By Jonathan White
Wistaston Scout Group is to discontinue its aluminium can collection scheme in Wistaston after running for eight years.
The scheme was set up and organised by Gerald Newbrook with numerous aluminium can collection bins located throughout the village.
By Jonathan White
A £12,500 project to improve a War Memorial in memory of 16 local men who died in the two World Wars has been completed in Wistaston.
An area around the Wistaston & Rope War Memorial in the grounds of St Mary’s Church on Church Lane has been modernised and made safer to visit.
By Jonathan White
The current Wistaston Rose Queen and her attendant are to continue their roles into 2021 after the village fete was cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual Wistaston Village Fete, organised by Wistaston Community Council, was due to take place on Saturday (June 20).
By Jonathan White
A Wistaston photographer has raised £1,230 for an NHS charity by taking photographs of families outside their home during lockdown.
Steph Longley, owner of ‘SL Photography’, specialises in taking pictures of new-born babies, children, and families, either in people’s homes or on location.
A young fashion graduate from Wistaston is flat out making these trendy coronavirus face masks after her charity creations caught the eye!
Amy Peters, 21, graduated from her Fashion Design course at Liverpool John Moores University, just last year.
A police probe into two separate allegations against Cheshire East Council have been dropped, it emerged today.
One investigation was into an allegation of misconduct and fraud in relation to the awarding of a contract to a fitness company back in 2015.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston resident Diane Debens set up a ‘Covid Colour Challenge’ at her house during the pandemic lockdown.
For seven days in May, she put together a collection of different coloured materials and objects on each day of the week by going on a themed treasure hunt around her home.
By Jonathan White
A member of Wistaston Conservation Group hosted a plant sale at his house to raise funds for the group.
John Wood, Chairman of Wistaston Conservation Group, sold vegetable plants and flowering plants from his Sandringham Drive garage.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston’s famous garden gnomes have welcomed a new guest – an Elf called Boris full of hot air!
Villager Laurence Perry, who runs and maintains the gnome collection in and around his Westfield Drive home, decided to introduce a new centre-piece.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston residents have been fine-tuning the national “Clap for our Carers” campaign.
Launched by Dutch Londoner Annemarie Plas, households across the UK have gathered at windows, on doorsteps and in front gardens every Thursday at 8pm.
A Brine Leas School student is one of the top ten finalists in the national song academy 2020 Young Songwriters Competition.
Cathy Jain, from Wistaston, has made it through from hundreds entries in her category across the UK in the contest run by The Song Academy.
A Wistaston resident has been hailed by police as a “community hero” for helping so many people during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Cheshire Police called Nadiah Mckeown a “diamond Wistaston resident” who has helped more than 100 residents across Crewe, Wistaston, Willaston, Nantwich, Shavington.
Burglars broke into a house in Wistaston and stole valuable jewellery, police said.
The offenders broke into the house on Milne Close between 6.30am and 7.15am today (April 7).
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