Councillors are calling for HGVs to be taken off the busy A534 Crewe/Nantwich Road through Willaston and Wistaston.
Margaret Simon, Jacquie Weatherill and Sarah Pochin want to see lorries removed from road after its speed limit was reduction from 40mph to 30mph.
A family from Willaston took part in a fundraising walk organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of their daughter.
Alison and Robert Howells, and son Joel, joined the Heart of London Bridges Walk for its ninth year in honour of daughter and sister Ceri, who died suddenly aged just 22.
By Jonathan White
Scores of teams battled it out at the 36th World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston, near Nantwich.
The championships saw participants in each of the 144 plots battling for 30 minutes to collect as many worms as possible from a 3×3 metre piece of land.
Thousands of pupils and parents gathered at the Barony Park in Nantwich for another successful Town Sports event.
More than 30 primary schools across Crewe and Nantwich took part in the competition, now one of the highlights on the yearly calendar.
A new Willaston Neighbourhood plan could help the village fend off “unsustainable” development, claims Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones.
The council has backed Willaston’s effort to adopt a Neighbourhood plan which enables residents to have a say in the development they want where they live.
By Jonathan White
A Willaston man has completed an unusual walk for charity.
Tony Mason, 65, followed the route of a London Underground Tube line – but above ground – on May 9 this year.
Nantwich pupils have been given a helping hand during their SATs exams this week – by a local supermarket.
Rachel Lewis, community champion at Nantwich’s Morrisons store, has been visiting primary schools to give out free breakfasts.
By Kirsty Rollings
Voters in Willaston and Rope Ward made a bold statement with their appointment of first time candidate Sarah Pochin.
Conservative candidate Pochin took the seat from outspoken UKIP candidate Brian Silvester in a comfortable victory in the Cheshire East Council elections.
Residents in Willaston are calling for action to stop trucks using the village as a rat run.
A ban on HGVs driving on the narrow roads through Willaston was introduced 12 years ago.
Cheshire East has until end of July to submit more evidence in its fight to get a Local Plan recognised.
The new deadline has been set by planning inspectors to take account of the general and local elections.
A campaign to save late evening bus services through the village of Willaston has been successful.
Villagers and councillors raised fears after Arriva Buses announced a plan to withdraw weekend evening services for the number 84 bus between Crewe and Nantwich, which serves Willaston.
Willaston and Rope Councillor Brian Silvester has been selected as candidate for the ward in Cheshire East Council elections on May 7.
Cllr Silvester has also been nominated for election to Rope Parish Council, with elections on the same day.
Council bosses have defended Nantwich headteachers for issuing a warning letter to parents about children playing 18-rated computer games.
The letter, sent by Nantwich Education Partnership, tells parents that they could be reported to police or social services if pupils reveal they are allowed to play adult-rated games.
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