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.
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a car crashed and flipped over while speeding through Willaston.
Police confirmed the force’s helicopter was called out to trace the car’s occupants who ran from the scene after the crash in the early hours today (April 12).
Councillors say damage to tree roots by United Utilities engineers has caused the ongoing closure of busy Crewe Road in Willaston.
Engineers dug under a tree canopy while they were repairing a burst water main by the side of the road last week.
A burst water main has closed the busy Crewe Road A534 in Willaston.
A section of the route between Coppice Road and Wistaston Road remains closed today (March 19).
Fire crews tackled an outbuilding fire at a property in Willaston last night (February 16).
The fire broke out on Colleys Lane in Willaston at around 6pm.
Staff and pupils at Willaston Primary Academy are celebrating the opening of their new bike shelter.
They took part in fundraising events since the start of lockdown in 2020 to raise the money for the shelter.
A popular councillor in Willaston who has served for almost 20 years, has died suddenly.
Colin Todd, vice chairman of Willaston Parish Council, passed away on Sunday (January 8).
Amateur photographer Jonathan White has been out and about capturing the festive homes displaying eye-catching Christmas light shows.
Every year homes in towns and villages across south Cheshire bring a smile to the face with their extravagant displays adorning properties and gardens.
A Nantwich school has back-tracked on plans to relocate its waste compound to its boundary edge after complaints from neighbours.
Residents in Willaston say they were not consulted about the plan and complained to Cheshire East Council when they realised what was happening at Willaston Primary Academy.
Nantwich and nearby villages are announcing their plans to mark 10 days’ of state mourning following the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
Nantwich Town Councillors held a minute’s silence as official news of her death was announced just a couple of minutes into tonight’s town council meeting.
A blaze on a railway embankment in Willaston which caused disruption to rail and road traffic was caused deliberately, say fire chiefs.
The blaze broke out on parkland next to the railway embankment near Wybunbury Road in Willaston at around 5pm last night.
By Jonathan White
A Willaston man is training hard in readiness to run 10 x 10km races over the next 10 months to raise £10k for The Christie.
Anthony Stevens, 36, will start his first 10km race on March 6 in Trafford and finish his tenth and final 10km race on December 11 this year at Tatton Park.
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