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Police defend handling of M6 crash which left drivers stranded for 12 hours

Police defend handling of M6 crash which left drivers stranded for 12 hours

Police chiefs defended their handling of the impact of the M6 crash this week which left thousands of drivers stranded for up to 12 hours on the motorway in soaring temperatures.

The incident, which resulted in the death of an HGV driver, happened northbound between junctions 17 and 18 when a lorry collided with a railway bridge.

September 9, 2021
Nantwich man, 57, jailed for 22 years for sexually abusing four people

Nantwich man, 57, jailed for 22 years for sexually abusing four people

A 57-year-old man from Nantwich who sexually abused four people has been jailed for 22 years with two further years on prison licence.

Anthony Hulme, of London Road, physically and sexually assaulted two men and two women over a number of years when they were children.

September 9, 2021
Baby and two adults involved in two-vehicle collision in Willaston

Baby and two adults involved in two-vehicle collision in Willaston

A baby was taken to hospital ” as a precaution” after a three-vehicle crash in Willaston near Nantwich.

The accident happened on Cheerbrook Road yesterday (September 7) at around 9am.

September 8, 2021
“Despicable” thieves swipe loved Minion Kevin from Nantwich garden

“Despicable” thieves swipe loved Minion Kevin from Nantwich garden

Despicable thieves have swiped a popular module of a Minion from a Nantwich family’s front garden.

Rob Cooper made “Kevin” the flower planter about four years ago from an old scrap gas bottle.

September 6, 2021
Man seriously injured after pub roof fall in Nantwich

Man seriously injured after pub roof fall in Nantwich

A man has been seriously injured after falling from the roof of a pub in Nantwich, police confirmed.

The incident happened at The Leopard pub on London Road in Nantwich at around 6pm last night (September 1).

September 2, 2021
Fire crews tackle chimney fire at Nantwich house

Fire crews tackle chimney fire at Nantwich house

Fire crews tackled a chimney fire at a house on Queen’s Drive in Nantwich.

The fire broke out at 1.35pm on Tuesday, and crews from Nantwich attended the scene.

September 2, 2021
Police track anti-social youth gang plaguing Nantwich residents

Police track anti-social youth gang plaguing Nantwich residents

Police in Nantwich say they have traced a gang of youths aged 12-15 behind a spate of anti-social behaviour in the town.

It comes after residents say they have been plagued by problems caused by a gang of around 5 or 6 youths in the Barony Park area.

August 16, 2021
Police chiefs vow to tackle youths plaguing Nantwich residents

Police chiefs vow to tackle youths plaguing Nantwich residents

Police chiefs say they are working to identify a gang of youths plaguing residents in parts of Nantwich over the past week.

People have complained about being threatened with violence, threats to property, subject to lewd behaviour, and vandalism.

August 11, 2021
Fire crews tackle bin lorry blaze in Acton near Nantwich

Fire crews tackle bin lorry blaze in Acton near Nantwich

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze in the back of a bin lorry in Acton, Nantwich.

The fire broke out at around 12.30pm today (August 9) when the lorry was on Swanley Lane, Acton.

August 9, 2021
Police teams carry out drugs raids at Nantwich properties

Police teams carry out drugs raids at Nantwich properties

Two houses in Nantwich were raided by police today (August 9) in the latest crackdown on suspected drugs use and supply in the town.

Police say drugs warrants were executed on properties in Davenport Avenue and Williamson Drive earlier today.

August 9, 2021
Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner targets road safety as “priority”

Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner targets road safety as “priority”

Cheshire’s Police Crime Commissioner says road safety is a priority after figures show more than 280 people were seriously injured on the county’s roads in 2020.

Twenty-nine people lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.

August 8, 2021
Wybunbury man badly injured in A49 crash

Wybunbury man badly injured in A49 crash

A Wybunbury man has been badly injured in a two-vehicle crash on the A49 at Bickley Moss.

Police say the 32-year-old was driving an orange Ford Ranger when it was in collision with a red VW Golf on the A49 Whitchurch Road.

August 5, 2021
Police trace man over “sword” incident in Stapeley

Police trace man over “sword” incident in Stapeley

Police say they have traced a man allegedly seen wielding a sword on the Stapeley estate in Nantwich, which turned out to be a stick wrapped in black tape.

Armed police and helicopter swooped over Stapeley last night (August 4) as the drama unfolded.

August 5, 2021