By Jonathan White
A Shavington dad is to tackle a 200-mile run from Nantwich to London and then race in the London Marathon to raise money for Children with Cancer UK charity.
Father-of-two Simon Benbow, 36, who himself has survived cancer, will set off on Monday April 22 from Nantwich to London over the space of five days.
Youngsters at Shavington Primary School were treated to a “mystery reader” in full costume.
Nantwich Mayor Cllr David Marren turned up in full Mayoral regalia and gold chain to read the Year 1 pupils “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.
Santa’s preparing his Float and gearing up for his annual tour of Crewe and Nantwich!
As always, thousands of families will get a chance to visit him during the tour between December 3 and 18.
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Shavington.
A stranger entered a house in Marshfern Place, Shavington, at around 2.10am today (September 25).
By Stephen Topping
South Cheshire’s best and worst GP surgeries, as rated by patients, have been revealed – and Kiltearn Medical Centre in Nantwich comes bottom of the class.
Patients in England were sent questionnaires to take part in the GP Patient Survey between January and March.
By Stephen Topping
Plans to build 15 new homes in the green gap near Shavington have been rejected by Cheshire East Council.
Members of the southern planning committee unanimously rejected the scheme, which included four, three-bedroom affordable dwellings, at a meeting yesterday (August 8).
A vehicle fire damaged the A500 Shavington bypass embankment.
The incident happened on the dual carriageway heading towards the Shavington roundabout.
Keen photographer Jonathan White has clocked up 12 years of community reporting in and around his village of Wistaston.
Jonathan, who works full-time at Cheshire College – South & West, began submitting articles to the local media back in 2006.
The Roundabouts Day Nursery in Shavington is to enjoy a garden revamp after receiving a community donation from homebuilder Taylor Wimpey Manchester.
The nursery, which turns three-years-old this year, has been given £500 to build higher fencing and a new gate, to ensure the safety of the children, as well as to provide more plants and outdoor covering.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people gathered to enjoy the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event in glorious sunshine.
The event started at midday with a peal of bells at Wybunbury Tower.
Popular Shavington pub The Cheshire Cheese has been closed for refurbishment and is to be re-opened by Martin Lewis.
Previous landlord Adam Scally left the pub at the end of May, just a year after taking over.
Thousands are expected to descend on Wybunbury next week at the popular and quirky Wybunbury fig pie wakes event.
It sees villages competing to roll their fig pies the furthest down the village high street.
Staff at Construction Linx are taking on the car rally event Benidorm Or Bust to raise funds in memory of brave young leukaemia victim Lewis Crossley.
Team Lewis Trust was set up after seven-year-old Lewis, a pupil at Wybunbury Delves Primary, died in November.
Nantwich firm Right at Home South Cheshire shortlisted for national award 
Cheshire East “Little Bus” dial-a-ride service future uncertain amid budget cuts 
Councillors approve 2.99% Council Tax rise across Cheshire East 
Review: Nantwich Players double feature in Studio season 
“Very Best in Stand Up” live comedy returns to Nantwich on March 1 
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