Incident

Crews battle fire at Nantwich timber yard

Crews battle fire at Nantwich timber yard

Firefighters tackled a fire at a timber yard in Wardle, Nantwich.

Crews from Nantwich, Crewe and Chester fought the fire which broke out in extraction pipes.

May 11, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Staff suspended as police probe Nantwich care home after second disappearance

EXCLUSIVE
Two employees at a Nantwich care home where dementia patient Roy Tomlinson went missing, have been suspended after a SECOND disappearance.

Mr Tomlinson (pictured) was allowed to walk out of Brookfield House care home on January 26, and was found dead in a nearby outbuilding six days later.

May 10, 2016
Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

Family pay tribute to young Shavington man killed on A500 bypass

The family of a 20-year-old Shavington man killed on the A500 bypass near Nantwich have paid tribute to him.

Kieran Barker, 20, died following a collision with an HGV on the dual carriageway at Shavington earlier this week.

May 6, 2016
Man, 20, dies in lorry smash on A500 Shavington bypass

Man, 20, dies in lorry smash on A500 Shavington bypass

A man was killed in a collision with a lorry on the A500 Shavington bypass.

The 20-year-old was a pedestrian when he collided with the HGV last night (May 3) at around 9.30pm.

May 4, 2016
Girl, 15, released on bail amid probe into Nantwich Pool boy assault

Girl, 15, released on bail amid probe into Nantwich Pool boy assault

A teenage girl arrested in connection with an assault on a 14-year-old boy at Nantwich Pool, has been released on police bail.

The 15-year-old girl, from Crewe, was arrested by Cheshire Police on Saturday (April 30).

May 3, 2016
Teenage girl arrested after assault on boy near Nantwich Pool

Teenage girl arrested after assault on boy near Nantwich Pool

Detectives probing an assault on a 14-year-old boy near Nantwich Pool, have arrested a teenage girl.

The incident is believed to have taken place at about 4.20pm yesterday (April 30) in a field off Wall Lane, Nantwich.

May 1, 2016
Fire crews tackle blaze at demolished Nantwich pub The Jolly Tar

Fire crews tackle blaze at demolished Nantwich pub The Jolly Tar

Fire crews tackled a blaze at a popular Nantwich pub which was being demolished by developers.

The Jolly Tar, in Barbridge, was undergoing demolition after closing down months ago.

April 30, 2016
Police probe road incident outside Nantwich primary school

Police probe road incident outside Nantwich primary school

Police are investigating an incident outside a Nantwich primary school after a car mounted a pavement and nearly ploughed into three children.

Parents and staff at Weaver Primary School on Western Avenue contacted officers after the incident.

April 26, 2016
Car bursts into flames at Alvaston Hall, Nantwich

Car bursts into flames at Alvaston Hall, Nantwich

These dramatic pictures capture the moment a car exploded and burst into flames at a hotel in Nantwich.

The fireball started on a vehicle as it drove along the driveway of Alvaston Hall Hotel, off the A530 Middlewich Road.

April 24, 2016
Motorcyclist killed in A41 collision near Malpas, Cheshire

Motorcyclist killed in A41 collision near Malpas, Cheshire

A motorcyclist died after a collision with a car on the A41 in Cheshire, police have confirmed.

The collision happened on Whitchurch Road in Malpas at about 1.30pm yesterday (April 10).

April 11, 2016
Police hunt two robbers who targeted Nantwich woman

Police hunt two robbers who targeted Nantwich woman

A woman was attacked by two robbers as she walked home from a Nantwich pub.

The 29-year-old victim left the Wilbraham Arms on Welsh Row and was walking along Queens Drive.

March 29, 2016
Nantwich soprano helps save motorcyclist’s life after first aid course

Nantwich soprano helps save motorcyclist’s life after first aid course

A Nantwich soprano is singing the praises of first aid experts – after she saved the life of a motorcyclist in a road smash.

Jess Thayer used her training from St John Ambulance in a real emergency when she came across the accident just days after she completed her course.

March 21, 2016
CCTV pic issued in hunt for South Cheshire bank robber

CCTV pic issued in hunt for South Cheshire bank robber

Police hunting a bank robber who struck in South Cheshire, have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace.

A lone man who entered Yorkshire Bank on Victoria Street, in Crewe, told staff he was armed and approached the cashier demanding money.

March 16, 2016