By Jonathan White
A Christmas album produced by independent musicians from South Cheshire has raised £347.21 for Looking After The Homeless (LATH).
The artists – known collectively as ‘The Electric Sprout Foundation’ – each wrote and recorded an original family-friendly festive track for the 12-track album, titled ‘Snow Business’.
Cheshire Police arrested 1,862 people across the county as part of an operation to keep people safe during the Christmas period.
Operation Jingles, which ran from December 1, included 229 arrests made in the Crewe and Nantwich divisional area – the third highest.
By Jonathan White
More than 70 members of Nantwich Running Club took part in their annual ‘Christmas lights run’.
The runners all met at The Woodside pub in Wistaston and seven groups ran a distance of either 3 miles, 4.5 miles or 6 miles.
By Jonathan White
The seventh annual ‘Christmas Tree Festival’ took place at St Mary’s Church in Acton near Nantwich.
The free event welcomed visitors to view over 30 dressed 6ft Christmas trees.
Photographer Jonathan White has been out and about capturing the dazzling festive lights on houses across Nantwich and Crewe.
These images show the lengths homeowners go to as they enter the Christmas spirit.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Community Council’s annual ‘Christmas Concert’ brought festive cheer to villagers.
The concert, at St Mary’s Church Hall on Church Lane in Wistaston, featured the Wells Green Choir led by Myra Wood, The Swinging Woodpeckers and Wistaston Church Lane Academy Choir.
Staff and volunteers from St Luke’s Hospice are again offering their Christmas Tree collection service to help raise vital funds for patient care.
In January, more than 60 volunteers and St Luke’s staff will be working together to collect thousands of used Christmas trees in South Cheshire.
Dear Editor,
Christmas is a time of giving, and this year we are asking people to make a difference and show their support for people affected by lymphoma, the UK’s fifth most common cancer.
It’s never easy for anyone to find out they have lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
Cheshire East Council has launched its Christmas campaign to recruit much needed foster carers.
The festive appeal centres around a one-minute film called ‘Wish for you the world’ where a child is welcomed into a family at Christmas time.
More than 170 people have been arrested during the first weekend of Cheshire Police’s Christmas operation.
The crackdown – called “Make the right choice” – targets anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and drink and drug driving.
By Jonathan White
Retailers in Nantwich have revealed their eye-catching Christmas window displays and frontages.
The shop window display at Wendy’s Florist on Hospital Street features a scale model of the frontage of their business and adjacent businesses.
Nantwich Concert Band are to perform their annual Christmas Concert in the town on December 10.
It will take place in Nantwich Civic Hall at starts at 2.30pm.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire Police have seized and destroyed six e-scooters ridden on public highways in Crewe – and warn they will do the same in all towns if parents buy them for children at Christmas.
Police and crime commissioner John Dwyer also urged residents to report their neighbours if they had the vehicles and were riding them illegally on public roads or pavements.
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