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Police warn drivers over Nantwich level crossing dangers

Police warn drivers over Nantwich level crossing dangers

Police are warning drivers in Nantwich over the dangers of railway crossings after taking this picture.

Roadworks on London Road near Hospital Street are causing traffic to back up all the way to the level crossing.

January 29, 2015
Another plan for 175 homes in Willaston sparks backlash

Another plan for 175 homes in Willaston sparks backlash

Residents in Willaston are being urged to join the fight against new plans to build another 300 homes in the village.

Stretton Willaston Ltd has submitted the latest one – a bid to build 175 houses on land between Park Road and the railway line.

January 29, 2015
Holly Holy Day organisers hail ‘best ever’ Battle of Nantwich

Holly Holy Day organisers hail ‘best ever’ Battle of Nantwich

Organisers of Holly Holy Day in Nantwich have paid tribute to volunteers who helped make the event the most successful ever.

Thousands flocked into town, despite the roadworks and traffic problems, to enjoy what many believe was the biggest ever staged in its 43 years.

January 26, 2015
Council Leader Michael Jones “sorry” for Nantwich roadworks chaos

Council Leader Michael Jones “sorry” for Nantwich roadworks chaos

Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones today apologised to Nantwich residents caught up in the traffic chaos gripping the town.

Cllr Jones and Nantwich South and Stapeley Cllr Peter Groves told Nantwichnews they were “sorry” after a flood of complaints about roadworks causing massive delays on Holly Holy Day.

January 24, 2015
Fury as roadworks and delays cause gridlock across Nantwich

Fury as roadworks and delays cause gridlock across Nantwich

Nantwich residents hit out after the town was left in gridlock by roadworks at a busy junction which are set to clash with one of the biggest public events in the town.

Thousands of motorists have been caught up in chaotic traffic scenes today (Friday January 23).

January 24, 2015
Four Nantwich drink drive arrests in Police Christmas operation

Four Nantwich drink drive arrests in Police Christmas operation

Four Nantwich drivers were arrested for drink driving in Cheshire Police’s Operation Blue Christmas.

The campaign results show an overall drop in drink drive arrests over the festive season.

January 22, 2015
Nantwich headteacher calls for street lights to be turned back on

Nantwich headteacher calls for street lights to be turned back on

A Nantwich headteacher is leading calls for council chiefs to switch street lights back on to boost safety.

Andrew Cliffe, head of Brine Leas Academy on Audlem Road, has twice written to Cheshire East Council raising concerns about streets plunged into darkness.

January 20, 2015
M6 motorway in Cheshire to close for bridge and junction repairs

M6 motorway in Cheshire to close for bridge and junction repairs

A £3 million Highways Agency project to repair bridges over the M6 motorway in South Cheshire starts this week.

And it will mean the full closure of southbound and northbound carriageways on some days.

January 20, 2015
Councillors advised to reject controversial Hack Green travellers site

Councillors advised to reject controversial Hack Green travellers site

Planners have recommended a controversial bid to turn former Hack Green RAF camp near Nantwich into a large-scale site for travelling families, is rejected.

The plan is to create nine large plots on the site off Coole Lane in Austerson, for showpeople families to live and store fairground equipment.

January 20, 2015
Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

Nantwich cattle dealer jailed for breaching national TB orders

A Nantwich cattle dealer who repeatedly ignored disease control regulations has been jailed for four months.

Anthony Ronald Kirkham, of Ridley Farm, Bunbury, re-offended just three days after receiving a suspended sentence for similar breaches in May 2013.

January 16, 2015
Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall toilets revamp will bring relief to councillors!

Nantwich Civic Hall bosses hope the venue’s toilet troubles will be at an end soon.

The hall, now run by Nantwich Town Council, is to finally undergo a £81,000 project to repair and revamp its crumbling loos.

January 13, 2015
Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Parents angry over two-year Nantwich primary school car park delay

Angry parents at a Nantwich primary school have slammed a two-year delay over a new car park which should resolve traffic dangers children face every day.

They say youngsters walking to and from Stapeley Broad Lane Primary are dicing with death along the busy A529 Audlem Road at peak drop-off and pick-up times.

January 13, 2015
Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party welcomes Cheshire Basin geothermal study

Green Party politicians have welcomed plans to turn South Cheshire into a potential hub for geothermal energy.

Surveys and drilling is set to take place in the Cheshire Basin north of Nantwich.

January 9, 2015