Alpraham & Tarporley

Tarporley Primary hails “Excellent” grading in SIAMS inspection

Tarporley Primary hails “Excellent” grading in SIAMS inspection

Staff and pupils and Tarporley CofE Primary School are celebrating an “Excellent” grading in their latest SIAMS report.

It’s the highest possible grade awarded to a school which undergoes the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspection.

May 10, 2023
Vandals set fire to speed camera in Alpraham

Vandals set fire to speed camera in Alpraham

Vandals set fire to a fixed road speed camera on the busy A51 in Alpraham, near Nantwich.

Fire crews were called out to the fire at around 10.30pm on Saturday night (February 4)

February 6, 2023
Tarporley choir Decibellas awards £2,250 to local charities

Tarporley choir Decibellas awards £2,250 to local charities

Tarporley-based choir Decibellas has dished out more than £2,000 to local causes it raised from concerts held in 2022 at St Boniface Church in Bunbury.

Most of the proceeds have been awarded to local charities through small grants, it says.

January 2, 2023
Tarporley man cycles around Britain and raises £50,000

Tarporley man cycles around Britain and raises £50,000

A Tarporley man has written a book about his adventures touring around Britain on his bike and raising £50,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.

Gareth Lyon has published “Around Britain in 50 days – A Cycling Adventure” which documents his 50-day fundraising journey around the UK in 2022.

December 29, 2022
Calveley Primary Academy mini library celebrates diversity

Calveley Primary Academy mini library celebrates diversity

Headteacher Ray Rudd says Calveley Primary Academy’s new mini library will play a key role in teaching pupils about cultural diversity.

The school won 100 Penguin books by authors of colour, which includes the recent publication ‘The Bench’ by Megan, Duchess of Sussex.

November 22, 2022
Tarporley funeral directors to host Macmillan coffee morning

Tarporley funeral directors to host Macmillan coffee morning

Tarporley based J C Clarke & Son Funeral Directors will be opening their doors to locals on Wednesday (October 12) between 11.30am and 1.30pm as part of Macmillan’s coffee morning.

The firm was founded in 1973 and has funeral homes in Hoole, Blacon, Frodsham, Helsby and Tarporley.

October 9, 2022
Road closure on Nantwich lane after crash damages wall

Road closure on Nantwich lane after crash damages wall

A well-used rural route near Nantwich will be closed for two days after a crash destroyed a parapet wall.

The accident happened on Long Lane between Calveley and Wettenhall, north of Nantwich.

October 7, 2022
Fire crews rescue person trapped between vehicles in Tarporley

Fire crews rescue person trapped between vehicles in Tarporley

Fire crews were called out to free a person who was trapped between two vehicles in Tarporley.

The incident happened on High Street in the village at around 12.30pm yesterday (August 2).

August 3, 2022
Village school near Tarporley celebrates top SATs results

Village school near Tarporley celebrates top SATs results

Staff and pupils at a tiny village school near Tarporley are celebrating top SATs results.

St Paul’s CE Primary School, in Utkinton, only has nine Year 6 pupils so data will not officially be published online.

July 30, 2022
Village school near Tarporley to open new nursery from September

Village school near Tarporley to open new nursery from September

St Paul’s CE Primary School in Utkinton near Tarporley is launching nursery provision from September 2022.

It will be available for 2-4 years olds and will be led by an experienced Early Years teacher.

June 18, 2022
Beeston Castle & Tarporley Station in 1961 - pic by Ben Brookshank, creative commons licence

Bid for Beeston and Tarporley station takes step forward

A bid to reopen a Beeston and Tarporley railway station on the Crewe-Chester line has taken another step forward.

Members of the Beeston and Tarporley Station Reopening Group have delivered a Feasibility, and Preliminary Business Case submitted to the Dept for Transport

May 11, 2022
Tarporley man to cycle round Britain’s coast for charity

Tarporley man to cycle round Britain’s coast for charity

Tarporley man Gareth Lyon is set to cycle around the coast of Britain to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

Gareth, Senior Director at NTT DATA UK, wants to raise awareness of the condition.

May 8, 2022
Tarporley pupils help collect £1,000 of nappies for Ukraine families

Tarporley pupils help collect £1,000 of nappies for Ukraine families

Pupils at Tarporley High School have helped to collect £1,000 worth of nappies to donate to Ukraine families fleeing their war-torn country.

They teamed up with eco-friendly baby care business Pura, based in Tattenhall, to donate the nappies of varying sizes to support Ukrainian families seeking refuge in Poland.

March 11, 2022