Local voices, practical stories, real community.
The Cat gives local conversations room to breathe, usually starting with a simple question and following the practical details. Recent episodes move from the mayor of Crewe and community gardens to dementia care, youth services, theatre, veterinary business, and charity challenges.
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The Cat is a broad local interview show rooted in Crewe and Nantwich. Its strength is attention. Episodes tend to sit with one guest, one organization, or one local project long enough for the useful details to surface. The questions are plain and practical. That makes the show feel accessible without becoming thin. Recent conversations cover the end of Sally Graham's term as mayor of Crewe, including her focus on cooperation, diversity, and inclusion. The same civic instinct appears in discussions of youth services, community support, and care. Adele Frost describes the Growing Health Community Garden as a wellbeing space shaped by volunteering, outdoor work, accessibility, and social connection. Emma Spurrier and Katie Sandham explain Belong Crewe as a dementia care village with a bistro, gym, activities, and links to the wider community. Nadine from Chance Changing Lives talks about the Saturday Kitchen, the community pantry, volunteers, hot meals, support partners, and isolation. These are service stories, but the show keeps them human. It asks where places are, how people arrive, what support looks like, and what still needs doing. Culture also has a steady place in the feed. Emily Duffy and Laura Elizabeth talk about Underdog the Other Other Bronte at the Harlequin Theatre, with the conversation moving from adaptation to feminism, comedy, and the Bronte sisters on stage. Business Brunch brings in another register, with Steve Leonard tracing the family history behind Phoenix Vet Practice. Fundraising and personal challenge appear through Rachel Florence's Cornish coastal path walk for Survive. The show can handle serious subjects without turning distant. It can also be gently enthusiastic about theatre, gardens, food, and local ambition. The result is a useful, human record of a town talking to itself.
Made for: For listeners in and around Crewe and Nantwich who want grounded conversations about local services, culture, business, care, and civic life. It also suits anyone drawn to community radio with patient interviews and practical detail.
What sets it apart: The Cat stands out by treating local projects as full stories, not announcements. Guests are given time to explain how a garden, care village, pantry, youth zone, theatre production, or small business actually works.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
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Sally Graham, the outgoing mayor of Crew, discusses her term's focus on cooperation, partnerships, and collaboration, which evolved into a theme of diversity and inclusion, and shares advice for her successor.
This episode features interviews with staff from Belong, a dementia care facility that operates like a village community with amenities like a bistro, gym, and activities open to both residents and the public.
This episode features an interview with Adele Frost about the Growing Health Community Garden in Nantwich, exploring how it serves as a well-being space that helps people combat isolation, build confidence, and reconnect with nature and community.
Nadine from Chance Changing Lives discusses the organization's community pantry and Saturday kitchen in Crew, highlighting volunteer support and additional services like haircuts and addiction support.
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