A lorry collision which caused 16 tonnes of aubergines to spill across the A51 near Reaseheath sparked traffic chaos in Nantwich today.
Two HGVs collided on the A51 between Reaseheath and Henhull at around 2.30am, police said.
A tortoise found abandoned in the street is on the slow road to recovery at a Nantwich RSPCA centre.
The 11kg leopard tortoise is being treated at the RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre after being found in a Sandbach street by a member of the public.
A lorry smash on the M6 which closed it in both directions has sparked traffic chaos on South Cheshire’s major routes today.
An HGV crashed into the central reservation on the M6 northbound near junction 19 Knutsford.
Planners have approved a bid to turn the former Redsands children’s centre in Nantwich, into a specialised 71-bedroom dementia care village.
The buildings, in Willaston, will now have a new lease of life as a specialised centre of excellence in dementia care, with landscaped gardens and residential units.
The family of Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard are urging local Nantwich fans to support the former Brine Leas pupil’s bid to win the BBC show.
AJ, 23, is dancing with celebrity partner Mollie King, of group The Saturdays.
A drum kit owned by Simple Minds drummer Mike Ogletree during the band’s heyday in the 1980s, is to be sold at a Nantwich auction.
The kit, which was used throughout 1982 during Simple Minds’ tours and recording sessions, will go under the hammer at fine art auctioneers Peter Wilson.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been rated ‘Outstanding’ for overall experiences and progress of students by Ofsted in its latest report.
The inspection, held in September, found Reaseheath offers “remarkable experiences and opportunities” for students who make excellent progress while at college.
Staff and residents at Richmond Village Nantwich are celebrating after winning In Bloom awards.
The care village won a Gold Award at the Nantwich in Bloom award ceremony and an Outstanding at the North West Britain in Bloom Awards.
Brave South Cheshire youngster Lewis Crossley has lost his battle with a rare leukaemia disease.
The seven-year-old Stoke City fan, from Hough near Shavington, passed away at the weekend, just three months after he led his favourite team out against Arsenal
Army bomb experts were called in to carry out controlled explosion in Nantwich after a grenade was found.
It’s believed the grenade was unearthed by workers on the new Kingsley housing development in the Henhull area, although police have not confirmed the location.
Crewe and Nantwich residents who act as unpaid carers for a loved one can now access up to £500 from a new fund set up to pay for breaks.
The new Carers’ Living Well Fund, launched on November 1, is a joint initiative by Cheshire East Council, NHS Eastern Cheshire and NHS South Cheshire clinical commissioning groups.
By Jonathan White
Pebbleart is making an artistic impact in the Crewe and Nantwich area.
The Pebbleart project was started in Morecambe by a woman called Jacky Burns.
Staff at the RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich are battling to care for a growing number of young seals.
There are currently 10 seal pups at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, on London Road.
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