Families enjoy Bunbury Church Fete in the sun
By Jonathan White
Bunbury Church Fete took place within the grounds of Beeston Castle on Bank Holiday Monday.
The annual event was moved to earlier in the year for more favourable weather.
Village News
Muller Property fights Government rejection of Stapeley homes plan
Muller Property is to fight a Government ruling to throw out plans for a 1,100-home ‘Nantwich South’ village in Stapeley.
Councillors were told the news that the company has applied to have the case judicially reviewed by a judge in the High Court.
Nantwich residents urged to sniff out cannabis farms after £3m raids
Nantwich residents are being urged to sniff out cannabis farms in the town – after £3 million of the drug were seized by Cheshire Police in just three months.
Detectives say organised criminal gangs are using premises across Cheshire to cultivate the drug in local communities.
Bunbury Watermill on air during National Mills Weekend
Bunbury Watermill will be open with a difference during the National Mills Open Weekend May 9-10.
South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) will be setting up a temporary short-wave radio station, call sign GB4BM.
Call for crackdown on HGV drivers breaching Willaston lorry ban
Residents in Willaston are calling for action to stop trucks using the village as a rat run.
A ban on HGVs driving on the narrow roads through Willaston was introduced 12 years ago.
Nantwich girl’s bid to thank couple who found her lost phone
A Nantwich mum is hoping to trace a couple who found and handed in their daughter’s missing iPhone.
Julie Pemberton, from Stapeley, is keen to thank the good samaritans who found daughter Emma’s iPhone 5s near the Airman’s Memorial (pictured) by the River Weaver.
Nantwich rail passengers face Arriva Trains Wales timetable changes
Rail users in Nantwich and surrounding villages are being warned of timetable changes by Arriva Trains Wales next month.
ATW says the changes, from May 17 onwards, will improve service and frequency “for many passengers”.
A51 and A49 closures warning at Tiverton and Bickley
Drivers are being warned of major road closures on the A49 and A51 near Nantwich.
Night works on the A49 Whitchurch Road and A51 Nantwich Road in Bickley and Tiverton will see the roads closed between 7pm and 2am.
Wildlife lovers plan launch of Nantwich Lake conservation group
Wildlife lovers in Nantwich are to launch a new conservation group to protect animals living at Nantwich Lake.
Caron Hull, who helped set up the Queens Park Wildlife Conservation Group last year, is spearheading the idea.
Wistaston Singers play Shavington fund-raising concert
The Wistaston Singers performed a fund-raising concert at St Mark’s Church in Shavington.
Phil Houghton was the Musical Director and also introduced each song and soloist.
Ram raiders drag cashpoint machine through Nantwich shop window
Raiders tried to drag a cashpoint machine out of a Nantwich store after ramming the front with a land rover.
The crooks attached a heavy-duty 20ft chain to the machine in the Stapeley Co-operative store on Cronkinson estate.
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.
Inspectors set new Local Plan deadline for Cheshire East Council
Cheshire East has until end of July to submit more evidence in its fight to get a Local Plan recognised.
The new deadline has been set by planning inspectors to take account of the general and local elections.
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