Audlem Tai Chi raises RNLI funds in memory of Geoff Pike
Audlem Tai Chi Group has raised £285 for the RNLI in memory of Geoff Pike.
Geoff was a former teacher with the group, who sadly passed away in November after a short illness.
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Wistaston residents extend Christmas cheer with displays
By Jonathan White
Residents in Wistaston are leaving their Christmas decorations up for January as they try to brighten up winter lockdown months.
Several local residents have left up their Christmas lights this year as a symbol of hope and to spread positivity.
Man seriously injured after car crashes into tree at Chorley near Nantwich
A man was airlifted to hospital after his car ploughed into a tree on a country road at Chorley, near Nantwich.
The incident happened on Nantwich Road near Wrenbury. Police, air ambulance and fire crews attended the scene.
A51 accident at Reaseheath causes tailbacks in Nantwich
A two-car crash on the A51 near Nantwich left one person trapped and long tailbacks today (January 8).
The accident happened on Millstone Lane close to Reaseheath College just after 6.30am.
Landmark moment as first person receives Covid vaccine in Nantwich
Meet Don Marshall – the first person to receive the Covid 19 vaccination in Nantwich!
Don, 86, from Hatherton, received his Pfizer vaccine today (January 7) and is the first patient within Nantwich and Rural Primary Care Network to do so.
Wistaston man organises ‘Carols on doorstep’ Christmas concert
By Jonathan White
A community-spirited Wistaston man staged a Christmas carol concert in his street.
Robert Richardson, of Lear Drive, publicised the concert online and by posting information and carol lyric sheets through the doors of his neighbours.
Thieves steal Wistaston village Christmas tree and lights
Mean-spirited thieves swiped a village Christmas tree and its lights.
The thefts happened in Wistaston where the tree, its retaining post and its lights in the flowerbed were removed and stolen from outside the Memorial Hall off Church Lane.
Woman, 80, sentenced over road death of friend near Nantwich
An 80-year-old woman who admitted causing a collision near Nantwich that resulted in the death of a close friend has been sentenced.
Maire Gibson appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court Yesterday (December 23) where she was banned from driving for 12 months.
Wistaston youngster battling rare cancer sees Christmas wish come true
A Christmas wish has come true for a remarkable Wistaston boy whose brave fight against cancer prompted a massive fundraising drive for his treatment.
Eleven-year-old Georgy Capener was diagnosed with the highly malignant Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, following a fall in a friend’s garden on Easter Sunday in 2018.
Historic canal lift bridge in Wrenbury upgraded in £150,000 project
The historic canal lift bridge in Wrenbury, near Nantwich has undergone a £150,000 upgrade to give it modern safety controls.
The work has taken two months to complete and means easier operation for boaters on the Llangollen Canal.
Popular Barbridge calendar created by residents goes global!
By Hannah Youds
Barbridge residents have helped put their quiet village on the world map with a popular new calendar.
The project has been spear-headed by local photographer John Doherty, who hopes the calendar will spread the beauty of the village to those living outside the area.
St Mary’s Church in Acton organises a Christmas walk
By Jonathan White
St Mary’s Church in Acton has organised a self-guided and socially distanced “Follow the Star” walk on Sunday December 20.
The walk between 12-3pm has stars as interval markers to identify the route that departs the large free car park on Chester Road opposite to Dorfold Hall gardens.
Marbury man sentenced for drink driving after Wrenbury crash
A 62-year-old man has been sentenced for drink driving after crashing his Ford Ranger into a field in Wrenbury.
William Warrington, from Hollins Lane, Marbury, had left the scene after crashing off Cholmondeley Road between a telegraph pole and a metal gate at around 10.15pm on July 31 this year.
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