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School leaders celebrate SATs results at Learning for Life Partnership

School leaders celebrate SATs results at Learning for Life Partnership

School leaders across the Learning for Life Partnership (LFLP) in South Cheshire are celebrating strong SATs results.

Year 6 students from the Partnership – which includes Shavington and Wistaston – bucked the national trend, particularly in Reading, Writing and Maths.

July 14, 2022
Closure of Nantwich town centre car park damaging, say businesses

Closure of Nantwich town centre car park damaging, say businesses

Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has called on Cheshire East Council to re-open a car park in the town centre.

Local businesses say the closure of the Hospital Street and Church Lane car park is damaging trade.

June 30, 2021
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club to reopen as lockdown eases

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club to reopen as lockdown eases

By Jonathan White
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club (WJTC) on Church Lane is gearing up to re-open their two courts at the end of this month when nationwide lockdown restrictions ease.

All outdoor tennis clubs across the country will be able to re-open for play from Monday (March 29), as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s four-step roadmap out of lockdown.

March 26, 2021
Wistaston and Rope War Memorial project completed

Wistaston and Rope War Memorial project completed

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.

June 26, 2020
Pillory Street and Hospital Street also to close in Nantwich

Pillory Street and Hospital Street also to close in Nantwich

More road closures are planned in Nantwich town centre to enable shoppers and pedestrians to “socially distance” in safety.

Now we can reveal the whole one-way stretches of Pillory Street and Hospital Street will close to traffic from June 15.

June 6, 2020
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club re-opens after COVID-19 lockdown

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club re-opens after COVID-19 lockdown

By Jonathan White
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club has reopened its doors to members after the Government eased lockdown restrictions on outdoor leisure.

The action has returned to the club on Church Lane in Wistaston, albeit in a slightly different manner.

May 26, 2020
Wistaston Church Lane Academy unveils revamped outdoor area

Wistaston Church Lane Academy unveils revamped outdoor area

Delighted youngsters at Wistaston Church Lane Academy have been enjoying the school’s new Early Years Reception outdoor learning area.

The new outdoor area now has a climbing frame, a race track for scooters and bikes, a mud kitchen, a sand box and a special outdoor classroom.

November 11, 2019
Anger after Wistaston landmark tree ripped up by developers

Anger after Wistaston landmark tree ripped up by developers

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.

September 11, 2019
Wistaston Village fete enjoyed by hundreds of families

Wistaston Village fete enjoyed by hundreds of families

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.

June 22, 2019
Workmen put kerbside warning signs in Wistaston the wrong way round

Workmen put kerbside warning signs in Wistaston the wrong way round

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.

May 31, 2019
Wistaston and Shavington schools land DfE “healthy pupil” funding

Wistaston and Shavington schools land DfE “healthy pupil” funding

Staff and pupils at Wistaston Church Lane Academy and Shavington Primary School are celebrating after landing “healthy pupil” funding from Ministers.

Both schools are in line for Condition Improvement Funding, which is dished out by the Department for Education (DfE).

May 9, 2019
Street light left in busy Wistaston road is “safe”, say highways bosses

Street light left in busy Wistaston road is “safe”, say highways bosses

A street light left in a busy Wistaston road by developers is still there – despite council bosses pledging it would be removed “as a matter of urgency” two weeks ago.

Now a local pro-cycling group has hit out at Cheshire East highways, who say they are “satisfied” the light has been safely cordoned off.

October 31, 2018
Street light left in middle of busy road in Wistaston

Street light left in middle of busy road in Wistaston

Engineers have widened a road and built a new pavement in Wistaston – but forgot to move a street light while doing it!

Now baffled residents in the village near Nantwich have called on Cheshire East Council to shed some light on the embarrassing bungle.

October 15, 2018