Willaston parents sending children to Malbank in Nantwich face a hefty £950 annual bus bill after Cheshire East decided to axe free transport.
Highways chiefs say the opening of a new crossing at the Peacock roundabout means children who live within the three-mile statutory limit now have a “safe walking route” to Malbank.
A furious headteacher has hit out at council officials who are to remove free school transport between Willaston and Nantwich after opening a new crossing.
Malbank School head John Harrison says Cheshire East’s decision to deem a near three-mile hike between Willaston and his school a “safe to walk” route raises “serious concerns about student safety”.
Three Nantwich girls have been selected to take part in the prestigious English Youth Ballet’s latest production.
Harriet Hughes, Lena Hassall, and Annabel Ratcliffe will feature in the 95-strong cast of EYB’s production of Coppélia.
An exhibition of items from the Nantwich Museum Collection and Malbank School and Sixth Form College, ‘NAGS, Nantwich and Acton Grammar School Archive’ has opened at Nantwich Museum.
The exhibition is due to run until Saturday March 14th.
One of South Cheshire’s most popular events is to return to Nantwich as the 41st annual South Cheshire Militaire ‘Universal Model Show’ takes place on Sunday February 22nd.
The show, from 10am to 5pm at Malbank School & Sixth Form College on Welsh Row, is organised by the South Cheshire Military Modelling Club.
A Nantwich runner is to compete for her country this weekend at the Home Nations Athletics Championships.
Sarah Dufour-Jackson will be running in the Senior Women 5k race at the championships in Cardiff on Saturday (August 30).
Happy students at Malbank School in Nantwich were celebrating their GCSE results today.
A number of students achieved multiple grade 8s and 9s while others overcame personal challenges to secure excellent marks.
The headteacher at Malbank Sixth Form said today he was “immensely proud” at their A Level results.
Results were consistently strong across the board at the Welsh Row school, with sustained improvement seen in the Sixth Form.
A village football club has been targeted by vandals who damaged equipment after breaking into a training ground in Nantwich.
Angry volunteers for Wrenbury-based Aspire FC discovered the damage on Friday night at the training facility based at Malbank High School.
Police and school staff have thwarted attempts by pupils in Nantwich to stage “unofficial” boxing fights between three schools.
It emerged today that plans had been circulating on social media to stage the fights on Barony Park in Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
Book lovers in Nantwich can attend a number of author events at Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge and Malbank School this spring.
On Friday April 25, former MI6 operative-turned-author Charles Beaumont will launch his second novel, A Spy at War.
Year 11 and 13 students from Malbank School and Sixth Form College embarked on a trip of a lifetime to New York.
The visit had been planned for almost two years by staff at the Nantwich school.
By Jonathan White
Model-making enthusiasts and families from across the region gathered in Nantwich for the 40th annual Universal Model Show.
The show, hosted at Malbank School & Sixth Form College, was organised by the South Cheshire Military Modelling Club.
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