Incident

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
Man faces trial over cyclist death on A530 Nantwich

Man faces trial over cyclist death on A530 Nantwich

A man is due to go on trial in connection with the death of a cyclist on a road in Nantwich.

Paul Anthony Byrne, 36, is facing a charge of death by dangerous driving following a fatal collision on Whitchurch Road, Nantwich.

February 14, 2015
Police warn drivers over Nantwich level crossing dangers

Police warn drivers over Nantwich level crossing dangers

Police are warning drivers in Nantwich over the dangers of railway crossings after taking this picture.

Roadworks on London Road near Hospital Street are causing traffic to back up all the way to the level crossing.

January 29, 2015
Lorries crash on M6 in Cheshire causing long delays

Lorries crash on M6 in Cheshire causing long delays

Two lorries and a car crashed on the M6 in Cheshire, closing the motorway and sparking massive delays.

Police say the accident happened on the southbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 18.

January 28, 2015
Stunned rail passengers watch train staff rowing on Nantwich platform

Stunned rail passengers watch train staff rowing on Nantwich platform

Furious rail passengers were left seething when their train was delayed – after the driver appeared to leave his conductor stranded at Nantwich station.

Passengers say the 4.17pm service from Nantwich to Whitchurch had to reverse back to Nantwich station.

January 28, 2015
Norovirus outbreak forces Leighton Hospital visitor crackdown

Norovirus outbreak forces Leighton Hospital visitor crackdown

Leighton Hospital chiefs are restricting visitors as they battle an outbreak of the winter Norovirus bug.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) said restrictions are now in place on all adult wards at Leighton Hospital.

January 26, 2015
Police hunt alleyway robber who attacked man, 19

Police hunt alleyway robber who attacked man, 19

Police are hunting a robber who attacked a 19-year-old man in a South Cheshire alleyway.

The victim was dragged to the ground and had his MP3 player and mobile phone stolen in the incident on Flag Lane, Crewe.

January 15, 2015
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died after being in collision with a coach on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich, have today paid tribute to him.

Grandfather Robert Betteley, 59, died despite desperate efforts by paramedics to save him after the crash outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel yesterday (January 13).

January 14, 2015