By Jonathan White
The 26th annual ‘Audlem Festival of Transport’ was hailed another huge success as thousands lined the streets.
It featured a parade of more than 250 cars, commercial vehicles, tractors and motorcycles.
Villagers were left shocked today when they saw their local community pub closed down and boarded up without notice.
The Lamb pub on Wistaston Road in Willaston had its front windows boarded up by workmen, leaving the village short of another vital community asset.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have given the go-ahead for an 80-bed care home on Maylands Park described as the “final piece of the jigsaw” in the Nantwich development.
The decision comes two months after permission was granted for 40 homes and a 49-apartment retirement living scheme as part of the phase two development of the site, which is off Peter De Stapleigh Way at Stapeley.
More mobile household waste recycling centres are to be introduced in September, including one for the Wrenbury and Audlem area.
Cheshire East Council said that from September 1st, mobile HWRC will be expanded to cover areas where residents are either more than a 20-minute drive of a HWRC site or in an area where incidents of fly-tipping are high.
Acton Primary School pupils have been crowned winners of a composting competition which aims to help students rethink food waste.
Sixteen schools entered the “Small hands, big impact” competition which invited pupils to learn about composting and recycle their food and garden waste.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A proposal to build homes on a village field in Wybunbury which conflicts with the local plan and would “change the rural character of the site” has been recommended for approval.
Martin and Simon Poole have applied for “permission in principle” to build up to six homes on land off Bridge Street.
Olympic trampolining gold medallist Bryony Page has collected her MBE from Windsor Castle.
Page, who went to Brine Leas and Malbank schools growing up in Nantwich, received her honour from HRH Princess Royal yesterday (July 22).
By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Audlem Festival of Transport’ returns this Sunday July 27 on Audlem Playing Field.
The free event promises something for everyone and is one of the highlights of the village calendar.
A driver was seriously injured after his car crashed into a tree on the A49 at Ridley, near Nantwich, late last night (July 20).
Fire crews had to cut the trapped motorist free at around 11.10pm and paramedics attended to give treatment before taking them to hospital.
A village football club has been targeted by vandals who damaged equipment after breaking into a training ground in Nantwich.
Angry volunteers for Wrenbury-based Aspire FC discovered the damage on Friday night at the training facility based at Malbank High School.
Worleston Fete is making a return in 2025 with a new venue.
The event takes place in the village near Nantwich on August 2nd from 12pm.
This year it will be held at the Royal Oak pub in Worleston.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for up to 120 homes in the green gap on land west of Crewe Road at Shavington.
The site, in the open countryside south of Gresty Lane, comprises 5.8 hectares of ‘intensively farmed’ agricultural land.
A vehicle fire caused emergency services to close off the main road through Audlem village today.
The incident happened shortly after midday on Shropshire Street outside the Co-op store.
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