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Flood warning threat for Nantwich area as torrential rains hits region

Flood warning threat for Nantwich area as torrential rains hits region

Nantwich and surrounding villages are facing severe disruption as heavy rain causes chaos around the region. Severe downpours through the night and today (July 6) have left some roads almost impassable, including busy Wellington Road and the A500.

July 6, 2012
Nantwich headteacher’s cycle helmet deal could save lives

Nantwich headteacher’s cycle helmet deal could save lives

A Nantwich headteacher has clinched a deal to provide cheaper cycle helmets in a bid to save pupils’ lives. Andrew Cliffe, of Brine Leas School, acted after two accidents involving students in the space of a week.

July 3, 2012
Police launch appeal after serious road accident at Weston

Police launch appeal after serious road accident at Weston

Nantwich drivers who witnessed a serious road accident at Weston are urged to contact police. The crash, which happened on the A5020 Weston Road, near to Crewe Hall, involved two cars.

June 27, 2012
Man trapped in serious road accident on Nantwich Road

Man trapped in serious road accident on Nantwich Road

A driver was trapped after a serious car accident closed off Nantwich Road in both directions. Fire crews from Crewe and Nantwich were called to the scene at the junction with Mill Street, Crewe.

June 26, 2012
Woman and teenagers badly injured in Nantwich A530 road accident

Woman and teenagers badly injured in Nantwich A530 road accident

A woman and two teenagers are in hospital after a serious road accident in Newhall, Nantwich. The accident happened when a car and HGV lorry collided on the A530 Whitchurch Road.

June 22, 2012
Friends pay tribute to Nantwich road crash victim

Friends pay tribute to Nantwich road crash victim

A driver who died in a car accident on Marsh Lane in Nantwich has been named locally as Rob Brereton, Mr Brereton’s wife Mandy was seriously injured in the accident when the car collided with a tree close to the junction with Queen’s Drive.

June 21, 2012
Police appeal for driver after man dies in Nantwich road smash

Police appeal for driver after man dies in Nantwich road smash

Police investigating the death of a Nantwich man in a road smash are trying to trace a motorist seen driving nearby at the time. A 36-year-old man died after his Kia car left the road at Marsh Lane, near the junction of Queen’s Drive, Nantwich, and hit a tree.

June 18, 2012
Man killed after car hits tree in Nantwich

Man killed after car hits tree in Nantwich

A man has died after a car crashed into a tree in Nantwich. Cheshire Police say the victim’s Kia car lost control and left Wrenbury Road before hitting the tree.

June 16, 2012
Man trapped after two-car smash in Cholmondeley, Nantwich

Man trapped after two-car smash in Cholmondeley, Nantwich

A man was airlifted to hospital after a serious road accident near Nantwich. The two-car collision left one driver trapped at the scene on Cholmondeley Road, opposite the Cholmondeley Arms pub.

June 14, 2012
Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

The family of a 33-year-old chef who died in a collision near Nantwich have paid tribute to him. Mark Stolworthy (pictured) was driving his blue Suzuki Baleno along the B5074 Main Road from Church Minshull to Nantwich when it happened.

May 30, 2012
Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

A driver was killed in a head-on smash as he overtook another vehicle on a road near Nantwich. The accident happened on the B5074 Main Road, Church Minshull.

May 29, 2012
Traffic chaos after collision at Peacock roundabout, Nantwich

Traffic chaos after collision at Peacock roundabout, Nantwich

An accident at a busy roundabout in Nantwich caused traffic chaos today (May 26). The incident involved a car towing a caravan and a motorcyclist at the Peacock roundabout in Willaston where the A500 meets the A534.

May 26, 2012
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