A Christmas wish has come true for a remarkable Wistaston boy whose brave fight against cancer prompted a massive fundraising drive for his treatment.
Eleven-year-old Georgy Capener was diagnosed with the highly malignant Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, following a fall in a friend’s garden on Easter Sunday in 2018.
Residents in Shavington village have shown their community spirit by helping create a community “Advent Window Trail” on the run up to Christmas.
Sara Randle, a Children and Families worker for St Marks Church, has spearheaded the idea which has captured the imagination of many in the village.
By Jonathan White
Remembrance Sunday Services were held “virtually” yesterday to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
More “virtual” Remembrance Sunday services are being held across Crewe and Nantwich as real services have had to be cancelled because of Covid lockdown.
Nantwich Town Council announced earlier this week they would be streaming the service live from St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
Confused residents on Main Road in Shavington are continuing their fight against proposed changes to the road outside their homes.
A proposed Magenta Living housing development of 45 dwellings at the rear of The Elephant public house is reliant on an order requiring alterations to Main Road.
Police are warning Shavington residents to be on guard after a spate of thefts in the village.
They say a number of incidents involving thefts from sheds, garages and vehicles took place overnight on September 28-29.
Cheshire Police has unveiled its new “community policing” model with “dedicated officers and PCSOs” in 122 community areas.
It will include new police bases in community and village halls in and around Nantwich.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Leaders of Cheshire East Council have ruled out protecting bus subsidies in their next council budget.
Currently, the authority spends £1.7 million on subsidising 12 routes across the borough.
A man has admitted to the New Year’s Day murders of his ex-wife and her new partner from South Cheshire.
Rhys Hancock appeared at Derby Crown Court today (July 6) via videolink, where he pleaded guilty to the murder of Helen Hancock and Martin Griffiths.
A hairdresser from Nantwich has launched a fundraising raffle to win a hair colour and cut to raise funds for NHS Charities Covid-19 appeal.
Self-employed Olivia Parry was keen to help the fund which is helping the frontline battle against the pandemic.
Four people have been arrested in raids across Shavington, Crewe and Alsager in a week-long police crackdown on drugs and organised crime.
Drugs warrants were carried out by officers from the Crewe Local Policing Unit (LPU), targeting those who are causing significant harm to Cheshire communities.
A Valentine’s Ball is to be staged in memory of brave Hough youngster Lewis Crossley, who died aged seven.
The Team Lewis Trust charity plans to host the event on February 14 at the Bet365 Stadium.
A man found stabbed to death on New Year’s Day in Derbyshire was originally from South Cheshire, it has emerged.
Martin Griffiths, a former Shavington High School pupil, was found dead with his partner Helen Hancock (nee Almey) at a house in Duffield.
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