Willaston in mourning after death of Councillor Colin Todd
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).
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PIC SPECIAL: Homes bring festive cheer with Christmas lights
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.
Willaston primary school ends waste compound plan amid complaints
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 villages unveil plans to mourn death of Her Majesty the Queen
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.
Embankment fire on railway in Willaston causes disruption
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.
Willaston man takes on running challenges for The Christie
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.
Yobs pelt A500 traffic with bricks from bridge in Willaston
Police are hunting yobs who threw concrete blocks and bricks off a bridge over the A500 near Cheerbrook roundabout in Willaston.
They want witnesses to come forward who may have seen the potentially deadly acts between January 2 and 4.
Villages team up to run Community Remembrance Garden in November
Villagers in Shavington and Weston have teamed up to show community spirit in a Community Remembrance Garden project.
More than a 1,000 people have been involved in putting together two gardens outside St Mark’s Church, Shavington and All Saints’ Church, Weston.
Wistaston and Willaston mourns death of Rev Ken Sambrook
By Jonathan White
Villagers in Wistaston and Willaston are mourning the death of popular Revd Ken Sambrook.
Ken passed away on Wednesday (November 10) after a brief spell in hospital.
Shavington residents campaign against boundary change plans
Residents are joining Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish councillors in campaigning against plans to change their parish boundary.
Cheshire East Council has published a plan to break up the parish of Shavington-cum-Gresty.
Willaston memorial tree planted in honour of Maurice Jones
The “maze” area of Willaston village has been renamed and a memorial tree planted in honour of the late Maurice Jones.
Maurice, who died two years ago, was a past chairman of Willaston Parish Council and a former Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich Borough.
Willaston councillor may quit after homophobic abuse by youths
A Willaston councillor says he may quit after suffering a second homophobic assault in the village.
Cllr Craig Bailey says he and his partner Wayne were verbally abused by two youths.
Willaston pre-school celebrates Covid-19 recovery project success
Willaston Pre-school is celebrating the success of a Covid-19 Recovery Project for Disadvantaged Children.
The project has been funded by the Cheshire Community Foundation, and led by pre-school manager Jacqueline Piaf.
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