The Environment Agency has reinstated a Flood Warning on the River Weaver in Nantwich after 24 hours of persistent rain.
River levels have risen at the Shrewbridge river gauge as a result of the rain, and a warning was put in place at around 5am today (November 8).
Two separate crashes on the M6 in Cheshire left thousands of motorists in long tailbacks today.
The driver managed to escape this crash which left a vehicle on its side on the southbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 18 at around 8.30am.
Four men who burgled shops in Nantwich town centre and stole more than £27,000 worth of stock, have been jailed.
David Benn, Benjamin Benn, Ben Collins and Aaron Hobin were all sentenced at Chester Crown Court, and jailed for a total of 13 years.
One of Nantwich’s oldest residents has celebrated her 106th birthday – with her SEVENTH card from the Queen.
And Lena Arger says the secret to a long and happy life is “a good breakfast, swimming in the sea and loving everybody”!
Patients in South Cheshire will benefit from a £2.5 million digital hospital prescription initiative.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & East Cheshire NHS Trust will receive a share of £26 million for digital prescribing systems.
A team of Special Constables has been hailed after saving the life of a 15-year-old boy from floodwaters in Nantwich.
The teenager, from Nantwich, was minutes away from being engulfed by floods in the River Weaver when he was rescued in a combined police and fire service operation.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
An IT project for both Cheshire councils which is more than a year overdue, is now expected to cost almost double its original price at £22.3 million.
Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council entered into a joint agreement with technology firm Agilisys in 2017 to launch a new HR and finance system worth £11.5 million.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Ratepayers in Nantwich and rest of Cheshire East are likely to face another council tax increase next from April 2020.
Consultation has started on Cheshire East Council’s draft budget plans for 2020-21.
A 30-year-old man suffered minor burns to his legs and smoke inhalation tackling a blaze which ripped through a barn in Willaston, Nantwich.
The fire broke out in the early hours at about 4am today (November 3) at a property on Newcastle Road, Willaston.
A 29-year-old man who died following a collision in Crewe has been named.
Bartlomiej Gabrysiak, known as Bartek, died after he was involved in a collision with a red Hyundai on Mill Street, under the railway bridge.
Malbank school pupils put their classroom lessons into context during a programme to celebrate World Food Day at Reaseheath College.
Fifteen Year 9 and Year 10 pupils studying sustainability and environmental issues as part of their GCSE in Food Technology, enjoyed making their own soup in the college’s Food Centre.
Cheshire East Council’s election team will host a briefing session for potential Parliamentary candidates ahead of the General Election which is now set for December 12.
The briefing session will be on Thursday, November 7 at 7.30pm at the council headquarters Westfields in Sandbach.
The devastating blaze which destroyed the Beechmere residential complex in Crewe started on a patio area on the roof, fire investigators said today.
Initial investigations into the cause of the fire on Thursday August 8 have found it started on a roof terrace area of the property.
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