Incident

Fire on lorry full of hay closes A500 Shavington bypass

Fire on lorry full of hay closes A500 Shavington bypass

Police have closed the A500 between the M6 and Nantwich as fire crews tackle a lorry blaze.

A large amount of hay being transported by the lorry is on fire, and large plumes of smoke are covering the Shavington bypass carriageways.

July 24, 2014
Family and work pay tribute to cyclist killed in Nantwich A51 smash

Family and work pay tribute to cyclist killed in Nantwich A51 smash

Family and friends of a cyclist killed on the busy A51 near Nantwich have paid tribute to the young dad. Luke Barrett, 42, died after a collision with a white Audi A3 convertible while he was cycling to work.

July 1, 2014
Nantwich woman, 18, charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing

Nantwich woman, 18, charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing

An 18-year-old woman from Nantwich has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing incident at a house. Officers were called to a property in Nantwich after another teenage woman was treated by medics for a number of stab wounds at Leighton Hospital.

June 30, 2014
Cyclist dies after horror A51 smash at Walgherton, near Nantwich

Cyclist dies after horror A51 smash at Walgherton, near Nantwich

A cyclist who was seriously injured in a road smash on the A51 near Nantwich has died in hospital, police confirmed. The 42-year-old was involved in a collision with a car close to the Boar’s Head pub on the A51 at Walgherton, south of Nantwich.

June 28, 2014
Level crossing barriers crash causes gridlock in Nantwich

Level crossing barriers crash causes gridlock in Nantwich

A crash which damaged level crossing barriers in Nantwich caused traffic gridlock in the town. Police are investigating the incident which witnesses say was caused by a vehicle driving through as the barriers were coming down at the crossing on Wellington Road.

June 28, 2014
Dog attack gang jailed for “appalling cruelty” in Nantwich, say RSPCA

Dog attack gang jailed for “appalling cruelty” in Nantwich, say RSPCA

Four men have been jailed after filming their dogs during a horrific attack on a badger sett and a fox near Nantwich. One RSPCA inspector said the attacks, which took place in Hankelow, were the “most appalling act of cruelty and barbaric fighting” he had ever seen.

June 18, 2014
Man arrested over South Cheshire murder of woman, 87

Man arrested over South Cheshire murder of woman, 87

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 87-year-old woman in South Cheshire. Yvonne Fox was found dead at a house on Alsager at around 1pm yesterday (June 3).

June 4, 2014
Kitchen appliance warning after dryer blaze in Nantwich home

Kitchen appliance warning after dryer blaze in Nantwich home

Fire crews are warning residents to check on the safety of kitchen appliances after a blaze at a house in Nantwich. The fire broke out at a property on Barony Court involving a tumble dryer.

June 1, 2014
Police warning after series of house burglaries in Nantwich villages

Police warning after series of house burglaries in Nantwich villages

Police are warning villagers around Nantwich after a series of house burglaries over the last few days. Burglars have struck at properties in Wybunbury, Haughton, Peckforton, Bickerton and Croxton Green in the last 48 hours.

June 1, 2014
Tarporley man injured in serious road smash

Tarporley man injured in serious road smash

A Tarporley man has been badly injured in a road smash near Sandbach. The 21-year-old was a passenger in a blue Ford Fiesta which collided with another at the junction of Clay Lane and Hall Lane, Elton.

May 27, 2014
Fire crews cut man free from wreckage after Nantwich smash

Fire crews cut man free from wreckage after Nantwich smash

A man was badly injured after his car crashed on Winsford Road, north of Nantwich. Fire crews were called to the scene after the smash near the Cholmondeston shortly before 8pm last night (May 22).

May 23, 2014
Nantwich special constable honoured at awards ceremony

Nantwich special constable honoured at awards ceremony

A Nantwich special constable has been honoured after dealing with a serious road smash – on the way to start his first ever shift! Jack Nelson was driving to Nantwich when he came across the three-car accident on the A483 near Wrexham.

May 20, 2014
South Cheshire farm company fined £50,000 over dad’s tragic death

South Cheshire farm company fined £50,000 over dad’s tragic death

A South Cheshire farming company has been fined £50,000 after a young dad was killed when a 1.5 tonne concrete panel fell on him. Sean Bennett was helping to build a new cowshed at Yew Tree Farm, off the A530 Nantwich Road near Middlewich, when tragedy struck.

May 14, 2014