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Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Round Table Santa’s Float set for busy Nantwich schedule

Father Christmas will be out and about as Santa’s Float visits Nantwich and surrounding villages over the next 10 days.

The Crewe & Nantwich Round Table Christmas Float will be visiting streets across South Cheshire to help raise money for local causes.

December 6, 2014
Willaston councillor “calls in” application to build five homes

Willaston councillor “calls in” application to build five homes

A Willaston councillor has “called in” an application to build five detached houses in the village, branding it “contentious”.

Cllr Brian Silvester said he was “amazed” that a planning officer at Cheshire East Council was going to decide on the plan for the detached houses on land off Cheerbrook Road.

November 23, 2014
South Cheshire cat owners warned after shooting horror in Wistaston

South Cheshire cat owners warned after shooting horror in Wistaston

A cat owner fears felines in Wistaston and Nantwich are being targeted and shot deliberately.

Vicky Wakefield believes at least three of her beloved cats have been shot.

November 18, 2014
Residents’ joy as slurry lagoon plans for village near Nantwich are ditched

Residents’ joy as slurry lagoon plans for village near Nantwich are ditched

Councillors and villagers near Nantwich are celebrating after controversial plans for a huge slurry lagoon near homes and a school were withdrawn.

The massive lagoon was planned for land off Eastern Road between Shavington and Willaston, close to Shavington High School.

November 4, 2014
Councillors angry after Willaston pub demolition plan passed

Councillors angry after Willaston pub demolition plan passed

A councillor is furious that plans to demolish a historic Nantwich village pub were pushed through, despite a council conservation officer’s recommendation to save it.

The owners of The Horse Shoe Inn, on Newcastle Road, Willaston have applied to knock the closed pub down to make way for potential housing on the site.

October 28, 2014
Nantwich wins prestigious Gold award at North West in Bloom

Nantwich wins prestigious Gold award at North West in Bloom

Nantwich has scooped a prestigious Gold award at the North West in Bloom presentation day.

And it also won an additional award for its floral bed next to Nantwich Library on Beam Street.

October 28, 2014
Willaston Primary School Fizz Fashion Show cancelled

Willaston Primary School Fizz Fashion Show cancelled

A planned Friends of Willaston School Association event for October 13 has been cancelled.

The Fizz Fashion Show at the school was due to be staged this Monday to help raise funds for Willaston Primary School.

October 11, 2014
Willaston developers believe 250 homes plan will “benefit” community

Willaston developers believe 250 homes plan will “benefit” community

Developers behind the latest plan to build 250 homes on land between Willaston and Nantwich say it will “benefit” the community.

They spoke out after strong reaction to a Stretton Ltd bid to develop a 28-acre plot of agricultural land between the A51 bypass, the railway line and Park Road in Willaston.

October 2, 2014
Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Residents in Nantwich were warned today after burglars were caught trying to break into a house.

Suspects were seen trying to force their way in through patio doors of a property on Cheerbrook Road in Willaston, Nantwich.

September 30, 2014
Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

A pub in Nantwich which faces demolition to make way for more housing, could be saved.

The Horse Shoe Inn, in Willaston, was earmarked under new planning proposals to be knocked down.

September 25, 2014
Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

Friends of Willaston School to stage Fizz Fashion Show

The Friends of Willaston School Association are organising a Fizz Fashion Show at the school on Monday October 13.

The event is being staged to help raise funds for Willaston Primary School.

September 22, 2014
Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

Anger as plans unveiled for another 250 houses on green land at Willaston

A developer has submitted plans to build 250 houses on another piece of green land in Willaston, Nantwich, it emerged today.

The plan is for a 28-acre site bounded by Park Road in Willaston, the A51 Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook and Peacock roundabouts, and the Crewe-Nantwich railway line.

September 18, 2014