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Grave diggers in CEC struggling to find new plots in cemeteries, says councillor

Grave diggers in CEC struggling to find new plots in cemeteries, says councillor

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Grave diggers are struggling to dig new plots at cemeteries in Cheshire East because of the size of some existing gravestones and items placed around them, a councillor said.

Cllr Joy Bratherton (Lab) said the council was at fault for letting the situation get out of hand and not ensuring people were aware of what they could and could not do.

April 3, 2023
Annual airman memorial service held in Nantwich

Annual airman memorial service held in Nantwich

By Jonathan White
The annual memorial service to remember the airman who sacrificed his own life to save others in Nantwich, took place yesterday.

First Lieutenant Arthur Leslie Brown, of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), died aged 23 when flying a Republic Thunderbolt type P-47D.

January 10, 2022
Heartbroken Nantwich couple slam vandals after son’s grave damaged

Heartbroken Nantwich couple slam vandals after son’s grave damaged

A heartbroken Nantwich couple have hit out at vandals who trampled on and damaged their son’s grave in Whitehouse Lane cemetery.

Police are probing the incident, which also saw damage to other graves in the cemetery.

April 29, 2020
Hough woman’s handbag stolen as she visited grave in Crewe

Hough woman’s handbag stolen as she visited grave in Crewe

Thieves stole the handbag of a pensioner while she visited a relative’s grave in Crewe, police have revealed.

The 72-year-old victim, from Hough near Shavington, had parked her car on Badger Avenue to visit the grave at Crewe Cemetery.

May 30, 2017
Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Grieving Nantwich families are being warned after graveside thieves targeted the town’s Whitehouse Lane cemetery.

A vase and flowers were stolen from the grave of one woman’s stepdad, leaving her mum devastated.

December 8, 2016