Incident

Driver arrested after car crash on Davenport Avenue, Nantwich

Driver arrested after car crash on Davenport Avenue, Nantwich

A driver is in custody after a car flipped over onto its roof in a crash on Davenport Avenue, Nantwich.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident which happened shortly before midnight last night (April 21).

April 22, 2015
Fire crews battle chip shop blaze in Welsh Row, Nantwich

Fire crews battle chip shop blaze in Welsh Row, Nantwich

Fire crews have battled a blaze in a chip shop in Nantwich.

One woman was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation as the fire broke out at Welsh Row chippy.

April 21, 2015
Ram raiders drag cashpoint machine through Nantwich shop window

Ram raiders drag cashpoint machine through Nantwich shop window

Raiders tried to drag a cashpoint machine out of a Nantwich store after ramming the front with a land rover.

The crooks attached a heavy-duty 20ft chain to the machine in the Stapeley Co-operative store on Cronkinson estate.

April 13, 2015
Pensioner badly hurt in stairs fall in Nantwich town centre

Pensioner badly hurt in stairs fall in Nantwich town centre

An elderly woman was badly injured after falling down a flight of stairs in Nantwich town centre.

Paramedics and police were called out, including the North West Air Ambulance which landed at nearby Barony Park.

April 8, 2015
Strong winds blow down trees across Cheshire roads

Strong winds blow down trees across Cheshire roads

Drivers across South Cheshire are being warned after strong winds overnight blew down a number of trees.

Some rural roads are blocked, including this one near Beeston.

March 31, 2015
Tributes paid to Nantwich farmer killed in slurry pit accident

Tributes paid to Nantwich farmer killed in slurry pit accident

Nantwich’s devastated farming community has paid tribute to Andrew Huntbach, who died after falling into a slurry pit.

Mr Huntbach was pulled clear of the pit by colleagues at Hollin Green Farm on Hollingreen Lane, between Aston and Audlem.

March 27, 2015
Man, 37, dies after slurry pit fall near Nantwich

Man, 37, dies after slurry pit fall near Nantwich

A man who fell into a slurry pit near Nantwich has died.

The incident happened on land at a farm off Hollingreen Lane, in Brindley, near Nantwich.

March 26, 2015
Five Nantwich people in carbon monoxide poisoning scare

Five Nantwich people in carbon monoxide poisoning scare

Five people from a house in Nantwich were rushed to hospital amid fears of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The alarm was raised at a house on Manor Road North shortly before 11pm last night (March 20).

March 21, 2015
Burst water main floods major roads at Nantwich roundabout

Burst water main floods major roads at Nantwich roundabout

Motorists are being warned of congestion around Nantwich after a burst water main flooded the busy Sainsbury’s roundabout junction.

United Utilities are on site trying to fix the burst, which has caused thousands of gallons to pour across the carriageways.

March 12, 2015
Burglars target garden sheds in Nantwich

Burglars target garden sheds in Nantwich

Police are probing a series of garden shed burglaries in Nantwich.

Several sheds were broken into at houses on Manor Road North and St Mary’s Road, say police.

March 11, 2015
Man injured after car overturned in Nantwich

Man injured after car overturned in Nantwich

A man had to be cut free after his car crashed and overturned on London Road in Nantwich.

Two other people had managed to free themselves from the wreckage when fire crews, paramedics and the Air Ambulance Service arrived at the scene.

March 9, 2015
Nantwich fireman rescues kitten stuck in tree for two days

Nantwich fireman rescues kitten stuck in tree for two days

A kitten was rescued by firefighters after it was stuck in a tree – for two days!

The terrified puss had clambered more than 30ft high in the tree on Barony Court, Nantwich.

February 26, 2015
Water pipe burst hits hundreds of Nantwich homes

Water pipe burst hits hundreds of Nantwich homes

Hundreds of residents in Nantwich have been with little or no water after a burst water main was found.

United Utilities engineers have worked through the night to find and repair the burst at a pipe on Audlem Road.

February 20, 2015