By Jonathan White
Villagers have blasted housing developers after a Wistaston landmark tree was ripped up and chucked in a skip.
The solitary hawthorn, known by locals as “the tree”, was uprooted as part of the housing development on Witters Field off Church Lane.
Hundreds of plastic ducks raced each other in Wistaston at the annnual “Duck Race and Children’s Model Boat Race” event.
Villagers gathered at the Joey the Swan Recreation ground for the event which was organised by members of the Wistaston Community Council.
The annual Wistaston ‘Duck Race and Children’s Model Boat Race’ takes place this Saturday September 7.
The event will take place at the Joey the Swan recreation ground, Wistaston.
Walkers using a footbridge in Wistaston are treading on plastic – as it’s made of recycled bottles!
Cheshire East Council commissioned the bridge over Wistaston Brook at Joey the Swan as an eco-friendly project.
By Jonathan White
A Wistaston musician was instrumental in the Normandy D-Day Commemorations.
The parade in Arromanches, which was screened across the world and watched by millions, was led by Wistaston Drum Sergeant Rob Richardson.
School children from Wistaston left their mark on history as they buried a time capsule at the village’s new housing development for future generations to discover.
Pupils aged 5 to 11 from Wistaston Church Lane Academy put a variety of objects in the capsule, from popular toys like Lego, a squishy and slime to a school uniform, coins, letters to their future selves.
By Jonathan White
A Music for a Summer Evening fund-raising concert by South Cheshire Orchestra was held at Wistaston Memorial Hall & Community Centre.
The concert featured South Cheshire Orchestra conducted by Richard Moulton-Mallison, who introduced each music score.
By Jonathan White
Traffic lights will finally be installed at the A530 Middlewich Road-Wistaston Green Road junction in Wistaston in the next few weeks.
Work is due to be completed during July 2019.
A play park in Willaston is being closed in the evenings amid rising anti-social behaviour on the site.
Police and councillors took the decision after an elderly resident in the village was assaulted on the park.
Two men have been charged after a large number of cannabis plants were found at an address in Wistaston.
Besnik Gjashi and Ilirjan Hasani, both of no fixed address, were arrested after police officers executed a warrant on Valley Road, Wistaston, at around 3.20am yesterday (Wednesday June 26).
By Jonathan White
Hundreds of people enjoyed the annual Wistaston Village Fete organised by the Wistaston Community Council.
It took place at Wistaston Church Lane Academy, on Church Lane, Wistaston, starting with a procession from Wistaston Memorial Hall led by Scottish Piper Reg Flower.
By Jonathan White
A Wistaston resident and a work colleague completed their first-ever tandem skydives to raise money for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice.
Sarah Iggo, an inclusive learning advisor at Cheshire College – South & West (Crewe Campus) and work colleague Chris Baggs, from Trentham, took part in the charity skydive at Tilstock Airfield, near Whitchurch.
By Jonathan White
Bungling workmen have placed kerbside warning signs the wrong way round on a busy Wistaston road.
Four verge marker posts were installed at Wistaston Hall Bridge on Church Lane as a warning to drivers.
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