Wybunbury Tower joins Heritage Open Days festival
Wybunbury Tower was open during their annual free Heritage event.
Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest free heritage festival.
Village News
Anger after Wistaston landmark tree ripped up by developers
By Jonathan White
Villagers have blasted housing developers after a Wistaston landmark tree was ripped up and chucked in a skip.
The solitary hawthorn, known by locals as “the tree”, was uprooted as part of the housing development on Witters Field off Church Lane.
825 plastic ducks race at annual Wistaston community event
Hundreds of plastic ducks raced each other in Wistaston at the annnual “Duck Race and Children’s Model Boat Race” event.
Villagers gathered at the Joey the Swan Recreation ground for the event which was organised by members of the Wistaston Community Council.
Vandals damage trees on Hough’s Millennium Green
Councillors are appealing for help to track down vandals after several trees were damaged on the Millennium Green in Hough near Shavington.
They say the damage was inflicted in the past 48 hours, describing it as “significant deliberate and criminal damage to several beautiful trees”.
Eddisbury Conservatives “sad” to lose MP Antoinette Sandbach
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Eddisbury Conservative Association says it is sad to lose Antoinette Sandbach – but that the party must get on with delivering Brexit.
The MP for Eddisbury was one of 21 Conservatives to have the whip removed by the party on Tuesday night after voting against the Government.
Tarporley man seriously burned in garden petrol incident
A man was badly burned while using petrol in his garden in Tarporley, say Cheshire fire crews.
The incident has led to warnings to residents about the dangers of using petrol in the garden environment.
Wistaston “Duck and Model Boat Race” to be staged September 7
The annual Wistaston ‘Duck Race and Children’s Model Boat Race’ takes place this Saturday September 7.
The event will take place at the Joey the Swan recreation ground, Wistaston.
Dozens of firefighters tackle Nantwich farm blaze
Fire crews across the county helped tackle a large farm blaze in Broomhall, Nantwich.
The fire, believed to have started accidentally, broke out at around 12.15pm yesterday on Heatley Lane, Broomhall.
St Mary’s Acton launches walks and community cafe
By Jonathan White
‘Tea at The Tower’ guided circular walks are being staged from St Mary’s Church in Acton.
The walks are chosen to be good underfoot, do not involve climbing fences and are circular country walks of two hours and four miles.
Wrenbury pupils earn Silver Self Care Award with immunisation project
Wrenbury Primary School pupils linked up with a village GP and nursing Home to help achieve their NHS South Cheshire CCG Silver Self Care Award.
The “Immunisation and why we have it” project involved Year 4 children visiting a GP Practice in groups to speak to the GP and staff, hearing why they give vaccinations, the history of immunisation and becoming ‘Vaccine Heroes’.
Shavington Leisure Centre to unveil new gym at Community Open Day
Shavington Leisure Centre is to unveil its new gym at a Community Open Day tomorrow (Saturday August 17)
The event will include fitness challenges, tours of the new facilities, live music from Cat 107.9FM, competitions and giveaways, healthy smoothie making and more.
44 “affordable” homes bid in Shavington rejected by councillors
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A bid to revive plans for new homes on a stretch of Shavington countryside has been rebuffed by councillors.
Keyworker Homes and the Guinness Partnership wanted to build 44 affordable homes in Newcastle Road – on land to the west of the Esso garage.
Woman and children rescued from car trapped in floods
A woman and three children had to be rescued after their car became trapped in floods in Audlem.
It happened on Green Lane at around 9pm last night (August 9)
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