Wingate Children’s Centre near Nantwich has been boosted by more than £6,000 from the town’s Sainsbury’s store. A cheque for the record amount of £6,255 was handed to the centre’s manager Chris Bridgman, who is retiring after 11 years at the Wrenbury facility.
Two Nantwich sisters are stepping out on a 30km run – in honour of their brother who died of blood cancer. Emma and Tricia Boffey are staging their “30k for 30 years” on the day brother Will would have celebrated his 30th birthday.
Ukulele fans across the UK played all the right tunes to raise almost £4,000 at a Nantwich festival. The third annual N’Ukefest Ukulele Festival, held at The Cotton Arms in Wrenbury, was organised by Nantwich band The N’ukes.
By Jonathan White Hundreds enjoyed the 35th annual ‘Marbury Merry Days’ two-day traditional country fair near Nantwich. The event is organised by St Michael & All Angels Parochial Church Council.
A Nantwich girl who survived three brain haemorrhages – one which went undetected for four years – is defying the odds by running for charity to honour her carers.
Brave Ellie Calder, 20, has lived with a rare condition which can cause a haemorrhage any second of the day, for 13 years.
N’Ukefest in Wrenbury near Nantwich is set to be a big pull next month for ukulele fans across the UK. The annual event has grown due to demand, and this year will be staged at The Cotton Arms over three days May 16 -18.
A woman from Wrenbury in Nantwich has become one of the first recruits to a hospice “change maker” project. Debbie Cole has signed up to the St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice Change Maker initiative as a volunteer.
Residents and businesses in Nantwich can find out more this week about the roll out of high-speed fibre broadband in Cheshire. Connecting Cheshire will enable 80,000 premises to tap into high-speed fibre broadband over the next 18 months.
Police have issued CCTV pictures of two men wanted in connection with a burglary in Nantwich. Detectives want to trace the men after a burglary at Wrenbury Post Office on January 9.
First communities to benefit from Connecting Cheshire’s multi-million pound fibre broadband roll-out are announced More than 15,000 premises are set to benefit from the first phase of investment in new fibre broadband networks across Cheshire.
Events and organisations in the Nantwich area are in line for community grants from Cheshire East Council. Cash is set to be dished out to help groups stage events and fund developments in the area.
TV presenter and comedian Nick Hancock has thrown his support behind Nantwich Sainsbury’s charity drive. Hancock, who lives locally, is vice president of the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury, the store’s chosen charity for 2013.
By Jonathan White Tennis players in Wistaston celebrated this season’s achievements at a presentation afternoon. Wistaston A topped the bill with the Men’s Division 3 (Summer League) shield in Slazenger South and Mid Cheshire Tennis League.
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