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Dementia sufferer missing near Nantwich found safe five miles away

Dementia sufferer missing near Nantwich found safe five miles away

A dementia sufferer who went missing from a holiday boat near Nantwich has been found safe and well.

The 74-year-old man was on holiday with family when he went missing from their canal boat moored on Shropshire Union Canal at Calveley near Nantwich.

July 14, 2021
Eight arrested in Crewe in police operation on organised crime

Eight arrested in Crewe in police operation on organised crime

Eight people have been arrested in Crewe as part of a cross border operation targeting people involved in organised crime.

Cheshire officers teamed up with Merseyside Police and British Transport Police (BTP) as part of an ongoing “county lines drug dealing” crackdown.

July 6, 2021
Police hunt burglars after jewellery shop raid in Nantwich

Police hunt burglars after jewellery shop raid in Nantwich

Police are hunting burglars who broke into a jewellery store in Nantwich and stole items.

The raid happened at Hollins and Hollinshead on Beam Street in Nantwich sometime between 5pm on Saturday (June 26) and 9am Monday (June 28).

June 30, 2021
Man, 21, attacked and robbed at knifepoint in Nantwich

Man, 21, attacked and robbed at knifepoint in Nantwich

A man was held at knifepoint and attacked in Nantwich in an attempted robbery, police say.

The attack happened as the 21-year-old victim was walking along Middlewich Road towards Alvaston Hall Hotel.

June 25, 2021
Barony Sports complex in Nantwich

Police seek victim after arrest over Barony Park assault

Police have arrested a teenager amid reports that a woman was assaulted on Barony Park.

Now officers have appealed for help to trace the victim, believed to be in her 30s, who had fled the scene.

June 25, 2021
Fire crews called to kitchen fire at Nantwich pub

Fire crews called to kitchen fire at Nantwich pub

Fire crews tackled a kitchen fire at a premises in Nantwich.

Two appliances from Nantwich attended the incident at a public house on Middlewich Road at around 7.50pm on Monday (June 21)

June 23, 2021
Nantwich man accused of inciting sexual activity with child

Nantwich man accused of inciting sexual activity with child

A Nantwich man has been arrested on suspicion of inciting sexual activity with a girl.

Cheshire Police confirm they arrested a 26-year-old man at a house on St Mary’s Road, in Nantwich.

June 21, 2021
180 drivers in Cheshire nabbed for wearing no seatbelt, say police

180 drivers in Cheshire nabbed for wearing no seatbelt, say police

Cheshire Police caught out 180 drivers not wearing seatbelt during a three-week operation on the county’s roads.

Officers issued 180 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) for the transgression during the operation from May 24 to June 13.

June 18, 2021
Diabetic man jailed for causing A500 horror smash near Crewe

Diabetic man jailed for causing A500 horror smash near Crewe

A man who caused a serious collision on the A500 near Crewe and left a woman with “life-changing injuries” has been jailed.

Dawid Dybich was diabetic and had suffered a hypoglycaemic attack as he drove his van which caused the crash.

June 16, 2021
Fire crews tackle large barn blaze in Hatherton

Fire crews tackle large barn blaze in Hatherton

Fire crews from across South Cheshire tackled a large barn fire in Hatherton near Nantwich.

The blaze broke out at a farm off Audlem Road at around 11.20am yesterday (June 12)

June 13, 2021
Nantwich RSPCA vets unable to save swan attacked by dogs

Nantwich RSPCA vets unable to save swan attacked by dogs

RSPCA vets in Nantwich were forced to put a mother swan to sleep after she suffered a horror attack by two dogs.

The swan, who was trying to defend her partner and five cygnets on a nest, was rushed to Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre on London Road.

June 11, 2021
Bomb squad called as Shavington man digs up hand grenade in garden!

Bomb squad called as Shavington man digs up hand grenade in garden!

A Shavington man who found a “high explosive” hand grenade in his garden sparked drama as the Bomb Squad had to be called out to cordon off the area.

David Birchall was digging in his back garden off Gresty Green Road when his fork clanked against something metal.

June 8, 2021
Crewe man jailed for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

Crewe man jailed for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

A Crewe man has been jailed after admitting shoplifting and breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order.

Nigel Dunn, 42, of Fanshawe Walk, Crewe, appeared at West Cheshire Magistrates Court charged with five counts of shoplifting which occurred between May 17 and June 3.

June 7, 2021