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Weston Winter Wonderland set for launch in aid of Donna Louise Hospice

Weston Winter Wonderland set for launch in aid of Donna Louise Hospice

Big-hearted Graham Witter is ready to launch another Weston Winter Wonderland in memory of his tragic sister Jessica.

Graham spends weeks preparing the family farm in Weston with thousands of Christmas lights and decorations, before opening to the public.

November 23, 2018
Marbury farm to become wedding venue after Cheshire East Council go ahead

Marbury farm to become wedding venue after Cheshire East Council go ahead

By Stephen Topping
A South Cheshire farm is set to become home to a wedding venue after councillors granted planning permission, despite objections.

The Charlesworth family, which has been farming at the Grange Farm in Marbury near Wrenbury for 35 years, has been given the go-ahead to use its site as a wedding venue to provide additional income.

August 9, 2018
Large number of birds die in farm blaze in Tarporley

Large number of birds die in farm blaze in Tarporley

A large number of birds have died in a fire at a farm in Tarporley, fire chiefs have said.

The blaze happened at a farm on Peckforton Hall Lane and involved two large wooden sheds, each about five metres by three metres.

June 4, 2018
Police probe theft of Quad Bike from Wybunbury farm

Police probe theft of Quad Bike from Wybunbury farm

A Quad Bike has been stolen from a farm on Wrinehill Road in Wybunbury, say police.

The exact time of the theft is not known but it happened before 8am on Monday May 21.

May 23, 2018
Mornflake teams up with farmers for Nantwich “healthy eating” event

Mornflake teams up with farmers for Nantwich “healthy eating” event

Breakfast giant Mornflake teamed up with farm owners in welcoming Danish teachers to a healthy eating event near Nantwich.

The visitors were in Cheshire as part of the Food For Life initiative.

June 26, 2017
Weston Christmas Light Display unveiled to visitors

Weston Christmas Light Display unveiled to visitors

By Jonathan White
The fund-raising Weston Christmas Light Display has been unveiled in spectacular style.

Graham Witter’s amazing display at Carters Green Farm on Jack Lane will help raise funds for the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice, which cared for his sister before she died.

December 4, 2016
Cheshire Wildlife Trust farm at Cholmondeley to stage Open Day

Cheshire Wildlife Trust farm at Cholmondeley to stage Open Day

Cheshire Wildlife Trust will throw open its farm gates to the public in June.

The trust’s 210-acre Bickley Hall Farm site will take part in LEAF’s (Linking Environment and Farming) national Open Farm Sunday event on June 5.

May 7, 2016
Cheerbrook in Nantwich launches online sausage shop

Cheerbrook in Nantwich launches online sausage shop

A Nantwich farm store is hoping to net a bigger audience – by launching an online sausage shop!

Bosses at Cheerbrook, on Newcastle Road, want to make their award-winning bangers available for home delivery all over the UK.

August 13, 2014
South Cheshire farm company fined £50,000 over dad’s tragic death

South Cheshire farm company fined £50,000 over dad’s tragic death

A South Cheshire farming company has been fined £50,000 after a young dad was killed when a 1.5 tonne concrete panel fell on him. Sean Bennett was helping to build a new cowshed at Yew Tree Farm, off the A530 Nantwich Road near Middlewich, when tragedy struck.

May 14, 2014
Nantwich cattle dealer pleads guilty to breaching TB laws

Nantwich cattle dealer pleads guilty to breaching TB laws

A cattle farmer near Nantwich has been convicted in court of breaching TB regulations. Anthony Kirkham, of Ridley Farm, Bunbury, was given a  four-month custodial sentence, suspended for  two years.

May 28, 2013
New local produce shop opens at Reaseheath College in Nantwich

New local produce shop opens at Reaseheath College in Nantwich

A new farm shop selling locally grown and produced food has been opened at Reaseheath College in Nantwich. The shop was unveiled by award-winning Master Chef Brian Mellor during the Nantwich college’s Family Festival.

May 23, 2013
Families enjoy Reaseheath College lambing event in Nantwich

Families enjoy Reaseheath College lambing event in Nantwich

A record 2,500 visitors flocked to Reaseheath College in Nantwich to enjoy the lambing and zoo weekend. Excited youngsters like Francesca Forbes, Katy Wakeman, Cameron Forbes (pictured) were among hundreds keen to experience the live lambing event.

March 4, 2013
Fire near Nantwich railway line could be deliberate

Fire near Nantwich railway line could be deliberate

A fire which destroyed seven tonnes of hay in a field in Nantwich could have been started deliberately. Crews from Nantwich were called to a report of hay bales on fire at Fields Farm, close to the railway line off Queen’s Drive.

February 13, 2013