Aston & Wrenbury

Wrenbury villager enjoys special 100th birthday celebration

Wrenbury villager enjoys special 100th birthday celebration

Wrenbury villager Jessie King was given a rousing celebration to mark her 100th birthday.

The centenarian was stunned when bellringers at St Margaret’s Church rang the bells in her honour while Wrenbury Primary schoolchildren sang “happy birthday” on her doorstep.

April 10, 2015
Council backs Nantwich headteachers over 18-rated video games letter

Council backs Nantwich headteachers over 18-rated video games letter

Council bosses have defended Nantwich headteachers for issuing a warning letter to parents about children playing 18-rated computer games.

The letter, sent by Nantwich Education Partnership, tells parents that they could be reported to police or social services if pupils reveal they are allowed to play adult-rated games.

April 1, 2015
Tributes paid to Nantwich farmer killed in slurry pit accident

Tributes paid to Nantwich farmer killed in slurry pit accident

Nantwich’s devastated farming community has paid tribute to Andrew Huntbach, who died after falling into a slurry pit.

Mr Huntbach was pulled clear of the pit by colleagues at Hollin Green Farm on Hollingreen Lane, between Aston and Audlem.

March 27, 2015
Great British Bake Off contestant to judge Wrenbury contest

Great British Bake Off contestant to judge Wrenbury contest

The Great British Bake Off competitor Diana Beard will be in Nantwich to judge a local baking contest.

Beard has been invited to judge The Friends of Wrenbury Primary School’s own Bake Off Competition.

March 16, 2015
Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to quit and take UN job

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to quit and take UN job

Eddisbury Conservative MP Stephen O’Brien is to step down and take up a top job at the United Nations.

Mr O’Brien, who has represented the constituency which includes many villages around Nantwich since 1999, will be in charge of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief at the UN.

March 10, 2015
Village roads included in highways investment schedule

Village roads included in highways investment schedule

Villagers and councillors in Willaston have welcomed re-surfacing plans on two key roads.

Wistaston Road and Wybunbury Road, two main routes through the village, will undergo work to repair potholes and uneven surfaces.

March 9, 2015
Road in Wrenbury closed for emergency sewer works

Road in Wrenbury closed for emergency sewer works

Drivers will be hit as emergency works are carried out on a collapsed sewer on a busy road in Wrenbury, Nantwich.

Cheshire East Council has closed Wrenbury Heath Road from the junction with Sound Lane to the junction with New Town Road.

February 4, 2015
£218,000 lottery grant to fund Community Agents in Nantwich villages

£218,000 lottery grant to fund Community Agents in Nantwich villages

Cheshire Community Action has been awarded £218,000 over three years to provide more Community Agents for rural villages around Nantwich.

The Community Agent schemes aims to help those who don’t live near a town centre and find it hard to access services or the internet.

February 1, 2015
Nantwich headteacher issues feeder school warning over intake numbers

Nantwich headteacher issues feeder school warning over intake numbers

A headteacher in Nantwich has warned that feeder school pupils may not be guaranteed a place in future because of pressure on admission numbers.

Andrew Cliffe, who runs Brine Leas Academy, is having to raise their normal year 7 entry figure of 215 to 240 – resulting in two extra classes.

January 29, 2015
Nantwich teenager turns Brine Leas project into a life-saver!

Nantwich teenager turns Brine Leas project into a life-saver!

A Nantwich teenager is doing a school project with a difference – to save lives.

Brine Leas Academy student Harrison Lunt is taking an Extended Project Qualification to fund more life-saving defibrillators for his fellow pupils and staff.

January 12, 2015
A530 Whitchurch Road in Aston to close for 10 days

A530 Whitchurch Road in Aston to close for 10 days

One of the busiest roads in and out of Nantwich is to close for 10 days so engineers can remove two manholes.

The A530 Whitchurch Road, in Aston, will be shut to all traffic when the project starts in February.

December 22, 2014
Charity seeks volunteers to be ‘lifelines’ in Nantwich villages

Charity seeks volunteers to be ‘lifelines’ in Nantwich villages

A charity has launched a recruitment drive to find volunteers to work in villages near Nantwich, including Wrenbury, Wybunbury, and Bunbury.

Cheshire Community Action wants new volunteers to work with a team of Community Agents.

December 17, 2014
Wrenbury Art group member’s painting features in major exhibition

Wrenbury Art group member’s painting features in major exhibition

An amateur painter from Nantwich has one of his works on display at a major exhibition.

Martin Bale, a member of Wrenbury Art Group, has seen his painting called “The Joy of Dolphins” accepted into this year’s Three Counties Art Exhibition at Keele University.

December 17, 2014