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SG World unveils new The Printing House premises in Crewe

SG World unveils new The Printing House premises in Crewe

The Printing House, owned by SG World, has unveiled its new purpose-built premises in Crewe.

And Reaseheath College’s 2018 student prospectus was the first product to roll off the newly installed Sakurai B2 LED-UV 5 Colour Litho press.

March 11, 2018
Tarporley woman among firefighter apprentices mission to Nepal

Tarporley woman among firefighter apprentices mission to Nepal

A 21-year-old from Tarporley is among a group of 11 Cheshire firefighter apprentices heading out on a mission to Nepal.

Hannah Remelie and 10 others have raised funds to go out to help the youngest children in a Nepalese village access education.

March 11, 2018
Walking Rugby to be held at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC

Walking Rugby to be held at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC and Sale Sharks have teamed up to stage their first Walking Rugby event.

They hope launching this version of the game will attract new members to the club based at the Vagrants in Willaston.

March 11, 2018
Nantwich Film Club to screen Dheepan on March 12

Nantwich Film Club to screen Dheepan on March 12

Nantwich Film Club is to screen the big hit movie, Dheepan, on March 12 at the Civic Hall.

Dheepan, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, is a gripping, human tale of survival.

March 10, 2018
Nantwich student to stage ‘dyslexia and poetry’ exhibition in Crewe

Nantwich student to stage ‘dyslexia and poetry’ exhibition in Crewe

By Jonathan White
A Nantwich studying the link between poetry and dyslexia, is to stage an exhibition at Crewe Lifestyle Centre.

Helen Kay is researching the relationship between poetry and dyslexia/dyspraxia as part of her MA in Creative Writing course at Manchester Metropolitan University.

March 10, 2018
Nantwich training firm scoops honour at GESS Education Awards

Nantwich training firm scoops honour at GESS Education Awards

Nantwich-based Connect has been named the Secondary and Higher Education Resource/Equipment Supplier of the Year winner in GESS Education Awards 2018.

The company was honoured for its outstanding customer care and standard of service to education.

March 9, 2018
“Celebration of Music” Nantwich concert to raise Dementia Appeal funds

“Celebration of Music” Nantwich concert to raise Dementia Appeal funds

The Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is hosting a “Celebration of Music” concert to raise funds for the ‘Everybody Knows Somebody’ Dementia Appeal.

The South Cheshire Concert Band are inviting people to enjoy an afternoon of music and songs at Nantwich Civic Hall on Sunday March 18.

March 9, 2018
New HS2 hub station at Crewe to provide seven trains per hour, says Government

New HS2 hub station at Crewe to provide seven trains per hour, says Government

A new HS2 hub station in Crewe will provide seven high-speed trains per hour, the Government has announced.

The Department for Transport has published its results of the consultation ‘Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity’ held in 2017.

March 9, 2018
Residents in Nantwich action group call for link road plan to be stopped

Residents in Nantwich action group call for link road plan to be stopped

Angry residents in Nantwich have demanded an application for a through road on their estate to be stopped because of what they believe was an inadequate “engagement exercise” by council chiefs.

Members of the Edmund Wright Way Taylor Drive Action Group (EWWTD) have called on Nantwich Town councillors to support their calls for plans to link the two roads to be stopped.

March 9, 2018
More than 100 South Cheshire people screened for deadly heart condition

More than 100 South Cheshire people screened for deadly heart condition

More than 100 young people took part in a heart screening day at Cheshire College – South & West.

The screening was organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), and saw 104 people in total screened to spot potentially life-threatening cardiac abnormalities.

March 8, 2018
Flashback - Paul and Joe rescued by RNLI

Nantwich boy, 13, saved firefighter dad with CPR and kiss of life in sea drama

A firefighter owes his life to his 13-year-old Nantwich son who gave him CPR and the kiss of life during a dramatic incident at sea off Anglesey.

Young Joe Rowlands, of Snowcrest Place, Stapeley, was kayaking in Ynys Dulas off Lligwy beach with his dad Paul when their sit-on kayak started taking on water.

March 8, 2018
95% of pothole compensation claims rejected, says Cheshire East Council

95% of pothole compensation claims rejected, says Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council road chiefs say there has been a “sharp decline” in compensation claims for pothole damage – and that 95% of claims are rejected.

They also believe the decline is due to the authority’s “co-ordinated and robust evidence-based approach to prevention, as well as repairs”.

March 8, 2018
Malbank School to remember ex pupil 100 years after his World War One death

Malbank School to remember ex pupil 100 years after his World War One death

The family of a soldier killed in World War One will be at Malbank School in Nantwich for a moving memorial ceremony, 100 years after his death.

A War Memorial outside the school on Welsh Row details the death of Private Griffiths, who was a former Malbank pupil, during the Great War.

March 8, 2018