Village News

Drivers demand action after van crash on flooded Willaston road

Drivers demand action after van crash on flooded Willaston road

Drivers in Willaston are calling for more to be done to resolve a flooded junction after a van crash.

The driver of this van (pictured) had a lucky escape when his vehicle went out of control at the flood-hit junction of Eastern Road and Rope Hall Lane.

February 17, 2016
A51 Stapeley closure warning to Nantwich motorists

A51 Stapeley closure warning to Nantwich motorists

The A51 through Stapeley and Walgherton near Nantwich will close for five days for improvements and repairs, drivers are warned.

Cheshire East Highways is replacing road markings and patching London Road between the junctions of Back Lane and Checkley Lane from February 15-19.

February 9, 2016
Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Nantwich Town councillors have voted to support Nantwich and Rural Children’s Centre, which is threatened with closure by Cheshire East.

The centre, on Dog Lane, provides services to hundreds of families and their young children every week.

February 9, 2016
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.

The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.

February 7, 2016
Daughter shaves head to support Willaston mum’s cancer battle

Daughter shaves head to support Willaston mum’s cancer battle

A Willaston woman is shaving her head for charity to support her mum who is losing her hair in a cancer battle.

Louise Maple wants to raise funds for Cancer Research UK while her mum Kay, also from Willaston, fights breast cancer.

February 4, 2016
Showpeople’s bid for Hack Green site in Nantwich to go before appeal

Showpeople’s bid for Hack Green site in Nantwich to go before appeal

Residents fighting plans to turn the former RAF Hack Green camp in Nantwich into a site for travelling Showpeople will see the proposals put before an appeal hearing next week.

The original application to convert the site next to a quiet residential area off Coole Lane as submitted nearly two years ago.

February 1, 2016
Plan for new Alpraham village pavilion and homes set for approval

Plan for new Alpraham village pavilion and homes set for approval

A new village pavilion and recreation area could be built in Alpraham if plans for a 20-home development are passed.

The Wellcome Trust Ltd wants to build on a parcel of land where an existing play is sited, south of the A51, in the village near Nantwich.

January 30, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Family issue plea to find missing Nantwich man Roy Tomlinson

The family of a missing Nantwich man with dementia have made an emotional appeal for his return.

Richard Tomlinson and Kate Tomlinson, son and granddaughter of 83-year-old Roy Tomlinson, have issued a statement as the search for him continues.

January 29, 2016
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Cheshire Police rural crime conference to held in Tarporley

Cheshire Police are to stage a Rural and Wildlife Crime Conference in Tarporley to highlight the impact it has in the area.

The event will take place on Monday February 29 at Willington Hall.

January 28, 2016
Tarporley High students secure top university places

Tarporley High students secure top university places

Year 13 students from Tarporley High School are lining up Oxbridge university places.

Every student at the Cheshire school who applied for courses submitted entries before the January 15 UCAS deadline.

January 18, 2016
Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Young and old braved the winter chill to take part in a Fun Run to help boost the “Elle’s Wishes” campaign for Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris.

Friends of nine-year-old Elle’s family organised the event which was held at Queens Park in Crewe.

January 17, 2016
Arsonists torch Redsands former children’s home in Willaston

Arsonists torch Redsands former children’s home in Willaston

Fire crews battled for hours to tackle a blaze sparked by arsonists in the former Redsands children’s home in Willaston, Nantwich.

The fire started at around 3.30pm yesterday in the first floor of the empty building on Crewe Road close to the Peacock roundabout.

January 17, 2016
Reaseheath in Nantwich stages new farming ‘Plough Sunday’ event

Reaseheath in Nantwich stages new farming ‘Plough Sunday’ event

Nantwich’s agricultural community celebrated the new farming year in a Plough Sunday service held at Reaseheath College.

A packed congregation gathered in the Nantwich college’s historic Old Hall to take part in the service.

January 14, 2016