Human Interest

Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Parents in Nantwich are being warned to look out for signs of Scarlett Fever after an outbreak at a local primary school.

A number of children at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley have caught the infectious condition, and the school is now undergoing a “deep clean”.

February 11, 2016
Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Nantwich Town councillors have voted to support Nantwich and Rural Children’s Centre, which is threatened with closure by Cheshire East.

The centre, on Dog Lane, provides services to hundreds of families and their young children every week.

February 9, 2016
Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Volunteers for Cheshire Search and Rescue team have made an urgent plea for funding after three of the group’s vehicles were taken off the road.

The organisation has lost two Landrovers and a third vehicle following the extensive six-day search for missing Nantwich pensioner Roy Tomlinson.

February 8, 2016
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.

The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.

February 7, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Care home inspectors probe Brookfield House after Roy Tomlinson tragedy

National care home inspectors have been sent in to Brookfield House care home in Nantwich after dementia sufferer Roy Tomlinson walked out and disappeared for a week.

The 83-year-old was found dead in an outbuilding off Wellington Road, just a few hundred yards from the home on Shrewbridge Road.

February 6, 2016
Kittens found dumped in bin bag nursed by Nantwich RSPCA staff

Kittens found dumped in bin bag nursed by Nantwich RSPCA staff

A cat and her three kittens found dumped in bin bag in the road, are being cared for by RSPCA staff in Nantwich.

The RSPCA is now appealing for information after the animals were found by a member of the public in Cheshire.

February 3, 2016
Roy Tomlinson’s tragic death in Nantwich prompts tributes from hundreds

Roy Tomlinson’s tragic death in Nantwich prompts tributes from hundreds

Residents in Nantwich touched by the tragic death of Roy Tomlinson have paid tribute to him with flowers and a candle-lit service.

Thousands of people in the town have been moved by the story after the 83-year-old, who had dementia and disappeared from his Nantwich care home a week ago.

February 3, 2016
Parking officers in Nantwich to wear body cameras

Parking officers in Nantwich to wear body cameras

Parking enforcement officers in Nantwich could soon be wearing body cameras to combat aggressive motorists.

The officers will be issued with body cameras to protect themselves during potentially volatile disputes.

February 3, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Man’s body found in hunt for missing Nantwich pensioner Roy Tomlinson

The body of a man believed to be missing pensioner Roy Tomlinson has been found in the outbuilding of a house in Wellington Road, Nantwich.

Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene at around 10.50am today (February 2) – a week after the 83-year-old went missing from Brookfield House care home.

February 2, 2016
Showpeople’s bid for Hack Green site in Nantwich to go before appeal

Showpeople’s bid for Hack Green site in Nantwich to go before appeal

Residents fighting plans to turn the former RAF Hack Green camp in Nantwich into a site for travelling Showpeople will see the proposals put before an appeal hearing next week.

The original application to convert the site next to a quiet residential area off Coole Lane as submitted nearly two years ago.

February 1, 2016
Council tax to rise by 3.75% for Nantwich householders

Council tax to rise by 3.75% for Nantwich householders

Nantwich householders face a Council Tax of 3.75 per cent as Cheshire East bid to raise cash for “frontline services”.

Councillors say the rise is “to be regretted” but claim it is needed to fund services for the vulnerable, elderly and young.

February 1, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Police want car cameras in search for Nantwich pensioner Roy Tomlinson

Police are calling on Nantwich drivers with dashboard cameras to come forward in a bid to trace missing Roy Tomlinson.

Dozens of police officers and search and rescue volunteers are continuing to search for the 83-year-old, who has dementia.

February 1, 2016
Nantwich Signal Box is moved to new home in Crewe

Nantwich Signal Box is moved to new home in Crewe

Nantwich Signal Box has finally been moved and relocated to a new home in Crewe after a 12-month battle to save it.

A team of engineers worked from 1am to 3.30am moving the landmark from next to the Wellington Road level crossings.

January 31, 2016