Ten people had to be rescued during a major incident when a sinkhole opened up on the Shropshire Union Canal near Whitchurch over night.
Emergency services are the on scene on the Llangollen branch of the canal which runs down from Wrenbury into Whitchurch and out towards Wales.
Nantwich Town councillors have agreed to end their lease on Brookfield Hall in Nantwich early to save funds.
The building, next to Brookfield Park off Shrewbridge Road, has been leased by Nantwich Town Council from Cheshire East for many years.
Nantwich Police say they are unaware of any tickets being issued for heavy goods vehicles breaching the weight limit on Baddington Bridge.
The bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road just outside Nantwich has had a 7.5 tonne weight limit on it since late September.
A man from Bunbury who harassed his ex-partner and threatened to shoot her dead has been jailed.
John Broadhurst-Dodd appeared at Chester Crown Court today (December 19) where he was sentenced to 37 months in prison and handed six restraining orders against him.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich swimmer has raised £380 for the Wishing Well charity after completing a challenge to swim the equivalent length of the English Channel.
Ethan Carroll, 23, who is on the autistic spectrum, took on the marathon challenge during his weekly sessions at Crewe Lifestyle Centre with Seahorse Swimming Club.
Cheshire Police is pressing ahead with controversial plans to slash the number of PCSO posts across the county by 70%, despite a public backlash.
In a letter, Assistant Chief Constable Alison Ross said that following conclusion of the internal consultation “the proposal to reduce the number of PCSO (police community support officer) posts from 87 to 27 will now be progressed”.
Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council have laid the blame for the A51 Reaseheath bypass delay firmly at the developers’ door.
In a statement finally issued today – a week after Nantwich News contacted the council – they said delays were down to a lack of “highways agreements” to allow the road to be adopted.
A man from Stapeley in Nantwich is one of two arrested after more than 500-kilograms of cannabis was seized.
The 536 kilogram haul was seized by border officers back in August.
Angry residents have hit out at the “gawdy” bright yellow frontage of a new Nantwich vape shop.
Friendly Mart, opposite The Crown Hotel on High Street, has been slated for its paint job – a ‘top to toe’ neon yellow which can’t be missed.
A growing display of Christmas tributes is bringing light and colour to the roadside memorial for motorcyclist Josh Stockton.
The 22-year-old died in September following a collision on Crewe Road in Willaston.
A man from Wigan has been charged with several offences following an incident in Nantwich.
Ben Birchall was arrested at around 11.30am on Friday December 12th in the Welsh Row area of Nantwich.
A personal trainer from Nantwich has landed a new world record for swinging a kettleball for a staggering 12 hours.
Max Jarrett pushed himself to the limit physically and mentally to raise money for his chosen charity, Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has formally submitted a planning application for a new Leighton Hospital on land next to the existing site.
The application, submitted to Cheshire East Council, includes a six-storey hospital plus rooftop plant, with ancillary buildings for a Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) and new energy infrastructure.
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