Incident

Brine Leas chemical scare no impact on exams, says head

Brine Leas chemical scare no impact on exams, says head

The headteacher of Brine Leas in Nantwich said today’s chemical scare did not disrupt GCSE and A-level exams at the school. Fire crews, police and paramedics were called out to the Audlem Road site after an incident in a science prep room.

May 18, 2012
Brine Leas School science class sparks evacuation

Brine Leas School science class sparks evacuation

Nantwich’s Brine Leas High School was evacuated today after an experiment in a science lab went wrong. Fumes were released during the chemistry class at Brine Leas on Audlem Road, prompting teachers to take swift action.

May 18, 2012
Workmen find human skull in Nantwich church hall

Workmen find human skull in Nantwich church hall

Police were called to a church hall in Nantwich after workmen found a human skull. The discovery was made by men renovating parts of St Mary’s Parish Hall, on Church Walk.

May 17, 2012
Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Police had to seal off a Nantwich town centre route after an accident involving a bus and a car. The incident happened at corner where Swine Market meets High Street.

May 13, 2012
Man cut free from wreck after Worleston car smash

Man cut free from wreck after Worleston car smash

Fire crews had to cut a man free from the wreckage of his car after a road smash in Nantiwich. The crash happened on Main Road in Worleston, and involved just one vehicle.

May 6, 2012
Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swooped on three suspected shoplifters in an area of Nantwich today as motorists looked on. PSCOs from Nantwich detained three men close to the former Stapeley Water Gardens site off London Road.

May 2, 2012
Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

An 83-year-old woman who was hit by a lorry in Nantwich and trapped underneath, is still recovering in hospital. The victim, believed to be from the Nantwich area, was knocked down when the HGV was reversing in a car park off Beam Heath Way, Nantwich.

April 30, 2012
Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a bedroom of a house in Wistaston. The fire broke out at a property on Hanbury Close. Two appliances from Crewe were called out.

April 29, 2012
Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

A woman was seriously injured today (April 28) after being trapped under a lorry in a Nantwich car park. The victim had to be freed by fire crews and paramedics after the accident on Beam Heath Way, near Sainsbury’s off Middlewich Road.

April 28, 2012
Young Nantwich man found hanged named as Ben Jones, 22

Young Nantwich man found hanged named as Ben Jones, 22

A young Nantwich man found hanged was today named by friends as Ben Jones. The 22-year-old’s body was found by a passerby hanging from the footbridge over the River Weaver, close to Nantwich Pool.

April 25, 2012
Van driver, 60, killed driving on A500 towards Nantwich

Van driver, 60, killed driving on A500 towards Nantwich

A man has died after the van he was driving towards Nantwich collided with a lorry on the A500. The accident closed the A500 last night (April 24) between the junction 16 of the M6 and the roundabout to Crewe and Nantwich.

April 25, 2012
Nantwich man, 22, found hanged at River Weaver bridge

Nantwich man, 22, found hanged at River Weaver bridge

A young Nantwich man’s body has been found hanged off a footbridge over the River Weaver in the town. A passer-by out for an early morning walk made the grim discovery at around 5.45am today (April 24).

April 24, 2012
Police close roads in Wistaston after burst water main

Police close roads in Wistaston after burst water main

Police and Cheshire East Council have closed several roads in the Wistaston area due to a burst water main. The burst happened on Valley Road, which was the first to be closed off this morning (Sunday April 22).

April 22, 2012