By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire residents are dialling 999 when they should not because the non-emergency 101 number is “not fit for purpose”, the county’s Police Commissioner has said.
John Dwyer told members of the Cheshire Police and Crime Panel that he has put the chief constable under pressure to improve the 101 service.
A Willaston councillor has officially complained to Cheshire Police after being told to wait FIVE days before giving a statement about a homophobic assault he suffered.
Cllr Craig Bailey has written to Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, saying the response shows a “lack of seriousness in tackling hate crime.
A Willaston councillor says he may quit after suffering a second homophobic assault in the village.
Cllr Craig Bailey says he and his partner Wayne were verbally abused by two youths.
Sexual abuse targeted at a Cheshire East female councillor has been branded “disgusting” by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer.
Cllr Charlotte Leach has spoken out about the abuse suffered in phone calls.
A 57-year-old man from Nantwich who sexually abused four people has been jailed for 22 years with two further years on prison licence.
Anthony Hulme, of London Road, physically and sexually assaulted two men and two women over a number of years when they were children.
Despicable thieves have swiped a popular module of a Minion from a Nantwich family’s front garden.
Rob Cooper made “Kevin” the flower planter about four years ago from an old scrap gas bottle.
Cheshire East Council and its partners have been awarded a grant of £647,000 to support the new Domestic Abuse Act which was signed into law in April.
The new act means councils must ensure victims and their children can access life-saving support in safe accommodation.
A new digital directory of services has been launched to help survivors of sexual violence in Cheshire find support.
It features a postcode search function which allows users to find local support services.
Police in Nantwich say they have traced a gang of youths aged 12-15 behind a spate of anti-social behaviour in the town.
It comes after residents say they have been plagued by problems caused by a gang of around 5 or 6 youths in the Barony Park area.
A Crewe man who was caught on camera sexually assaulting a patient at a care facility in Cheshire has been jailed.
Benjamin Poole, jailed for six years, was filmed by his victim who he assaulted while she was suffering from seizures.
Police chiefs say they are working to identify a gang of youths plaguing residents in parts of Nantwich over the past week.
People have complained about being threatened with violence, threats to property, subject to lewd behaviour, and vandalism.
Two houses in Nantwich were raided by police today (August 9) in the latest crackdown on suspected drugs use and supply in the town.
Police say drugs warrants were executed on properties in Davenport Avenue and Williamson Drive earlier today.
Cheshire’s Police Crime Commissioner says road safety is a priority after figures show more than 280 people were seriously injured on the county’s roads in 2020.
Twenty-nine people lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.
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