Village News

Traffic gridlock as Reaseheath A51 works clash with Chester Road closure

Traffic gridlock as Reaseheath A51 works clash with Chester Road closure

Thousands of drivers have been caught up in traffic gridlock around Nantwich once more as roadworks coincide with major route closures.

Cheshire East highways has allowed BT engineers to set up roadworks on the busy A51 at Reaseheath.

October 28, 2015
Hundreds to join funeral ride in honour of Shavington cyclist Michael Beeston

Hundreds to join funeral ride in honour of Shavington cyclist Michael Beeston

Hundreds of cyclists are expected to follow the funeral cortege of Shavington man Michael Beeston when they honour him later this week.

Michael, who worked in Nantwich, was killed after a collision with a car as he cycled home late at night.

October 27, 2015
Friends pay tribute to Shavington man Michael Beeston after cycling death

Friends pay tribute to Shavington man Michael Beeston after cycling death

Friends of a Nantwich worker killed when he collided with a car while cycling home, have paid tribute to him.

Michael Beeston, 44, from Shavington, died when he collided with a blue Vauxhall Astra along Nantwich Road in Crewe.

October 21, 2015
£14 million of Section 106 money sits unspent in Cheshire East Council coffers

£14 million of Section 106 money sits unspent in Cheshire East Council coffers

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More than £14 million from housing developers is sitting unspent in Cheshire East Council coffers, we can reveal today.

The staggering amount was uncovered in a Freedom of Information Act, which revealed only half of Section 106 contributions received from developers since 2010-11 has been invested.

October 21, 2015
Willaston Primary to stage fireworks extravaganza

Willaston Primary to stage fireworks extravaganza

Willaston families are invited to a “firework extravaganza” at Willaston Primary Academy.

The event, organised by the Friends of Willaston School Association, will be held on Friday November 6.

October 19, 2015
Wistaston pupils help create Crewe town centre mural

Wistaston pupils help create Crewe town centre mural

By Jonathan White
Wistaston youngsters have helped create a stencilled mural along the main walkway of the Royal Arcade in Crewe town centre.

The walkway connects Queensway to the bus station and had been vandalised with graffiti.

October 18, 2015
Open Day held to celebrate Willaston School book launch

Open Day held to celebrate Willaston School book launch

A book about Willaston School in Nantwich has been unveiled by Willaston & District History Group.

The book takes a look back at the school, which later became the St Joseph’s & Elim Bible College at Regents Park, on London Road.

October 17, 2015
South Cheshire friends cycle the 922-mile Rhine for Bloodwise charity

South Cheshire friends cycle the 922-mile Rhine for Bloodwise charity

Saddle-sore cyclists Ben Reinhardt and Jim Forkin pedalled all 922 miles of the River Rhine to raise money for blood cancer charities.

The friends, from Willaston and Crewe, started their “Riding the River Rhine” adventure at the source of the Rhine in the Swiss Alps at Lake Toma.

October 14, 2015
Aston teenager inspires Nantwich bid for town centre defibrillators

Aston teenager inspires Nantwich bid for town centre defibrillators

A young fund-raiser from Brine Leas has inspired Nantwich town councillors to bid for life-saving defibrillators in public places.

Harrison Lunt (pictured) and his mum Berny spoke to councillors about their application for British Heart Foundation funding for a public defibrillator.

October 13, 2015
Young Nantwich and Crewe designers scoop Expert Logistics prize

Young Nantwich and Crewe designers scoop Expert Logistics prize

Two young Nantwich and Crewe designers are going places after helping distribution firm Expert Logistics bring its core values to life.

Graphic Design students Megan Shepherd and Lauren Walker won a competition to show off their artistic talents and work to a client brief.

October 8, 2015
LATH group to host gala concert in Wistaston

LATH group to host gala concert in Wistaston

The LATH (Looking After The Homeless) group will stage an autumn gala concert in Wistaston.

The concert takes place on Friday October 16 from 7.30pm at Wistaston Memorial Hall, on Church Lane.

October 7, 2015
Shavington music star Tom Seals visits old college ahead of UK tour

Shavington music star Tom Seals visits old college ahead of UK tour

Shavington musician Tom Seals, one of the UK’s rising stars of jazz and pop, returned to his old college to fine-tune his act ahead of a UK tour.

Tom and his band took advantage of some last minute practice in South Cheshire College’s Centre Stage Theatre before they head up and down the country in October.

October 5, 2015
Nantwich martial arts fighter helps Syrian refugees with 24-hour wrestle

Nantwich martial arts fighter helps Syrian refugees with 24-hour wrestle

A Nantwich martial arts fighter has taken part in a bruising 24-hour wrestle – all in aid of Syrian refugees.

Anya Lynette Hynes, 26, was involved in a fundraising ‘grapple’, called GlobalRoll.

September 30, 2015