A Nantwich police chief said he was “sickened” when he viewed CCTV footage of a teenage gang attacking a young man on Beam Street.
Sgt Ian Bennett, who leads the Nantwich policing team, described the attack as “horrendous” and said the 23-year-old victim was lucky to only suffer minor injuries.
A gang of youths, some as young as 14, launched a horrific attack on a young man in Nantwich after he had asked them to stop throwing stones.
The 20-strong gang turned on their 23-year-old victim outside 1st Stop in Beam Street, knocking him to the ground and kicking and punching him.
Masked raiders have smashed their way in to the Pockets clothing store in Nantwich town centre and stole thousands of pounds of stock.
The three men used a crowbar to smash through the glass doors of the store on the corner of Pillory Street and Hospital Street at about 1am this morning.
Cheshire Police will be targeting drivers in the area using mobile phones at the wheel as part of a national week of action.
From today (January 22), officers will be on the lookout for anyone scrolling through social media, texting or taking a call while at the wheel.
A Nantwich woman says she has had her car vandalised three times while parked on Millstone Lane.
Now she has warned other motorists to be wary after reporting the latest incident to police after her car’s paintwork was badly scratched.
Four men have been charged in connection with drugs offences after a warrant was executed at an address on Underwood Lane in Crewe.
David Bebbington, 33, of Spring Gardens, Crewe, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A heroin and crack cocaine drugs and appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates yesterday (January 18).
A man has been charged in connection with an incident which left a police officer injured after being dragged along a road by a vehicle.
The incident involved an off duty police officer at the Shell garage on Holmes Chapel Road, in Middlewich, on January 12.
More than 40 drivers in Crewe and Nantwich area were arrested for drink or drug driving offences in December, latest figures show.
Among 234 drivers taken off the road in December, there were 25 in Crewe police division for drink driving, and another 19 for drug driving.
Cheshire Police is warning residents not to fall foul of courier fraud following reports in Nantwich, Crewe and Chester.
Courier fraud is when an offender cold calls the victim posing as an official such as a police officer or a member of a banks fraud team.
A former Crewe Alexandra football coach will appear in court this week charged with a number of sexual offences.
Paul McCann, aged 57, from Cheshire, is set to appear before South Cheshire Magistrates’ Court in Crewe tomorrow (January 3).
Elderly residents in Nantwich are being targeted by phone scammers pretending to be a police officer, Nantwich police has warned today.
There have been a number of incidents of elderly and vulnerable householders receiving phone calls from a man pretending to be a DC Smith from Hammersmith Police Fraud Squad.
A new rapid response scheme which alerts police to suspected fraud, has stopped seven potential victims aged over 70 being scammed.
The Banking Protocol, rolled out in Cheshire September, has prevented £33,000 of fraud in the county.
The company which runs Crewe Arms Hotel has been fined £80,000 for breaching fire safety regulations.
Hospitality First Two Ltd, which runs the venue on Nantwich Road, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates Court to five breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
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