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Police and air ambulance attend Nantwich incident at Bishops Wood

Police and air ambulance attend Nantwich incident at Bishops Wood

Police, paramedics and the North West Air Ambulance were called to an incident on a housing estate in Nantwich. The helicopter, run by North West Air Ambulance, landed in a field at the back of Bishops Wood off Audlem Road, close to housing.

February 2, 2014
Major blaze battled by 25 firefighters at Hutchins in Crewe

Major blaze battled by 25 firefighters at Hutchins in Crewe

Fire crews from across South Cheshire have been battling a major blaze at a store in Crewe today (Janaury 27). More than 20 firefighters are on the scene of the blaze at Hutchins horticultural supplies on Herbert Street.

January 27, 2014
Nantwich cheese firm Joseph Heler fined over worker’s forklift accident

Nantwich cheese firm Joseph Heler fined over worker’s forklift accident

A cheese company in Nantwich has been fined for safety failings after a worker was injured falling off a forklift truck. Bosses of Joseph Heler Ltd, based at Hatherton, were prosecuted after the 53-year-old employee from Crewe was injured during an unsafe loading operation.

January 24, 2014
Update: Pizza Parlour blaze in Nantwich was accident, say fire crews

Update: Pizza Parlour blaze in Nantwich was accident, say fire crews

Firefighters who tackled a blaze which swept through the Pizza Parlour takeaway in Nantwich today say it was accidental. Crews from Nantwich and Crewe were called out at about 8.20am and found the blaze sweeping through the ground floor on Beam Street.

January 21, 2014
Nantwich fire crews fight major house blaze in Shavington

Nantwich fire crews fight major house blaze in Shavington

Fire crews from Nantwich and Crewe battled a major house blaze in Shavington today (January 15). The fire broke out at a detached property on Newcastle Road, with fears that people were trapped inside.

January 15, 2014
Lorry smash closed M6 at junction 16 for Nantwich

Lorry smash closed M6 at junction 16 for Nantwich

Motorists faced long delays after a lorry crashed and overturned at junction 16 of the M6. The northbound carriageway was closed, and the southbound left heavily congested after the accident at the Nantwich turn-off.

January 7, 2014
Leighton Hospital restrictions extended to tackle winter bug rise

Leighton Hospital restrictions extended to tackle winter bug rise

Visiting restrictions at Leighton Hospital have been extended as the Norovirus winter bug spreads. Health chiefs are now restricting visiting on all adult wards at the South Cheshire hospital to prevent Norovirus cases among patients rising.

January 7, 2014
Leighton Hospital visiting clampdown as Norovirus spreads to patients

Leighton Hospital visiting clampdown as Norovirus spreads to patients

South Cheshire health chiefs are to restrict Leighton Hospital visiting amid a rise in patients suffering the Norovirus winter bug. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is appealing for visiting to wards to be kept to an “essential minimum”.

January 2, 2014
Tribute to Crewe man killed in A51 Nantwich bypass crash

Tribute to Crewe man killed in A51 Nantwich bypass crash

The man who died when his car and a lorry crashed on the A51 bypass in Nantwich was named today as Richard Hopley. The 56-year-old, from Crewe, was travelling  towards the A500 at Cheerbrook roundabout, Willaston when his car collided with a truck.

December 24, 2013
RSPCA appeal after two young ponies found dumped in Nantwich

RSPCA appeal after two young ponies found dumped in Nantwich

Two young ponies were dumped and left to die in a field in Poole, near Nantwich. The RSPCA say one is a young foal just six to nine months old and 10hh. The other is a young gelding about two years old and 12hh.

December 24, 2013
Man dies in A500 crash which closes Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook and Peacock

Man dies in A500 crash which closes Nantwich bypass between Cheerbrook and Peacock

A man died when his car collided with a lorry on the A500 bypass in Nantwich. The crash closed the busy single carriageway route between the Cheerbrook and Peacock roundabouts at Willaston.

December 23, 2013
Lorry crash damages bridge at Poole near Nantwich

Lorry crash damages bridge at Poole near Nantwich

A lorry crashed into a bridge which forced a road to be closed near Nantwich. The accident happened on Wettenhall Road in Poole last night (December 19) at about 10pm.

December 20, 2013
Man arrested after police seize drugs from Nantwich house

Man arrested after police seize drugs from Nantwich house

Nantwich Police seized drugs and cash during a raid on a house in the town. Officers from the town’s Neighbourhood Policing Unit executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on the premises on Hillfield Place.

December 18, 2013