Car flips onto roof after crash on Wistaston road
Two people were taken to hospital after a crash in Wistaston left one car on its roof.
The incident happened on Wistaston Green Road at around 8.15am today (February 17).
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Town councillor calls for more “Street Art” murals in Nantwich
A town councillor has called for parts of Nantwich to be designated for “Street Art”.
In a Notice of Motion to the town council, Cllr John Priest believes areas of the town could be made more attractive with artwork.
Nantwich Police to crackdown on young people using fake IDs
Nantwich Police have vowed to ramp up their checks on fake IDs being used by younger people trying to access licenced premises.
Local officers say they are working with members of the town’s Pubwatch scheme to carry out more proactive targeting of those using fake IDs.
Plan for “alternative” school at former Crewe Baths scrapped by Cheshire East
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been forced to scrap plans for an alternative provision school in Crewe because the DfE won’t engage with the council over a timeline for the scheme.
The children and families committee voted in favour of pulling the plug on plans to demolish the former Crewe Baths at Flag Lane and replace it with a school for excluded pupils.
Cheshire East needs £28 million of support from Government
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council will need about £28 million of exceptional financial support from the government to balance its books for 2026/27.
And that’s as well as the millions to be generated from raising council tax by the maximum 4.99% from April.
Christmas album hits right note for Nantwich animal rescue
By Jonathan White
A festive charity album created by South Cheshire musicians has raised more than £400 for RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange wildlife centre.
Christmas Tails, released in November and on sale until the end of January, has raised an impressive £411.29 for the London Road centre, beating the total raised by a similar Christmas album in 2023.
Police tracking e-scooter youth after Nantwich teenager injured
Nantwich Police say they are close to identifying the illegal rider of an e-scooter which crashed into a teenage girl and fled.
The incident on the pedestrianised part of High Street left the 15-year-old victim with minor injuries.
Cheerbrook staff in Nantwich support end-of-life care service
Big-hearted staff at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich have stepped forward to help keep an end-of-life care service going in memory of their co-founder.
The service was first launched in memory of Cheerbrook boss Andrew Shufflebotham two years ago.
Car ends in hedge after crash at Nantwich junction
A vehicle was left embedded in a hedge in Nantwich after a collision at a busy junction.
Emergency services had to close the roads at junction of Park Road and Wellington Road last night.
Former gasworks site in Nantwich approved for new private car park
Plans to convert the former gasworks site off St Anne’s Lane in Nantwich to a private car park have finally been approved by Cheshire East Council.
The brownfield site, once earmarked for the ambitious Vision for Nantwich mixed use redevelopment, had previously received outline planning permission for a scheme that included apartments, a hotel, restaurants and boutique retail units.
Shavington man jailed after making more than £500k supplying drugs
A Shavington man who benefited from more than £500,000 for supplying class A and B drugs in Crewe has been jailed.
Lee James, of Woodnoth Drive, was sentenced to seven years at Chester Crown Court.
MP pressures authorities to end Baddington Bridge deadlock
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has heaped pressure on Cheshire East Council and the Dept for Transport to bring an end to the ongoing deadlock at Baddington Bridge.
The bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road on the edge of Nantwich was closed back in September to heavy good vehicles due to safety fears over its deteriorating structure.
Nantwich among winners of 2025 Cheshire Best Kept Stations
Nantwich Railway Station is among the winners of the latest Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards.
Nantwich was named Best Unstaffed Station Award in 2025, a testament to the amazing work volunteers do to maintain it.
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