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Staff suspended as police probe Nantwich care home after second disappearance

EXCLUSIVE
Two employees at a Nantwich care home where dementia patient Roy Tomlinson went missing, have been suspended after a SECOND disappearance.

Mr Tomlinson (pictured) was allowed to walk out of Brookfield House care home on January 26, and was found dead in a nearby outbuilding six days later.

May 10, 2016
Minshull Vernon villagers to honour 22 WWII dead in June event

Minshull Vernon villagers to honour 22 WWII dead in June event

Villagers in Minshull Vernon near Nantwich will honour 22 servicemen who were killed in plane crashes during Second World War.

The men’s names were never added to the war memorial in the village – and now parish councillors are to finally rectify that.

May 10, 2016
Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich picked litter from one of town’s major gateways as part of the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign.

Wearing hi-vis vests and armed with litter pickers and bin liners, the students cleared refuse from the A51 roundabout and major roads near the college campus in Nantwich.

May 10, 2016
Fire crews tackle blaze at demolished Nantwich pub The Jolly Tar

Fire crews tackle blaze at demolished Nantwich pub The Jolly Tar

Fire crews tackled a blaze at a popular Nantwich pub which was being demolished by developers.

The Jolly Tar, in Barbridge, was undergoing demolition after closing down months ago.

April 30, 2016
Busy Park Road in Nantwich faces five-day closure

Busy Park Road in Nantwich faces five-day closure

Pothole-ridden Park Road in Nantwich is to close for almost a week for major resurfacing work.

The A530 road to Whitchurch will be closed from the junction with Wellington Road to the junction with Shrewbridge Road.

April 26, 2016
£15 million Crewe Lifestyle Centre main pool closed after leak problem

£15 million Crewe Lifestyle Centre main pool closed after leak problem

The new £15 million Crewe Lifestyle Centre pool has had to close – due to a substance leak.

Cheshire East Council bosses admitted the main pool will have to close at their flagship facility for several days, just a few weeks after opening.

April 25, 2016
Nantwich outdoor brine pool to re-open on April 30

Nantwich outdoor brine pool to re-open on April 30

Nantwich’s famous outdoor brine pool is set to open again for the 2016 summer season.

The swimming facility, which attracts more than 15,000 visitors a year, is set to open on Saturday April 30.

April 22, 2016
Nantwich councillor welcomes 20mph zone at Malbank School

Nantwich councillor welcomes 20mph zone at Malbank School

A Nantwich councillor has welcomed the introduction of a 20mph speed zone around Malbank School and Sixth Form College.

Cllr Arthur Moran said the new speed zones were long overdue – and now is pressing for double yellow lines to cure parking chaos there.

April 18, 2016
Volunteers spruce up Nantwich Aqueduct steps and rails

Volunteers spruce up Nantwich Aqueduct steps and rails

Volunteers have been busy sprucing up areas around the Nantwich Aqueduct.

Members of the Rotary Club of Nantwich and Nantwich Civic Society have been out painting fences and handrails at the Aqueduct Steps.

April 18, 2016
Marston’s pub plan for land near business park by Nantwich bypass

Marston’s pub plan for land near business park by Nantwich bypass

A new Marston’s pub looks set to be built on a green field site next to Nantwich bypass.

Marston’s Inns & Taverns have revealed plans to build a pub-restaurant on land next to Alvaston Business Park by the A530-A51 bypass roundabout.

April 14, 2016
Nantwich town councillors plan to create new town flag

Nantwich town councillors plan to create new town flag

Nantwich town councillors are planning to design and launch the town’s own flag.

The town centre is awash with patriotic colour with flags are flying and bunting hanging high.

April 12, 2016
Seal treated at RSPCA Nantwich team released back to the wild

Seal treated at RSPCA Nantwich team released back to the wild

These heart-warming pictures show the moment a seal cared for by Nantwich RSPCA staff for eight months was released back into the wild.

The seal, a female named Moon, was released at Rhos-on-Sea, in North Wales.

April 12, 2016
Trainees at Reaseheath College land top apprentice titles

Trainees at Reaseheath College land top apprentice titles

Golf course and food technology trainees took top titles at Reaseheath College’s Apprenticeship Awards.

Peter Lewis, an apprentice groundsman at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, was crowned ‘Level 2 Apprentice of the Year’.

March 25, 2016