They purchased the Nantwich shop from the previous owner after a few years of running their own shop The Real Thing in Sandbach.

The quaint low-ceiling old shop is next to the Vine Pub on Hospital Street in Nantwich and you are always assured of a warm welcome.

Daughter Josie is often at the Nantwich branch and the whole family have a great eye for helping their customers.

Brands include  Hot Diamonds, Clogau Gold, Fiorelli silver, Kit Heath, Radley watches

Gareth has taken to writing fun and engaging poems about his community and then filming himself performing them.

As part of the #NantwichIsOpen and #KickStartNantwich campaign, Liz Parkin ask Gareth to write a poem that included as many of the Independent Traders in Nantwich as possible.

During the podcast, Gareth shares a couple of his poems and finishes off with his #NantwichIsOpen poem.

Gareth's poems can soon be found on a new website "Life Poems about You" which he is working on now.

Specialising in portraits, she makes all her clients feel relaxed and welcome in her studio or on location.

In this episode I learn the tricks of Newborn photography and "cake smashes" for 1 year old birthdays.... oh to be one again!

Charlotte's studio is a converted garage on Barker Street, opposite the Hibberts Solicitors car park and there is parking onsite.

Call Charlotte to find out more or visit www.charlottetalbotphotography.com

It's a bit of a tardis, you wouldn't know that behind this pretty teal-green shop front are original low-beamed ceilings, a comfy sofa area for customer meetings, a desk area for workshops and a wonderful array of gifts, cards and stationary.

I couldn't resist purchasing a gift for a friend and a gift for myself! (One of my first "real life" purchase other than food at the supermarket since lockdown began!)

Cara Green the owner is a self-confessed paper addict and her shop oozes creativity and style.

Personalised stationary is a speciality of Cara's and she has brides and grooms queuing up to book her services.

Visit the Paper Boutique & Creative studios at Shopify

Run by Corinne Taylor and supported by her husband, daughter and recently retired Mum, Corinne has an eye for beautiful and unique gifts, jewellery and interiors.

During lockdown, Inside Paradise have worked hard to make use of social media to keep in everyone's radar and they have enjoyed the interaction of selling products to their loyal customers.

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Throughout lockdown, RDW have been running a delivery service and they are now looking forward to welcoming their customers old and new into the shop on Pillory Street.

Clare talks about their social distancing procedures and opening times and tells us about some of the events we have missed out on due to Covid, but can look forward to in the future.

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After 13 weeks of closure Sian is excited to be opening up and seeing her regular customers.

New additions to the menu and old favourites like their unique Yorkshire Pudding Wrap already have their Facebook followers salivating!

Be sure to pop in for lunch or breakfast in one of Nantwich's largest and most unique cafe's.

In episode 1 we meet Denise Lawson from the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Shop set in a beautiful black and white Tudor building right in the centre of town.

During lockdown, Denise and husband Steve have created a website to move into online book sales and Steve has been out on his bike to deliver books locally.

Their coffee shop is open for take-away and carefully planned social distancing measures have been put in place to allow for safe movement around the shop.

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On Local not Global, Liz interviews local producers and independent traders from within 30 miles of Nantwich, Cheshire.