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Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Award-winning campaign group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on Food Festival goers to say no to plastic this weekend.

Tens of thousands of people are set to descend on the town over the next three days for the popular annual event.

August 31, 2023
FEATURE: The study, Britain’s lakes and rivers are polluted with microplastics

FEATURE: The study, Britain’s lakes and rivers are polluted with microplastics

In recent years, scientists have found plastic scattered throughout the ocean, as far away as the Mariana Trench and even in the Arctic ice.

But new research shows the problem exists even closer to home, with up to 1,000 tiny pieces of plastic per litre found in the most polluted rivers.

March 26, 2023
Nantwich campaigners want views on single-use plastic

Nantwich campaigners want views on single-use plastic

Plastic Free Nantwich campaigners are collecting views of local residents to find out how the community is doing in the fight against plastic pollution.

The group, part of Sustainable Nantwich, wants to know how families, schools and local businesses are reducing single use plastic and how difficult they find it.

October 19, 2022
More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

RSPCA chiefs today issued a plea for people to take rubbish home after latest figures showed more than 80 call outs in Cheshire to animals badly affected by litter.

Incidents included a duck tangled in a medical face mask, a baby hedgehog with plastic wrapped around her neck, a fox with his head caught in a pasty wrapper, and a gannet entangled in plastic.

March 30, 2021
Nantwich beauty spots “drowning” in plastic waste, says campaign group

Nantwich beauty spots “drowning” in plastic waste, says campaign group

Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich has called on the “selfish minority” to stop polluting the town’s beauty spots.

It says areas such as Nantwich Lake are being blighted by a tide of throw away plastic bottles, cans, ice cream and snack wrappers.

June 12, 2020
Wistaston bridge made from plastic bottles

Wistaston bridge made from plastic bottles

Walkers using a footbridge in Wistaston are treading on plastic – as it’s made of recycled bottles!

Cheshire East Council commissioned the bridge over Wistaston Brook at Joey the Swan as an eco-friendly project.

August 1, 2019
Plastic free shop The Store to open in Nantwich

Plastic free shop The Store to open in Nantwich

A new shopping experience is being launched in Nantwich which will be completely free from single-use-plastic.

The Store, a new grocery outlet, will offer everyday items including fresh produce, toiletries, household products and confectionery, as well as eco-friendly alternatives.

June 11, 2019
Guest speaker Dr Sharon George from Keele University

Second “Plastic Free Nantwich” event to be staged at The Crown

A second Plastic Free Nantwich campaign launch is to be held this week to cater for demand.

The Leopard pub on London Road was so packed out at the first launch many people could not get in and listen to Keele University expert Dr Sharon George’s talk and presentation.

April 10, 2019
“Plastic Free Nantwich” campaign to launch at pub talk

“Plastic Free Nantwich” campaign to launch at pub talk

A national plastic pollution expert is to give a talk in Nantwich to start a campaign for the town to become ‘plastic free’.

Dr Sharon George, from Keele University, will be joining local people to launch the Plastic Free Nantwich at the Leopard pub on Wednesday March 20.

March 1, 2019
Stapeley school pupils are superhero litter pickers

Stapeley school pupils are superhero litter pickers

Youngsters in Stapeley became superheroes for the day to tackle the scourge of litter near their school.

Year One pupils from Pear Tree Primary School in Nantwich spent the day in the local area picking up rubbish as part of our superhero class topic.

May 14, 2018