By Jonathan White
Wybunbury All Stars and Nantwich Town staged a fundraising game in memory of a World War 2 hero.
The seven-a-side match saw Nantwich Town beating Wybunbury All Stars 9-1, with Sam Day scoring a consolation goal for Wybunbury with the final kick of the game.
Willaston Parish Council has granted the title of Honorary Freewoman to resident Edith Ridgway.
The honour is in recognition of the 100-year-old’s services to fundraising and the community.
Two more popular summer events near Nantwich have been cancelled or postponed because of Covid pandemic restrictions.
Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes organisers have decided to cancel its event which was due to be held on June 12.
A new defibrillator for Bridgemere has been hailed as a ‘potential life-saver’ by Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
The new piece of equipment will be placed in a building at Bridgemere Primary School by Doddington and District Parish Council.
A Nantwich woman lost an incredible 21 stone after a doctor warned her she would not survive to see her daughter start school.
Now Michelle Bufton wants to help others when she launches a weight loss club in Wybunbury later this month.
A charity has handed out a vital £1,600 of funds to families in the village of Willaston as part of a Covid relief fund.
Wybunbury United Charities and the Sarah Jane Wood Charity has awarded a total of £1,600 to households struggling financially as a result of the pandemic.
A primary school near Nantwich has waited almost a year to have a speed warning device on a busy road repaired by Cheshire East highways.
Now staff and parents at Bridgemere CE Primary School have finally received a reply – to be told the SID (speed indicator device) on Bridgemere Lane won’t be repaired at all!
Cheshire Police has unveiled its new “community policing” model with “dedicated officers and PCSOs” in 122 community areas.
It will include new police bases in community and village halls in and around Nantwich.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Leaders of Cheshire East Council have ruled out protecting bus subsidies in their next council budget.
Currently, the authority spends £1.7 million on subsidising 12 routes across the borough.
A balloon expert from Wybunbury joined more than 1,000 from around the globe for smile-raising online Balloon Talent Show!
Michelle Shipman, who runs Bespoke Balloon Decor, took part in the “One Million Bubbles of Hope” event in a bid to entertain during the pandemic lockdown.
Fire crews were called to tackle a chimney fire at a house in Wybunbury, near Nantwich.
The fire broke out at around 8pm last night (February 24) on Wrinehill Road, Wybunbury.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
More than 200 roads including many rural lanes in and around Nantwich will be taken off Cheshire East Council’s gritting routes after councillors approved the plan.
The controversial policy, which will come into effect from October this year, has been met with fierce criticism with many saying the council is putting lives in danger.
A Cheshire East Council report shows the authority could be about to cut 230km of roads from its winter gritting routes – including a number of rural roads around Nantwich.
The Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure report, to go before councillors next week, highlights potential changes to its winter service.
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