Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes 2018 – picture special
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people gathered to enjoy the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event in glorious sunshine.
The event started at midday with a peal of bells at Wybunbury Tower.
Shavington
Popular Shavington pub Cheshire Cheese changes hands again
Popular Shavington pub The Cheshire Cheese has been closed for refurbishment and is to be re-opened by Martin Lewis.
Previous landlord Adam Scally left the pub at the end of May, just a year after taking over.
Wybunbury Fig Pie Wake event set to attract thousands
Thousands are expected to descend on Wybunbury next week at the popular and quirky Wybunbury fig pie wakes event.
It sees villages competing to roll their fig pies the furthest down the village high street.
Firm’s car rally in memory of tragic Wybunbury Delves pupil Lewis Crossley
Staff at Construction Linx are taking on the car rally event Benidorm Or Bust to raise funds in memory of brave young leukaemia victim Lewis Crossley.
Team Lewis Trust was set up after seven-year-old Lewis, a pupil at Wybunbury Delves Primary, died in November.
Nantwich pebble artists remember Manchester terror attack victims
By Jonathan White
Pebble artists in Nantwich and Crewe have been painting bees on rocks to pay tribute on the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack.
The worker bee is one of the best-known symbols of Manchester and came to symbolise Manchester’s resilience after the atrocity which killed 22 people a year ago.
Wybunbury councillor blasts “lack of detail” over Shavington housing application
By Stephen Topping
A Wybunbury councillor says there is “no point” in having the local plan if Cheshire East Council doesn’t do more to scrutinise housing developers.
Cllr Janet Clowes, cabinet member for adult social care and integration, spoke out at a southern planning committee meeting over an application to build 44 houses in Shavington.
Congestion fears over plans for 44 new homes in Shavington
By Stephen Topping
Planning chiefs are being urged to keep congestion in mind when deciding whether to approve a 44-home development in Shavington.
Cheshire East Council’s southern planning committee will consider a reserved matters planning application from Wainhomes for the development on land behind Chestnut Avenue.
Latest life expectancy figures for Cheshire East show alarming inequality
By Stephen Topping
Men and women are expected to live up to 15 years longer in rural areas of Cheshire than in the centre of Crewe.
Latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics highlight an alarming inequality in life expectancy across Cheshire East.
Landmark Cheshire Cheese pub in Shavington enjoys new lease of life
A landlord has said ‘cheers!’ to South Cheshire people who have helped breathe new life into landmark Shavington pub, Cheshire Cheese.
Adam Scally is raising a glass to those who have supported the rebirth of the pub as a community hub serving a growing population in the village.
Shavington Village Festival set to stage milestone 40th production
By Claire Faulkner
Shavington Village Festival Committee have a lot to celebrate this year.
The group of local volunteers have been busy getting ready organising “Aladdin” – their 40th pantomine to date.
RSPCA rescue heartbroken goat found by dead friend near Shavington
A heartbroken goat abandoned under a viaduct near Shavington, refused to leave the side of his dead friend.
RSPCA officers were called to Basford by a Network Rail worker who spotted the goats under the viaduct.
Choirs entertain at Wistaston Community Council Christmas Concert
By Jonathan White
Local choirs entertained the audience at Wistaston Community Council’s annual ‘Christmas Concert’.
The concert featured Wells Green Choir led by Myra Wood, Shavington Academy Music Ensemble led by John Clarke, and Wistaston Church Lane Academy Choir led by Helen Collett and Victoria Palethorpe.
Latest league tables show performance of primary schools in Nantwich
The Government’s latest league tables for Nantwich primary schools have been published, rating schools on the improvement shown by pupils in reading, writing and maths.
The tables show the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard by the end of Key Stage 2 (year 6), compared to where pupils were at the end of Key Stage 1 (year 2).
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