Incident

Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

A masked robber is being hunted by police after reports of a Nantwich shop assistant being threatened with a gun.

The incident happened at the Premier Convenience Store on Arnold Street.

December 31, 2016
Woman in hospital after Christmas Day house fire in Bulkeley

Woman in hospital after Christmas Day house fire in Bulkeley

A woman was taken to hospital after being rescued from a house fire in Bulkeley near Nantwich on Christmas Day.

The blaze involving logs near a wood burning stove happened at a property on Wrexham Road at around 2.30am on Christmas Day.

December 27, 2016
Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Yobs who vandalised Nantwich town centre’s Christmas tree, lights and decorations, have not been traced.

The vandals targeted the lower branches of the tree, ripping off baubles, damaging the base and stealing other electrical decorations.

December 15, 2016
Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Grieving Nantwich families are being warned after graveside thieves targeted the town’s Whitehouse Lane cemetery.

A vase and flowers were stolen from the grave of one woman’s stepdad, leaving her mum devastated.

December 8, 2016
Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

A Nantwich man has been charged with five burglaries at houses in the Crewe and Nantwich area.

Jamie Lyons, 34, of James Hall Street, Nantwich, was charged with five counts in connection with alleged break-ins between November 7 and 19.

December 6, 2016
Missing Wistaston boy found dead on A500 near Nantwich, police say

Missing Wistaston boy found dead on A500 near Nantwich, police say

The body of a missing teenage boy has been found on the A500 near Nantwich, police have revealed.

It’s believed the body is of a 16-year-old boy who went missing from home on Monday.

November 29, 2016
Scrooge yobs damage Nantwich’s Christmas tree and steal decorations

Scrooge yobs damage Nantwich’s Christmas tree and steal decorations

Miserly yobs in Nantwich have vandalised the town square’s Christmas tree and stolen decorations – just days after they were unveiled to thousands at the Lights Switch-on event.

Angry councillors and staff hit out at the offenders for putting a dampener on the festive spirits.

November 24, 2016
Four men jailed for 30 years for robbery at Nantwich jewellers

Four men jailed for 30 years for robbery at Nantwich jewellers

Four men have been jailed total of 30 years after pleading guilty to robbery at a Nantwich jewellers.

Lewis Chalmers, Patrick Massey, Darren McAndrew and Joseph Schofield raided Moody’s Jewellers on Pillory Street after smashing a hole in the front window using a sword and a drain grid.

November 22, 2016
Nantwich level crossings could be targeted in Operation Look

Nantwich level crossings could be targeted in Operation Look

Level crossings in Nantwich could be monitored by police vehicles as part of a crackdown on crossing misuse.

The British Transport Police will be visiting level crossings across the region in the latest phase of Operation Look.

November 20, 2016
Willaston van driver killed in A500 crash at Barthomley named by police

Willaston van driver killed in A500 crash at Barthomley named by police

A Willaston man killed in the A500 crash at Barthomley, has been named as 31-year-old Neil Dey.

A van and a HGV collided on the road between the M6 and the roundabout for the Shavington bypass.

November 8, 2016
A500 accident sparks chaos for thousands of South Cheshire drivers

A500 accident sparks chaos for thousands of South Cheshire drivers

A serious accident on the A500 caused chaos for thousands of drivers from Crewe and Nantwich during rush hour today (November 7).

The crash between a van and a lorry has closed the A500 at Barthomley in both directions.

November 7, 2016
Damaged mains hits water supply for thousands in Nantwich

Damaged mains hits water supply for thousands in Nantwich

A damaged water mains network has hit the supply to thousands of Nantwich residents.

United Utilities engineers are now on site in the Barony Road area to repair the damage.

November 3, 2016
Police name man killed in Waterlode crash in Nantwich

Police name man killed in Waterlode crash in Nantwich

A man who died when his car crashed into a lamp-post on Waterlode in Nantwich has been named as Peter Egan.

Mr Egan, 64, from Tarvin, near Chester, was driving along Waterlode when his vehicle lost control and careered into the lamp-post.

October 31, 2016