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Nantwich man charged with offences linked to religious group protests

Nantwich man charged with offences linked to religious group protests

A man from Nantwich and another from Crewe have been charged in connection with offences outside the religious group centre raided by police last month.

Daniel Tsimbilakis and Jordan Kennerley were arrested on Sunday (May 31st) in the Victoria Avenue area of Crewe.

June 2, 2026
Police and fire service to probe blaze at chicken farm near Nantwich

Police and fire service to probe blaze at chicken farm near Nantwich

Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire Service are to investigate the cause of a major blaze at a chicken farm near Nantwich.

The fire broke out at the farm on Checkley Lane in Wrinehill at around 6.30am on Friday (May 29th) and fire crews were on scene for more than 24 hours.

May 31, 2026
Fire crews battle massive chicken farm blaze near Nantwich

Fire crews battle massive chicken farm blaze near Nantwich

Fire crews have been battling a major blaze at a chicken farm near Nantwich today. The fire started at around 6.25am at Moors Chicken Farm on Checkley Lane, Bridgemere. Ten fire engines, from Audlem, Crewe (x2), Nantwich, Middlewich, Congleton, Malpas, Macclesfield, Market Drayton (Shropshire FRS) and Winsford, plus a rapid response rescue unit from Nantwich and a high volume pump[Read More…]

May 29, 2026
Man, 61, who died in Nantwich house fire is identified

Man, 61, who died in Nantwich house fire is identified

A man who was found dead following a fire at a house in Nantwich has now been formally identified.The 61-year-old was found dead following a fire at his address on Welsh Road, Nantwich.

May 22, 2026
Man found dead in house fire on Welsh Row in Nantwich

Man found dead in house fire on Welsh Row in Nantwich

A man has died in a house fire at a property on Welsh Row in Nantwich, police confirmed today.

Officers have launched an investigation following the death after the fire broke out at around 7.15pm last night (May 19th).

May 20, 2026
Moorsfield Avenue, Audlem

Controversial new Audlem development set to be refused

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Controversial plans for 116 homes in the open countryside at Audlem have been recommended for refusal.

Nearly 350 objections have been sent to Cheshire East Council opposing Muller Property Group’s outline application for the development, which includes 35 affordable homes, on land west of Moorsfield Avenue and Tollgate Drive.

May 19, 2026
Man, 32, charged after car crashes and overturns in Nantwich

Man, 32, charged after car crashes and overturns in Nantwich

A Nantwich man has been charged after a car crashed into parked vehicles and flipped over on its roof.

Police say a 32-year-old man was arrested and has since been charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of obstructing a constable in the execution of their duty and one count of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.

May 18, 2026
Car crashes into vehicles and lands on roof in Nantwich street

Car crashes into vehicles and lands on roof in Nantwich street

These dramatic images show a car which witnesses say crashed into parked vehicles and flipped upside down on a busy Nantwich street.

The incident happened on Davenport Avenue in Nantwich at around 9pm last night (Saturday, May 16th).

May 17, 2026
Assault near Nantwich Station leaves victim in hospital

Assault near Nantwich Station leaves victim in hospital

A Nantwich man was attacked near Nantwich Station and left with injuries in Leighton Hospital.

Cheshire Police say the 31-year-old victim was assaulted by “unknown suspects” on Wellington Road at around 6pm last night (May 15th).

May 16, 2026
Motorcyclist Luke Nabi with late father

Nantwich woman charged over road death of motorcyclist

A Nantwich woman has been charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist in a two-vehicle crash on a rural road in 2025.

Hannah Copeland, 24, of Gowy Court, Calveley, has been charged with causing the death of Luke Nabi by dangerous driving on Wednesday February 26th last year.

May 16, 2026
Man charged following explosive device find at Nantwich house

Man charged following explosive device find at Nantwich house

A man has been charged in connection with an incident in which police found an explosive device at a house in Nantwich.

Two men, aged 39 and 47, were arrested following reports of dangerous driving near to Edleston Road, Crewe.

May 14, 2026
Men arrested after explosive device found at Nantwich house

Men arrested after explosive device found at Nantwich house

Two men have been arrested after an explosive device was found at a house in Nantwich, sparking a street evacuation.

The incident happened on Friday night and Nantwich News inquired with Cheshire Police at the time but had no response.

May 13, 2026
A500 closed after two-car smash left one driver trapped

A500 closed after two-car smash left one driver trapped

A driver was left trapped in wreckage after a two-vehicle smash on the A500 near Shavington.

The incident happened close to the Meremoor Moss roundabout at around 6.30am today (Sunday May 10th).

May 10, 2026