Incident

Arsonists start four tree fires in same Nantwich street

Arsonists start four tree fires in same Nantwich street

Arsonists started four fires on the same Nantwich street in the space of four hours.

Fire crews were called out to four incidents in the Birchin Lane area of the town.

August 31, 2015
Car fire on A500 sparks peak hour delays across Nantwich

Car fire on A500 sparks peak hour delays across Nantwich

Hundreds of motorists were caught up in congestion today after a car fire on the busy A500 Nantwich bypass.

The blaze started in a car on the road between the Cheerbrook and Peacock roundabouts.

August 28, 2015
Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

Explosion and fire in Nantwich forces shops evacuation

A fire underground on High Street in Nantwich forced nearby shops to be evacuated.

Fire crews and police were called out to the blaze outside the Crown Hotel near the town square after what was described as an “explosion”.

August 20, 2015
Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Cheshire Police hunt pit bull dog after woman and pet attacked

Police are hunting a dangerous dog on the loose in South Cheshire after it attacked a woman and killed her pet.

Two Staffordshire pit bull type dogs attacked the woman who was out walking her Jack Russell dog in Mellor Street, Crewe.

August 17, 2015
Woman killed in horror A49 smash near Whitchurch

Woman killed in horror A49 smash near Whitchurch

A woman has been killed and a man arrested after a horror fatal smash on the A49 at Risley, near Whitchurch.

The incident involved three vehicles – an HGV, van and a car – at about 9.30am today (August 14).

August 14, 2015
Nantwich RSPCA staff care for kittens found dumped in box

Nantwich RSPCA staff care for kittens found dumped in box

A box of ten-week-old kittens found dumped in a box in a garden, are being nursed back to health by RSPCA staff in Nantwich.

The tortoiseshell and black kittens – four females and one male – were found by a member of the public in a garden in Madeley, North Staffordshire.

August 6, 2015
Tribute to Nantwich man, 21, killed in A51 Stapeley crash

Tribute to Nantwich man, 21, killed in A51 Stapeley crash

The family of a 21-year-old who died following a collision in Nantwich, has paid tribute to him.

Declan Hassall was killed after his car collided with a lorry on London Road in Stapeley yesterday (August 5).

August 6, 2015
Car flips over in accident on Shrewbridge Road, Nantwich

Car flips over in accident on Shrewbridge Road, Nantwich

A car has flipped over onto its roof on Shrewbridge Road in Nantwich.

Police closed off the road as the driver was treated and the vehicle was recovered close to the junction with Shrewbridge Crescent.

August 1, 2015
Cyclist seriously injured in A51 crash with car in Stapeley

Cyclist seriously injured in A51 crash with car in Stapeley

A cyclist has been seriously injured in a collision with a car on London Road in Nantwich.

The cyclist, aged in his 30s, was airlifted to hospital after the accident at the junction with Wybunbury Lane, in Stapeley.

July 31, 2015
Woman, 46, hit by train at Willaston level crossing

Woman, 46, hit by train at Willaston level crossing

A Nantwich woman injured in an incident with a train at Willaston level crossing, has suffered multiple fractures.

It’s believed the 46-year-old was struck by a train on the crossing, breaking her arm in several places.

July 25, 2015
Crews tackle bin fires on Nantwich business park

Crews tackle bin fires on Nantwich business park

Two commercial bins were set on fire at a Nantwich business park.

The fires were started at lunchtime today outside commercial premises on Beam Heath Way, off Middlewich Road. (July 15).

July 15, 2015
Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Anger as fly-tippers dump this at Nantwich riverside beauty spot

Fly-tippers who dumped this junk at a Nantwich beauty spot have been slammed by councillors.

Volunteers for the Nantwich Litter Group stumbled across this pile of rubbish at Coed Wen, part of the Riverside park in Nantwich.

July 14, 2015
Police warning after two Stapeley homes burgled

Police warning after two Stapeley homes burgled

Police are warning homeowners in Nantwich to secure properties in hot weather after two houses were burgled in Stapeley.

Offenders forced open ground floor windows to enter the houses on Flowerscroft, on the Cronkinson development.

June 30, 2015