Crime

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
Police appeal after young reveller attacked in Nantwich alleyway

Police appeal after young reveller attacked in Nantwich alleyway

A teenager suffered a serious face injury after being attacked on a night out in Nantwich. The 18-year-old was punched as he walked along the alleyway from the public car park at the back of The Studio nightclub to High Street.

May 17, 2013
Nantwich councillors blast PCC John Dwyer’s £22k Youth Commissioner

Nantwich councillors blast PCC John Dwyer’s £22k Youth Commissioner

Nantwich councillors have called on Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer to scrap plans for a £22,000-a-year Youth Ambassador. They believe the duties could be carried out for free, saving local taxpayers thousands.

May 13, 2013
Nantwich nuisance tenant evicted after abusing neighbours

Nantwich nuisance tenant evicted after abusing neighbours

A nuisance tenant who subjected his neighbours to months of threats, noise and verbal abuse has been evicted from his Nantwich home. Cheshire Police and Wulvern Housing teamed up with victims to gather evidence and get the Cronkinson Oak resident removed.

May 9, 2013
Hunt for yobs who damaged Virgin Trains service in South Cheshire

Hunt for yobs who damaged Virgin Trains service in South Cheshire

Police are hunting yobs in South Cheshire who damaged a packed Virgin Trains service by throwing an object at it from a bridge. British Transport Police believe two youths seen running on an embankment near a footbridge over the railway were responsible.

May 7, 2013
Romanians jailed over railway cable theft in South Cheshire

Romanians jailed over railway cable theft in South Cheshire

Romanians who stole more than 200 metres of railway cable in South Cheshire and Staffordshire have been jailed for almost five years. Constantin Trahimov and Daniel Nicula, both 21, pleaded guilty to theft of cables at Wrinehill, near Nantwich, and Seighford, Stafford.

April 22, 2013
Nantwich man guilty of illegal gas work for nearly eight years

Nantwich man guilty of illegal gas work for nearly eight years

A Nantwich man has been found guilty of putting lives at risk by illegally carrying out gas work at three homes. Duncan Johnstone, 52, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after he worked while pretending to be a registered gas fitter.

April 19, 2013
Nantwich drug users warned after three PMA deaths in Cheshire East

Nantwich drug users warned after three PMA deaths in Cheshire East

Drug users in Nantwich are being warned after three deaths in Cheshire East linked to the Ecstasy-like drug PMA. Cheshire East Council and Cheshire Police issued the alarm after the drug was linked to the deaths of two women and a man in their 30s.

April 19, 2013
Nantwich drivers warned over Cheshire Police speed crackdown

Nantwich drivers warned over Cheshire Police speed crackdown

Nantwich drivers are being warned that police are cracking down on speeding as part of a Europe-wide campaign. The initiative is organised by the European Traffic Police Network, TISPOL, and runs from April 15-21.

April 17, 2013
Yobs set Nantwich primary school wheelie bin compound on fire

Yobs set Nantwich primary school wheelie bin compound on fire

Vandals piled up a group of wheelie bins and set fire to them near a Nantwich primary school. Fire crews were called out to tackle the blaze in a bin compound at Wyche County Primary School, on Manor Road.

April 14, 2013
Police arrest 18 during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Police arrest 18 during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Nantwich police made 18 arrests as drunken youths marred the success of the town’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. Officers also issued 13 section 27 orders against yobs, banning them from entering the town for specified periods.

April 3, 2013