Aston & Wrenbury

Willaston club staff heartbroken after Elle Morris money stolen

Willaston club staff heartbroken after Elle Morris money stolen

Devastated fundraisers in Willaston who had cash for poorly Nantwich girl Elle Morris stolen, have started a JustGiving campaign to try and replace it.

Thieves broke in to Willaston Social Club and stole money raised to help the 10-year-old Wrenbury schoolgirl who is waiting for a double lung transplant.

September 5, 2016
Wingate Centre staff pride at Bryony Page Olympic success

Wingate Centre staff pride at Bryony Page Olympic success

Staff at the Wingate Centre near Nantwich are bouncing with pride after home girl Bryony Page scooped Olympic trampolining silver.

Page began her career at the centre in Wrenbury, where her family still live, starting as a gymnast before turning to the trampoline.

August 17, 2016
Wrenbury mum battles to afford son’s life-changing operation

Wrenbury mum battles to afford son’s life-changing operation

A Nantwich woman is battling to provide her young son a life-changing operation so he can fulfil his dream of playing football.

Charlene Harris’s nine-year-old son Zac has Cerebral Palsy and walking is a real struggle.

August 11, 2016
Bus operators take on Nantwich routes after GHA demise

Bus operators take on Nantwich routes after GHA demise

Bus operators like D&G have stepped in to maintain services after GHA Coaches went in to administration.

Public services across South Cheshire were thrown into chaos after the company announced it was ceasing all operations on July 13.

July 15, 2016
Burglars spark mini crime-wave in Nantwich villages

Burglars spark mini crime-wave in Nantwich villages

Burglars have targeted rural properties around Nantwich in a week-long mini crime-wave.

Police in Nantwich are probing nine separate break-ins of outbuildings in villages in just six days.

July 8, 2016
Cyclists set for Nantwich Wingate Centre 5 Nations Challenge

Cyclists set for Nantwich Wingate Centre 5 Nations Challenge

Six Nantwich cyclists are to pedal more than 520 miles across five countries in just 48 hours – in aid of The Wingate Centre at Wrenbury.

The novice cyclists will tackle The Wingate Centre 5 Nations Cycle Challenge later this month.

June 3, 2016
Marbury Merry Days two-day fair pulls in the crowds

Marbury Merry Days two-day fair pulls in the crowds

By Jonathan White
Hundreds bathed in late spring sunshine to enjoy the 37th annual ‘Marbury Merry Days’ two-day traditional country fair near Nantwich.

The fair, organised by St Michael & All Angels Parochial Church Council, takes places every May in a field next to the church and Marbury Big Mere.

May 16, 2016
Elle’s Wishes ball planned to raise funds for Wrenbury girl’s transplant

Elle’s Wishes ball planned to raise funds for Wrenbury girl’s transplant

The mum of battling Nantwich schoolgirl Elle Morris is planning a ball to help raise funds for her life-saving transplant.

Rebecca Whitfield hopes the event planned for July 8 will help the family prepare for when doctors call Elle for her double lung transplant.

April 28, 2016
Cholmomdeley gardener wins Reaseheath horticulture apprentice of year

Cholmomdeley gardener wins Reaseheath horticulture apprentice of year

An apprentice gardener at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens has become Reaseheath College’s ‘Horticulture Apprentice of the Year’.

Rebecca Dawson, 26, received her award at a college ceremony in Nantwich during National Apprenticeships Week.

April 8, 2016
Nantwich trampoline champion bounces in for Wingate Centre charity event

Nantwich trampoline champion bounces in for Wingate Centre charity event

Nantwich’s British Trampoline champion Bryony Page will have a spring in her step when she opens the Wingate Children Centre “Bounce-a-thon”.

Bryony, who has just returned from the European Championships 2016 with Team Gold for GB, will be at the event on Sunday April 24.

April 7, 2016
Sound & District village school celebrates SATS achievement

Sound & District village school celebrates SATS achievement

Staff and students at Sound and District Primary School are celebrating after SATS results show they are the best in Nantwich.

Assessment of average point scores in SATS puts the village school first in Nantwich and among the best in the country.

March 3, 2016
Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Nantwich Town councillors have voted to support Nantwich and Rural Children’s Centre, which is threatened with closure by Cheshire East.

The centre, on Dog Lane, provides services to hundreds of families and their young children every week.

February 9, 2016
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.

The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.

February 7, 2016