Bunbury

Three-day arts and crafts festival planned for Bunbury

Three-day arts and crafts festival planned for Bunbury

Artists and craftspeople are being offered the chance to exhibit and sell their work at a three-day arts and crafts festival in Bunbury.

The event, dubbed Inspire22, will be held at St Boniface Church in the village.

May 26, 2022
High Sheriff of Cheshire to open Bunbury Village Day

High Sheriff of Cheshire to open Bunbury Village Day

The High Sheriff of Cheshire will be guest of honour at the Medieval-themed Bunbury Village Day on June 25.

Jeannie France-Hayhurst is one of 55 High Sheriffs installed across in the UK appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to promote wellbeing and prosperity of their region, to keep the peace, uphold the law and support the Judiciary.

May 19, 2022
Visitor attraction Bunbury Mill to reopen in 2022

Visitor attraction Bunbury Mill to reopen in 2022

Bunbury Mill will re-open to visitors on Sunday March 27.

It will be open every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday until October 30 2022 from 1pm to 5pm.

March 21, 2022
Rise in passengers using new rural Nantwich on-demand bus service

Rise in passengers using new rural Nantwich on-demand bus service

Cheshire East Council’s new on-demand bus service is growing in popularity with rising passenger numbers, the authority says.

The “Go-Too” bus service has notched up more than 3,500 passenger journeys since its launch in October.

March 8, 2022
Aerial view Bunbury Village Day 2021

Bunbury Village Day will return in 2022 on June 25

The Bunbury Village Day is returning in 2022 and is scheduled to take place on Saturday June 25.

And this year organisers have chosen a Medieval theme.

March 8, 2022
Two people rescued from bungalow fire in Bulkeley, near Nantwich

Two people rescued from bungalow fire in Bulkeley, near Nantwich

Two people were rescued and treated by paramedics after a fire at their bungalow in Bulkeley, near Nantwich.

The incident happened on Mill Grove and four appliances – from Nantwich, Malpas and Chester – were called out to the scene.

February 11, 2022
New ‘on demand’ rural Nantwich bus service launches

New ‘on demand’ rural Nantwich bus service launches

A new on-demand rural bus service to help reduce isolation and connect rural areas with Nantwich has been launched by Cheshire East Council.

The new “go-too” pilot scheme covers a large area south and west of Nantwich, including Bunbury, Wrenbury and Audlem and other villages, where no commercial services are available.

October 12, 2021
‘On demand’ rural bus service to launch between Nantwich and Audlem

‘On demand’ rural bus service to launch between Nantwich and Audlem

A new on-demand rural bus service is being launched to cover south of Nantwich connecting Audlem and other villages.

The Cheshire East Council “go-too” pilot scheme is aimed at tackling rural isolation.

September 18, 2021
Bunbury canoeist Stuart Wood scoops bronze in Paralympics debut

Bunbury canoeist Stuart Wood scoops bronze in Paralympics debut

Bunbury Paralympian Stuart Wood has scooped a bronze medal in the thrilling para canoe VL3 200m Vaa final in Tokyo.

It was the 26-year-old’s debut in the Paralympics and the bronze follows a medal-winning performance in the para canoe World Championships in 2019.

September 8, 2021
Bunbury housing plan should be refused, say officers

Bunbury housing plan should be refused, say officers

A bid to demolish a building in the picturesque village of Bunbury and build 15 new homes, looks set to be refused.

The application for the new development is for land to the west of Parkside bungalow, off Bunbury Lane.

July 22, 2021
Bunbury Village Day 2021 – an Olympic day out

Bunbury Village Day 2021 – an Olympic day out

These pictures capture some return to normality in Bunbury when residents welcomed the return of its annual Village Day.

The theme for the 2021 event was the Olympics, to coincide with the delayed Tokyo Games, which were postponed last year due to the pandemic.

June 28, 2021
Plans for Cheshire Sandstone Ridge to be Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Plans for Cheshire Sandstone Ridge to be Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

A campaign is underway to designate the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Natural England announced the proposal today (June 24) alongside an ambitious new landscapes programme for the area which takes in villages such as Beeston, Peckforton, Burwardsley, Bunbury and Bickerton.

June 24, 2021
Residents’ views needed on proposed on-demand bus service

Residents’ views needed on proposed on-demand bus service

Nantwich residents are to be asked for their views on plans to introduce an on-demand rural bus service.

It aims to reduce isolation in some of the more rural areas of the borough around Nantwich including Bunbury, Wrenbury and Audlem.

June 17, 2021