By Jonathan White
The Peacock Railway in Willaston will be running trains for the public this Sunday (August 4) from 12pm.
The trains are run by the members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society on their premises behind The Peacock Inn on Crewe Road.
Willaston Garden Party is returning for its third year and will be held on Lettie Spencer Playing Field this Saturday July 6.
The event has been organised by Willaston Parish Council events committee and will run between 12 noon and 7pm.
By Jonathan White
Hundreds of competitors took part in the 45th ‘World Worm Charming Championships” in Willaston yesterday.
The event combined with Willaston Primary Academy’s summer fete and took place in the school grounds on Derwent Close.
By Jonathan White
Dozens of families enjoyed the latest ‘Public Running Day’ at The Peacock Railway in Willaston.
The rides were organised by the members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society.
Cllr Wayne Salisbury has been unanimously elected as the new chairman of Willaston Parish Council.
Cllr Salisbury signed the acceptance of office and received the chains of office from Cllr Craig Bailey who stepped down after five years.
By Jonathan White
The annual Willaston World Worm Charming Championships will take place on Saturday June 22 at Willaston Primary Academy.
The World Worm Charming Championships began in 1980, and competitors have 30 minutes to charm and collect as many worms as possible from their 3×3 metre plot.
By Jonathan White
A daredevil Willaston woman is taking on a new challenge to help raise money for St Luke’s Hospice.
Sarah Iggo, aged 46, will be travelling to Porth Dafarch on the west coast of Anglesey’s Holy island in North Wales to participate in “coasteering” and a 100ft abseil.
A physiotherapist who sexually assaulted a female patient in Willaston has been jailed for 12 months.
Richard Hughes, 54, of Crewe Road, Willaston, had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault.
The new David Lloyd Leisure club in Nantwich could be open as early as spring 2026, it emerged today.
We revealed last week how the company plans to open its newest centre on land off Newcastle Road in Willaston, close to the Crewe Vagrants.
Pre-school youngsters from Willaston enjoyed a field trip with a difference – lessons in a local pub!
The children were invited to the White Lion in Hankelow by head chef Todd, who’s kids attend the pre-school.
By Jonathan White
A Willaston woman has successfully trekked across the Sahara Desert to raise vital funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
Sarah Iggo, 46, trekked in the far south of Morocco during October half-term and has smashed her fundraising target of £1,700 by raising over £2,500.
By Jonathan White
A Willaston woman is tackling a daring trek across the Sahara Desert to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
Sarah Iggo, 47, is taking on a 30-mile walk across part of the desert this October half-term.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Children in Willaston are among 75 who could lose their free school transport because Cheshire East Council says there are available walking routes.
The move could save the cash-strapped authority an estimated £79,500 a year, as it looks to plug a massive £20 million funding gap.
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