Village News

Woman trapped and injured after Acton car smash

Woman trapped and injured after Acton car smash

A woman had to be cut free from her car after a crash in Acton, near Nantwich.

The collision involved a car and two vans on Chester Road, Acton.

October 15, 2014
RNLI Lifejam Charity Festival to take place in Audlem

RNLI Lifejam Charity Festival to take place in Audlem

The RNLI Lifejam Charity Festival takes place in Audlem near Nantwich this weekend.

The musical event, organised by Overwater Marina near Nantwich, aims to help raise funds for the RNLI St David’s Boat House Appeal.

October 15, 2014
Nantwich Aqueduct to undergo £200,000 overhaul

Nantwich Aqueduct to undergo £200,000 overhaul

Nantwich Aqueduct is set to undergo a £200,000 overhaul after councillors agreed to part-fund the project.

A £20,000 contribution by Nantwich Town Council will mean the Canals and Rivers Trust could start the work as early as March 2015.

October 13, 2014
Wistaston Rose Queen to run table top sale for Cancer Research

Wistaston Rose Queen to run table top sale for Cancer Research

Wistaston’s Rose Queen Lucy Rowland is to host a table top sale in the village tomorrow (Sunday October 12)

The event is to help raise money for Cancer Research UK, the charity she is fund-raising for all year.

October 11, 2014
Willaston Primary School Fizz Fashion Show cancelled

Willaston Primary School Fizz Fashion Show cancelled

A planned Friends of Willaston School Association event for October 13 has been cancelled.

The Fizz Fashion Show at the school was due to be staged this Monday to help raise funds for Willaston Primary School.

October 11, 2014
Tarporley High chosen for National Teaching School status

Tarporley High chosen for National Teaching School status

Tarporley High School has been selected to become a National Teaching School.

Tarporley is one of only 60 schools in England to be granted the status.

October 8, 2014
Willaston developers believe 250 homes plan will “benefit” community

Willaston developers believe 250 homes plan will “benefit” community

Developers behind the latest plan to build 250 homes on land between Willaston and Nantwich say it will “benefit” the community.

They spoke out after strong reaction to a Stretton Ltd bid to develop a 28-acre plot of agricultural land between the A51 bypass, the railway line and Park Road in Willaston.

October 2, 2014
Police warning after thieves target vans parked in Wybunbury

Police warning after thieves target vans parked in Wybunbury

Thieves broke into two vans parked on roads in Wybunbury near Nantwich overnight.

Police say the break ins happened on Stock Lane and Dig Lane in Wybunbury.

October 1, 2014
Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Residents in Nantwich were warned today after burglars were caught trying to break into a house.

Suspects were seen trying to force their way in through patio doors of a property on Cheerbrook Road in Willaston, Nantwich.

September 30, 2014
Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

A pub in Nantwich which faces demolition to make way for more housing, could be saved.

The Horse Shoe Inn, in Willaston, was earmarked under new planning proposals to be knocked down.

September 25, 2014
Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

The Friends of Willaston School Association are organising a Fizz Fashion Show at the school on Monday October 13.

The event is being staged to help raise funds for Willaston Primary School.

September 22, 2014
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club winners honoured with awards

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club winners honoured with awards

By Jonathan White
The Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club (WJTC) Finals Day has taken place on two courts behind Wistaston Memorial Hall & Community Centre on Church Lane.

Bill Heath, WJTC chairman, introduced the presentation of trophies inside the Memorial Hall.

September 22, 2014
Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

A developer has submitted plans to build 250 houses on another piece of green land in Willaston, Nantwich, it emerged today.

The plan is for a 28-acre site bounded by Park Road in Willaston, the A51 Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook and Peacock roundabouts, and the Crewe-Nantwich railway line.

September 18, 2014