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Police at accident scene

Two women killed and three injured in South Cheshire road smash

Two women have been killed in a horrific head-on road collision in South Cheshire. The accident has also left three other people injured in hospital. FULL STORY »

Cycling - winter training - Nicky Gent

Nantwich saleswoman faces 300-mile London to Paris charity ride

A wine saleswoman from Nantwich hopes to show she has plenty of bottle when she tackles a 300-mile bike ride for charity. Nicky Gent, 43, from Stapeley, is among a team facing the four-day London to Paris challenge which sets off FULL STORY »

Nantwich South artist impression, Muller

Stapeley Parish Council spends £12,000 fighting Muller housing plans

A parish council in Nantwich is to spend £12,000 on a barrister to fight controversial housing plans. Stapeley Parish Council is to plough thousands of taxpayers’ pounds into the battle with Muller Property. FULL STORY »

The International School of Beauty Team

Nantwich beauty school graduate scoops major international honour

A graduate from The International School of Beauty Therapy in Nantwich has scooped a major honour. Melanie Crosby won “Student of The Year Award 2013″ at the BABTAC & CIBTAC Beauty Awards. FULL STORY »

St Marys Wistaston Rector Mike Turnbull crowns this years Wistaston Rose Queen (Naomi Barker)

Families enjoy annual Wistaston Village Fete

By Jonathan White Villagers were out in force to enjoy the annual Wistaston Village Fete near Nantwich. The event, organised by Wistaston Community Council and took place in the grounds of St Mary’s Church Rectory, in Church Lane. FULL STORY »

Nantwich pole dance marathon in aid of One in Eleven Appeal

Pole Pinups in Nantwich

A Nantwich fitness class is putting the One in Eleven Appeal in pole position with its fundraising efforts.

Louise Joubert, 28, who runs Pole Pinups classes, is organising a 12-hour pole dancing session in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity.

Nantwich volunteer groups give town centre a Spring Clean

Nantwich clean up team

Nantwich Civic Society members were joined by volunteers for the town’s third annual Spring Clean.

People from groups like Nantwich in Bloom, Nantwich Litter Group, Reaseheath College Horticultural Students and Barclays Bank Knutsford staff, took part.

Yorkshire Building Society in Nantwich earns £48,000 for local charities

Yorkshire Building Society

Nantwich charities have been awarded a slice of £5 million raised by Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation.

More than £48,000 will go to good causes in Nantwich as 15,000 charities across the UK benefit.

South Cheshire Ramblers enjoy Nantwich Riverside Loop

South Cheshire Ramblers on the Nantwich Riverside Loop

South Cheshire Ramblers enjoyed an evening walk around the Nantwich Riverside Loop.

The walk around the three-mile ‘Loop’ was led by Paul Boniface, the group’s publicity officer.

Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich unveils plan for Family Fun Day

Fun and Open Day, Aqueduct Marina 2012

Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich will stage its fourth annual Family Fun Day on Sunday July 21.

The day will follow the successful formula of last year’s event, showcasing boats, crafts and local companies.

Two Nantwich college engineers scoop top national awards

Richard Noble, Tina Scott (mum) Logan Scott (son) James Scott, Simon Keen, Haydn Steele of CPA (1)

Two talented engineers from Nantwich’s Reaseheath College won awards in a competition to find the UK’s best construction apprentices.

James Scott and Adam Hughes were regional winners of the Construction Plant-hire Association’s “Stars of the Future” competition.

Three men injured after A49 car and lorry smash near Nantwich

Police at accident scene

Three men were badly injured when their car collided with a lorry on the A49 near Nantwich.

The Ford Fiesta, containing two 18-year-olds and a 20-year-old, ploughed into a tree after colliding with the truck at the junction with Wrexham Road, Ridley.

Nantwich Pitch Invasion football league in “racism” probe

Murphy's Sleeves six-a-side team, Nantwich

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An FA-Affiliated football league in Nantwich is at the centre of a racism investigation.

Cheshire FA and league organisers Pitch Invasion are probing claims of “disgraceful” racial abuse in a game at Nantwich Town Weaver Stadium.

Nantwich village gears up for 34th World Worm Charming Championships

33rd Worm Charming Championships, Willaston

Villagers in Nantwich are gearing up for one of the wackiest events of the year – the World Worm Charming Championships.

Willaston Primary School will host the 34th annual Championships from 2pm on Saturday June 22.

Review: Nantwich Bookworms study Tan Wan Eng’s “The Gift of Rain”

Books (pic by Sharon Drummond, Flickr)

By Joy Cassidy
Tan Wan Eng’s The Gift of Rain provides an interesting insight into World War Two, not often explored or portrayed to the Western world.

From the small island of Penang, China, the reader is shown how the War impacts the shores of the most hidden-away parts of the world.

SkoolsFest 2013 celebration set to take over Nantwich

Skools Fest 2013, Nantwich

Schools across Nantwich are preparing for a one-off special festival to celebrate their talented pupils.

SkoolsFest 2013 is being organised by the Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) to show off the artistic side of pupils in primary and secondary schools.

Plans for Wistaston Village Fete in place

Wistaston Village Fete - this Saturday 15th June

Wistaston Village Fete takes place this Saturday June 15 with a procession from Wistaston Memorial Hall at 1.15pm.

The parade will head to the grounds of St Mary’s Church Rectory on Church Lane for the opening and crowning of the Rose Queen at 1.45pm.

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