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue back in 2020.
A social media star, a choir, hospice children, families, staff and shoppers were all present for the opening of the new Hope House Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospice shop in Nantwich.
The store has moved a few yards across High Street to the former B&M on Swine Market and refurbished it for a more accessible shopping experience.
A four-week non-statutory public consultation on plans to build the new Leighton Hospital has ended.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted three in-person events and a virtual session where residents were able to learn about plans and speak to the Healthier Futures programme team.
By Jonathan White
Runners, walkers, and families with pushchairs gathered in Barony Park in Nantwich for the latest edition of Dabbers Dash.
The event, open to all ages and abilities, takes place at 9am one Saturday each month with participants taking on up to 3.5 laps of the park — a 5km route — at their own pace.
The founders of Nantwich-based global accessibility consulting firm Direct Access Group have sold the company’s US operations to Matrix Design Group.
Steven and Judith Mifsud said the sale will strengthen Direct Access’s “vision and commitment to creating environments that work for all”.
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak as they investigate a serious assault in a Nantwich pub.
The incident in the White Horse pub in Pillory Street left the 37-year-old victim with serious facial injuries.
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