Village News

A51 Reaseheath bypass in Nantwich three years away, residents told

A51 Reaseheath bypass in Nantwich three years away, residents told

Work on a much-needed Reaseheath A51 bypass promised as part of the massive 1,100-home Kingsley Fields development, is at least three years away.

Reaseheath College Principal Meredydd David told concerned residents that work on the bypass is not due to start until the third year of the development.

September 12, 2014
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with bus near Nantwich

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with bus near Nantwich

A man was seriously injured when his motorbike collided with a bus in Nantwich.

The accident happened at the junction of the A51 London Road and the B5071 Crewe Road, by the Boar’s Head pub.

September 11, 2014
New Cheshire Wildlife Trust education centre opens near Nantwich

New Cheshire Wildlife Trust education centre opens near Nantwich

Dozens of guests joined the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire David Briggs for the opening of a new wildlife trust education centre near Nantwich.

The £120,000 new Bickley Barn education centre, between Wrenbury and Malpas, is based in a converted 100-year-old diary milking barn.

September 9, 2014
Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

A further two men have been charged in relation to an incident in Wistaston involving the alleged kidnap and serious assault of a 35-year-old Crewe man.

Lloyd Turner, aged 50, from Charlton Avenue, in Hereford, has been charged with kidnap, section 18 assault and robbery.

September 8, 2014
Reaseheath College to unveil multi-million pound expansion plan

Reaseheath College to unveil multi-million pound expansion plan

Residents will get the chance to quiz Reaseheath College bosses over its expansion bid as part of the plan to build 1,000 homes on green land on the edge of Nantwich.

The college has organised a public meeting to outline its future development, which is tied in to the North West Nantwich Consortium’s proposed housing and retail site at Kingsley Fields.

September 5, 2014
Man, 35, badly injured in serious attack in Wistaston, say police

Man, 35, badly injured in serious attack in Wistaston, say police

A man was badly beaten in a “serious and sustained” attack linked to a house in Wistaston, near Nantwich.

The victim, aged 35, is being treated in hospital after the assault.

September 3, 2014
Alpraham to stage annual Village Day on September 6

Alpraham to stage annual Village Day on September 6

Alpraham villagers are staging their annual Village Day fair this Saturday September 6.

The event is being staged between 12.30pm and 5pm on the field behind the Tollemarche Pub, in Alpraham.

September 1, 2014
Nantwich South artist impression, unveiled back in 2012

Government delays Muller Homes Nantwich inquiry ruling again

The Government has delayed again a ruling on the controversial Muller Homes’ bid to build 1,100 homes on green fields in Stapeley, Nantwich.

A report from a public inquiry into Muller’s appeals was presented to the Secretary of State earlier this year.

September 1, 2014
South Cheshire team competes at UDO World Street Dance Championships

South Cheshire team competes at UDO World Street Dance Championships

By Jonathan White
Members of a South Cheshire dance school have been competing in the UDO World Street Dance Championships 2014.

The ‘XCELL’ street dance crew, part of Miss Caroline’s School of Dance in Crewe, competed in the under 14s age class at the SECC Glasgow.

September 1, 2014
Man seriously hurt after car crashes into pylon in Shavington

Man seriously hurt after car crashes into pylon in Shavington

A man has been seriously injured after his car smashed into am electricity pylon near Shavington.

Fire crews from Nantwich and Crewe had to cut the man free following the accident on Newcastle Road in Hough.

August 31, 2014
Anger over A51 Reaseheath crossing after lights destroyed

Anger over A51 Reaseheath crossing after lights destroyed

Residents in Reaseheath near Nantwich are demanding action to repair a busy A51 crossing which was smashed up in an accident.

The traffic lights on the main Nantwich to Chester route near Reaseheath College were left out of action for three days.

August 28, 2014
Tarporley fireman among team to ride 220 miles for charities

Tarporley fireman among team to ride 220 miles for charities

A Tarporley fireman was among a Cheshire team who pedaled more than 220 miles to raise money for three charities.

Martin Boardman was among 11 firefighters who took it in turns to ride a four-person bike along its journey from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London.

August 26, 2014
Councillor plea to save historic Nantwich pub from demolition

Councillor plea to save historic Nantwich pub from demolition

A councillor has called on a village pub in Willaston near Nantwich to be saved from demolition.

Owners of the closed Horse Shoe Inn on Newcastle Road have submitted a planning application to knock down the building.

August 25, 2014