Two men from Nantwich have been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing four young boys.
Alan Short and Daniel Goss appeared at Chester Crown Court where they were both sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years each.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Singers annual ‘Summer Concert’ will take place on Saturday July 15 at St Stephen’s Methodist Church on Gainsborough Road in Crewe.
It will start at 3pm with singing performed by the choir. The concert will last approximately two hours.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Jubilant Bunbury residents clapped and cheered as Cheshire East Council refused plans to “cram” up to 25 entry-level homes onto a field in the village.
Nearly 50 villagers packed into the council chamber at Crewe for southern planning meeting to oppose plans by Roger Ryder to demolish a house on Bunbury Lane and build affordable homes on the site.
Tributes have been paid to a popular teacher and musician from Wistaston who has died.
Robert Richardson was well known in the area for his drumming, and was often seen performing at major local events such as Remembrance Sundays and Battle of Nantwich.
The operators of The Swan at Tarporley and The Lion at Malpas have helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity.
The Bear Inns pubs held a silent auction and raffle charity evening for “Pedalling for Pubs” for the Licensed Trade Charity.
By Jonathan White
The annual Wistaston Village Fete proved a big hit as hundreds of people enjoyed the event.
It was organised by the Wistaston Community Council and took place at Wistaston Church Lane Academy on Church Lane.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston scout leader John Bennett has been awarded an MBE in the Kings Birthday Honours list, for services to young people in Cheshire.
John, born in Milton Keynes in 1944, was a wolf cub and then a boy scout with 1st Wolverton Scout Group.
A £3.5m renewable energy scheme is underway at two Nantwich primary schools.
Acton CE Primary Academy and Calveley Primary Academy are the first schools in the North West to benefit from heat extracted through boreholes, in a drive to reduce their environmental impact.
Shavington Drama Group returns to the stage this July at the Players Theatre in Nantwich with “The Hound of the Baskervilles”.
The classic Arthur Conan Doyle story has been adapted by Tim Churchill and Catherine O’Reilly.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people enjoyed the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes on one of the hottest days of the year.
The event, organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, dates back at least 200 years.
Frustrated residents in Nantwich feel they are being left in the dark over the progress of the A51 spine road at Reaseheath.
The road, initially planned to be opened in February 2022, remains closed with work still to do on both connections points.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to convert Wybunbury Post Office and General Store back into two houses have been refused despite the owners arguing the business has become unsustainable.
The current owners purchased the post office and general store in 2012.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Singers performed a fundraising Gala Concert at St Andrew’s Methodist Church on Wrenbury Road in Aston, Nantwich.
The concert, watched by more than 100 people, also featured ukulele group Ukes Alive and a soloist singer.
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