Crime

Empty house owners in South Cheshire warned after court conviction

Empty house owners in South Cheshire warned after court conviction

A homeowner from Willaston, Nantwich is among those facing court action in a crackdown on unsightly empty properties. The warning from Cheshire East Council comes after a Crewe man was convicted in court for allowing an empty home to become dilapidated.

August 5, 2013
Nantwich Police operation targets rogue drivers on rural routes

Nantwich Police operation targets rogue drivers on rural routes

Nantwich Police have launched a campaign to crackdown on rogue road users in rural areas of the district. Operation Arion is focusing on key countryside routes during the summer months, using Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.

July 31, 2013
Police want witnesses to alleged Nantwich Road racial attack

Police want witnesses to alleged Nantwich Road racial attack

Police want witnesses to an alleged racial attack on a driver at a busy junction on Nantwich Road. The incident, being treated as a racially aggravated assault, happened at the junction with Ruskin Road in Crewe.

July 29, 2013
British Crime Survey positive for Nantwich and Cheshire

British Crime Survey positive for Nantwich and Cheshire

Cheshire is a safer place to live with a reduction of 4% in all recorded crime, according to the British Crime Survey. The figures, which compare April 2012-March 2013 with April 2011-March 2012, show there are over 2,547 fewer victims of crime.

July 18, 2013
Gang of bouncy castle thieves target two Nantwich pubs

Gang of bouncy castle thieves target two Nantwich pubs

Two pub landlords in Nantwich have been left deflated after crooks stole their bouncy castles. Thieves smashed down the rear fence of the Boot and Shoe pub in Hospital Street earlier today (July 16) to carry out their latest raid.

July 16, 2013
Nantwich residents warned after three house burglaries in a day

Nantwich residents warned after three house burglaries in a day

Nantwich residents are being warned to secure property after three burglaries in surrounding villages on the same day. Police believe the incidents, in Wrenbury, Tarporley and Brereton, could be linked.

June 27, 2013
Cheshire Police & Crime Commissioner appoints Youth Ambassador

Cheshire Police & Crime Commissioner appoints Youth Ambassador

A 23-year-old former teaching assistant has been appointed as new Youth Ambassador by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Dominic Rogers has been chosen for the £25,000-a-year job, which has been criticised by some as a waste of public money.

June 25, 2013
M6 motorway drivers in Cheshire targeted in police operation

M6 motorway drivers in Cheshire targeted in police operation

Rogue motorway drivers in Cheshire were targeted as part of a police clampdown on criminals. North West Motorway Police Group’s Operation Coalition stopped 312 vehicles in one day, and uncovered 111 traffic offences.

June 11, 2013
Cheshire Police target young drink drivers in summer crackdown

Cheshire Police target young drink drivers in summer crackdown

Cheshire Police are targeting drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich at the start of a summer crackdown. The force is backing the national campaign launched today June 1st until June 30 with a series of initiatives to raise awareness and provide local enforcement.

May 31, 2013
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
PMA drug warning to Nantwich revellers after fourth Cheshire death

PMA drug warning to Nantwich revellers after fourth Cheshire death

Young revellers across Crewe and Nantwich are being warned of the dangers of drug PMA after the death of a teenager in the county. It is feared 16-year-old Cheshire student Ellie Jones may have died from an overdose on PMA.

May 24, 2013
Family of dad and Nantwich son pay tribute after Tarporley road death

Family of dad and Nantwich son pay tribute after Tarporley road death

The family of a man who died in a road collision in Tarporley have paid tribute to ‘a loving father and grandfather’. David Dutton, 51, was walking along Eaton Road with his son Gavin, 25, from Nantwich, when there was a collision with a Nissan Micra.

May 23, 2013
South Cheshire man, 20, dies after street “altercation”

South Cheshire man, 20, dies after street “altercation”

Cheshire Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old South Cheshire man. Jake Mellor died in hospital a few days after being involved in an “altercation” with another man in a Crewe street.

May 20, 2013