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Nantwich dairy firm could become first in UK to export milk to China

Nantwich dairy firm could become first in UK to export milk to China

A South Cheshire dairy firm is aiming to become first UK business to export fresh milk to China after developing its product at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Audlem-based NEMI Dairy Ltd is in advanced talks to sell its naturally enriched milk in major Chinese cities.

June 16, 2017
Talented South Cheshire dancers scooped seven British Championship trophies

Talented South Cheshire dancers scooped seven British Championship trophies

Talented street dancers from South Cheshire scooped seven awards at the British Dance Organisation (BDO) Championships.

Six dancers from The Glasheen Academy (TGA) in Crewe entered the Street Dance Championships, competing against more than 300 dancers from across the West Midlands.

June 16, 2017
Nantwich Words & Music Festival organisers unveil top line-up for 10th event

Nantwich Words & Music Festival organisers unveil top line-up for 10th event

Organisers of Nantwich Words & Music Festival have unveiled a top line-up for the town’s tenth annual event, including a debut for poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

Other headline acts range from alternative rock band THERAPY? (pictured) to British rock quartet Tom Robinson and Band and iconic English poet Roger McGough.

June 16, 2017
Willaston gears up for popular World Worm Charming Championships

Willaston gears up for popular World Worm Charming Championships

Competitors from around the UK will be slugging it out at this year’s Willaston World Worm Charming Championships.

Hundreds are set to descend on the zany annual contest held at Willaston Primary School on June 24.

June 16, 2017
Nantwich care home staff help raise £200 for Alzheimer’s Society

Nantwich care home staff help raise £200 for Alzheimer’s Society

Care home staff in Nantwich have helped to raise more than £200 for Alzheimer’s Society.

Brookfield House Care Home, of Shrewbridge Road, was rocked last year when resident Roy Tomlinson walked out and was found dead six days later in an outbuilding.

June 16, 2017
Cheshire Police ruled “inadequate” in HMIC crime recording report

Cheshire Police ruled “inadequate” in HMIC crime recording report

Cheshire Police has been ruled “inadequate” by a Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) report into its crime recording processes.

HMIC inspectors, who are reviewing all forces around the UK, estimated that up to 11,600 crimes were not being recorded properly by Cheshire.

June 15, 2017
Nantwich RSPCA appeal after swan found shot and cygnets missing

Nantwich RSPCA appeal after swan found shot and cygnets missing

The RSPCA is urging residents to look out for local wildlife after a swan was taken to Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich with multiple injuries – on the same day seven of her cygnets went missing.

The swan, nicknamed Mabel, is a known character on the River Weaver in nearby Northwich, along with her mate Albert and their nine cygnets.

June 14, 2017
Water Babies celebrates 10 years helping South Cheshire’s young swimmers

Water Babies celebrates 10 years helping South Cheshire’s young swimmers

A Nantwich businesswoman who launched Water Babies to help young swimmers in South Cheshire, is celebrating 10 years in business.

And Anna Bates has marked the 10-year anniversary with a special underwater photoshoot – and a new office in Nantwich town centre.

June 14, 2017
Roman hoards exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

Roman hoards exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

An exhibition of two Roman hoards discovered in Cheshire has opened at Nantwich Museum and will run until Saturday July 8.

The coins and jewellery were buried for safe keeping nearly 2,000 years ago but their owners never returned for them.

June 13, 2017
Nantwich Food Awards organisers unveil new categories for 2017

Nantwich Food Awards organisers unveil new categories for 2017

New categories in this year’s Food Awards linked to the Nantwich Food Festival will help celebrate even more producers, organisers say.

The awards give customers a chance to vote for their favourite local eateries, retailers and producers that champion food offered in Nantwich and surrounding Cheshire area.

June 12, 2017
Stamp design by Nantwich schoolgirl makes national final shortlist

Stamp design by Nantwich schoolgirl makes national final shortlist

A Nantwich schoolgirl’s stamp design has made it through to the last 24 of a national Royal Mail Christmas competition.

The entry by Grace Rebecca Lewis, aged 10, will now go through to the final stage of the competition, with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales choosing the final two designs to feature on this year’s 1st and 2nd Class Christmas stamps.

June 12, 2017
Hundreds enjoy annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event

Hundreds enjoy annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event

By Jonathan White
Hundreds of families enjoyed the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes village event.

Organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, the event dates back at least 200 years though stopped in 1920.

June 12, 2017
Young Superheroes to take over Nantwich beauty spot for charity

Young Superheroes to take over Nantwich beauty spot for charity

Young superheroes will soon be descending on a popular Nantwich beauty spot to help raise valuable funds for life-saving causes.

An action-packed family ‘Superheroes Picnic’ is being staged at Dorfold Park in Nantwich on July 9.

June 11, 2017