Vulnerable South Cheshire residents were unable to call for help during a three-day power cut because the area’s landlines have been switched to a digital service which requires electricity, a councillor said.
Cllr Janet Clowes said parts of her Wybunbury ward lost power for up to 72 hours during last week’s Storm Darragh.
A gang has made off with £60,000 worth of items in a raid on Dagfields antiques store near Nantwich.
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following the high value burglary at the popular outlet off Crewe Road in Walgherton.
Police are trying to trace a thug who shot a pet cat with an airgun in Wybunbury.
Officers say the attack happened yesterday (December 9) in the area of Howbeck Crescent in Wybunbury.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Six candidates have thrown their hats into the general election ring in a bid to become MP for Chester South and Eddisbury.
The seat covers many rural areas near Nantwich, including Audlem, Bunbury, Wrenbury, Sound, Burland, Tarporley, and now Wybunbury after boundary changes.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people packed in to the village of Wybunbury near Nantwich to enjoy the annual Fig Pie Wakes.
The event, organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, dates back at least 200 years though stopped in 1920.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for holiday lodges in open countryside near Nantwich despite one resident arguing if this site is appropriate then any rural location will be acceptable.
The five lodges will be sited on land at Fletchers Pool off Bridgemere Lane at Hunsterson.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to build five holiday lodges in open countryside near Nantwich have been recommended for approval by planners, despite objections from residents and parish councillors.
The scheme is earmarked for land at Fletchers Pool, off Bridgemere Lane at Hunsterson.
A motorist suffered burns after a collision in Wybunbury sparked a fire.
Cheshire Fire Service were called to the accident on Stock Lane.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people enjoyed the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes on one of the hottest days of the year.
The event, organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, dates back at least 200 years.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to convert Wybunbury Post Office and General Store back into two houses have been refused despite the owners arguing the business has become unsustainable.
The current owners purchased the post office and general store in 2012.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A timber chalet in Wybunbury due to be demolished because it was built without planning permission can remain and be used for offices, the council has said.
Cheshire East Council’s southern planning committee heard the building at Little Island Livery was originally built as accommodation for a groom.
Thousands enjoyed the return of the Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event yesterday (June 11) for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic, writes Jonathan White.
Fig pies, made from a traditional recipe containing a hard pastry, were rolled from The Swan Inn pub down Main Road to see how far they would travel.
Staff, pupils and parents are celebrating Wybunbury Delves Primary School’s 200th birthday – and need your help!
In 1822, the Delves Charity School for boys was built and consisted of one room.
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