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Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

Dermot Cavanagh to stage painting workshop at Woore

BBC TV artist Dermot Cavanagh is to stage a one-day workshop near Nantwich to encourage more people to take up painting.

Cavanagh’s “anyone can paint” watercolour workshop will be held at Woore Victory Hall, on London Road, Woore, on November 11.

November 9, 2015
Tarporley teacher is new voice of BBC School Report project

Tarporley teacher is new voice of BBC School Report project

A South Cheshire teacher is to be the national voice of a major BBC project.

Tina McMillan, English and Media teacher at Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, was asked to record the voiceover for a new trailer for BBC School Report

September 24, 2015
Nantwich college student in BBC Countryfile show

Nantwich college student in BBC Countryfile show

A Reaseheath College apprentice in Nantwich starred in a BBC Countryfile programme.

Agriculture apprentice Jason Smith, 21, was joined by presenter Matt Baker as he carried out duties of assistant herdsman at his dairy farm in Middlewich.

March 12, 2015
Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate amazing A level results

Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate amazing A level results

Hundreds of pupils across Nantwich were celebrating another set of amazing A level results today.

And it was another record-breaking year for Brine Leas Sixth Form (BL6) students.

August 14, 2014
Willaston gears up for 35th World Worm Charming Championships

Willaston gears up for 35th World Worm Charming Championships

Hundreds of people will be descending on a Nantwich primary school this weekend for the globally popular World Worm Charming Championships. The event, now in its 35th year since being relaunched, has fascinated audiences across the world.

June 24, 2014
New Nantwich Special Constables star in BBC TV documentary

New Nantwich Special Constables star in BBC TV documentary

A student and a landscape gardener from Nantwich are to star in a new BBC One series – as crime fighters! Laurence Towers and Amber-Louise Evans are among six new Cheshire Police recruits starring in the series, “First Time on the Front Line”.

April 23, 2014
Peckforton Castle head chef in North West “Great British Menu” final

Peckforton Castle head chef in North West “Great British Menu” final

The head chef at a Nantwich attraction will compete in the North West heat of the BBC’s “Great British Menu”. Mark Ellis, who works at Peckforton Castle, has been chosen as one of the three finalists for the North West heat.

March 19, 2014
Nantwich firm Kidzkitchen to star on BBC1 “Rip Off Food” show

Nantwich firm Kidzkitchen to star on BBC1 “Rip Off Food” show

An award-winning Nantwich company has been chosen to feature on the BBC1 programme Rip Off Food which is presented by Gloria Hunniford. KidzKitchen, run by Wybunbury mums Tracey Cooke and Gill Fox, will be showing viewers across the UK how to make simple, healthy breakfasts for children.

March 18, 2014
Final “Very Best in Stand-up” of 2013 comes to Nantwich in December

Final “Very Best in Stand-up” of 2013 comes to Nantwich in December

Live comedy comes to Nantwich for the final time in 2013 with another “Very Best in Stand Up” show. Liverpool comedian Jamie Sutherland will be compering the Nantwich Civic Hall show on Friday December 6.

November 22, 2013
Nantwich Bookshop owners star in new BBC “Million Dollar Intern” show

Nantwich Bookshop owners star in new BBC “Million Dollar Intern” show

The owners of Nantwich Bookshop feature in a story of their own as part of a new BBC reality series, Million Dollar Intern. Bookshop owners Steve and Denise Lawson were picked as one of a handful of businesses around the UK to star in the new series.

November 11, 2013
Strictly Dancing star urges Nantwich couples to join St Luke’s competition

Strictly Dancing star urges Nantwich couples to join St Luke’s competition

Ex Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace is urging Nantwich couples to quick step up to St Luke’s “Strictly Learn to Dance 2014” event. The hospice is running the contest after a successful campaign last year, which saw the winners crowned at a Nantwich Civic Hall finale.

October 24, 2013
Nantwich Road entertainment firm on Cheshire Awards shortlist

Nantwich Road entertainment firm on Cheshire Awards shortlist

A Crewe and Nantwich entertainment company has been shortlisted in the Cheshire Business of the Year awards. Warble Entertainment has made it into the final three in the shortlist of the Small Businesses category of the awards.

September 16, 2013
Picture special: World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston

Picture special: World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston

By Jonathan White Hundreds of people and BBC TV crews enjoyed the 34th World Worm Charming Championship near Nantwich. The event at Willaston Primary School saw competitors in 144 plots trying to collect as many worms as possible in 30 minutes.

June 23, 2013