Village News

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed on A530 near Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died in a collision near Nantwich, told how he had only just taken up cycling again after retirement. Stewart Roy Gandy, 65, from Wistaston, died after colliding with a lorry on the A530 Whitchurch Road at Baddington Bridge, Aston.

November 18, 2013
Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

Man quizzed and bailed in connection with A530 Nantwich cyclist death

A man has been bailed in connection with the death of 65-year-old cyclist Stewart Gandy on the A530 near Nantwich. The 36-year-old man was arrested in Wigan and was quizzed by Cheshire Police officers.

November 15, 2013
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins £50,000 to help struggling farmers

Agricultural advisors in Nantwich have won funding to help 50 farmers with their businesses. The Reaseheath College advisors won a bid to secure almost £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund.

November 14, 2013
Band concert at Brine Leas School will feature Willaston pupils

Band concert at Brine Leas School will feature Willaston pupils

A fund-raising concert is taking place at Brine Leas School in Nantwich in aid of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The event features The Co-operative Junior & Beginner Wind Bands and pupils of Willaston Primary School.

November 14, 2013
Reaseheath College golf course in Nantwich to close for development

Reaseheath College golf course in Nantwich to close for development

Reaseheath College’s picturesque 9-hole golf course in Nantwich is to close – to make way for more buildings. Shocked golf club members were delivered the news in a letter from Reaseheath principal Meredydd David.

November 13, 2013
A530 cyclist killed near Nantwich named as Stewart Gandy – man arrested

A530 cyclist killed near Nantwich named as Stewart Gandy – man arrested

A cyclist killed in a collision with a lorry on the A530 near Nantwich has been named as Stewart Gandy. The 65-year-old, from Wistaston, was cycling towards Whitchurch near Aston when the crash happened.

November 13, 2013
Councillor angry over Willaston homes plan after objections lost

Councillor angry over Willaston homes plan after objections lost

A councillor has blasted a decision to allow 21 new homes in a Nantwich village after public objections were “lost” by Cheshire East Council. The plans for 21 homes on Cheerbrook Road, Willaston, by Wainhomes (North West) were approved by the Strategic Planning Board.

November 12, 2013
Wistaston “Holly Fair” helps raise £1,500 for good causes

Wistaston “Holly Fair” helps raise £1,500 for good causes

By Jonathan White Fund-raisers amassed almost £1,500 for local causes at a popular “Holly Fair” in Wistaston. Hundreds turned out for the  annual fair at Wells Green Methodist Church on Brookland Avenue.

November 11, 2013
New book by Willaston History Group launched at Nantwich Bookshop

New book by Willaston History Group launched at Nantwich Bookshop

A new book called ‘Willaston – a South Cheshire Village History’ has been launched at the Nantwich Bookshop and Coffee Lounge. The book, unveiled on November 2, has been produced by the Willaston History Group and costs £11.95.

November 8, 2013
Students join veterans to sell poppies in Nantwich store

Students join veterans to sell poppies in Nantwich store

Nantwich students took time out to join war veterans selling poppies at a town supermarket. They bought poppies and spent time with the Royal British Legion representatives at Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road where they had called in for lunch.

November 7, 2013
Motorists cause bus problems in Willaston village, Nantwich

Motorists cause bus problems in Willaston village, Nantwich

Motorists clogging up a Nantwich village by parking badly are forcing bus drivers to divert from their normal route, it has emerged. Arriva’s number 84 service has had to bypass Willaston village centre a number of times because it cannot get through.

November 7, 2013
14 quiz teams battle it out for Wistaston Fred Lorimer Trophy

14 quiz teams battle it out for Wistaston Fred Lorimer Trophy

Fourteen teams of four people battled it out in six rounds of questions at Wistaston’s annual quiz for the Fred Lorimer Trophy. Quiz-masters Peter and Christina Wainwright took charge of the event for the first time at Wistaston Memorial Hall, after Geoff and Sheila Armitage stepped down after more than 20 years.

November 6, 2013
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club plays landmark Germany fixture

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club plays landmark Germany fixture

Members of Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club travelled to Germany to play a landmark fixture. Ben Reinhardt, Chris Raiswell, Diane Mayman and Jonathan Braithwaite made the journey to play Birkenheide Tennis Club.

November 5, 2013