Nantwich in Bloom judges have raised a glass to the town’s oldest pub awarding it a double for floral excellence.
The historic Black Lion on Welsh Row carried off a certificate of Excellence for its floral contribution to the town.
By Jan Roberts
Nantwich’s oldest pub, The Black Lion on Welsh Row, has seen many chapters in its long history.
That includes the empty and shady period of the 90s when it was known as the Drunken Duck with scantily clad barmaids!
A pub landlord who worked as a chef at the world famous Dorchester Hotel has launched Michelin-inspired grub at one of Nantwich’s oldest landmarks.
Darren Snell is putting the Grade II-listed Black Lion on the map for five-star pub food after introducing dishes inspired by his time working at the Michelin-starred London restaurant.
One of Nantwich’s oldest pubs, The Black Lion, is to re-open four weeks after being forced to close.
The Welsh Row venue is to re-open on September 2 under the helm of former landlord Darren Snell, according to owners.
One of Nantwich’s oldest pubs, The Black Lion, has closed down and staff made redundant, it has emerged.
A family are taking their mum back to her Nantwich pub birthplace today – as a special 75th birthday surprise!
Norma Rooney’s family wanted to give her a special memory and decided to stage a party in the Black Lion in Welsh Row – where she was born back on December 22, 1943.
Fire crews were called to a fire in an outbuilding of the Black Lion pub on Welsh Row in Nantwich today.
It broke out at around 9.45am and two fire engines from Crewe were deployed, and Welsh Row was cordoned off.
By Kate Lindop
Thomas Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd (Published in 1874) has been on my must read list for as long as I can remember.
So it was with some excitement we decided upon it as our Bookclub novel for the month.
By Joy Cassidy Blue Boy is a tale of a young Hindu boy in America, trying to find his way through the confusion and turmoil of puberty as he transcends from boyhood to adulthood. A fairly straightforward and common synopsis, right?
By Joy Cassidy In the dark days of January, which sadly didn’t bring any snow this year, the Nantwich Bookworms sought the snow’s magic and tranquility in Peter Hoeg’s Miss Smilla’s Sense of Snow.
By Joy Cassidy Neil Gaimon’s Coraline is a dark and quirky tale of a young girl whose boredom and loneliness takes her on an adventure to a fantastical world, much like her own, but with some very absurd and freakish differences.
By Joy Cassidy Mark Haddon’s best known first novel for adults, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) was well-rated by the bookclub, but his second A Spot of Bother (2006) less so.
By Joy Cassidy Great Summer reads can have long-lasting memories, sitting in the sunshine, ice-cold drink by your side as kids play in the paddling pool. But Bram Stoker’s Dracula is not something you would normally associate with this scene.
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