Incident

Man cut free after car and lorry smash on A51 near Nantwich

Man cut free after car and lorry smash on A51 near Nantwich

A man was injured after a car and lorry collided on the A51 near Nantwich. The accident happened on Nantwich Road in Wardle, and left the man trapped in his vehicle.

September 27, 2013
Nantwich Riverside’s cygnet “Ziggy” killed in suspected animal attack

Nantwich Riverside’s cygnet “Ziggy” killed in suspected animal attack

A baby swan witnessed by many walking near Nantwich Riverside and lake in the summer, has been killed. It’s feared the popular cygnet, the only survivor of three eggs from a nest of mating swans on Mill Island, was attacked by a dog.

September 27, 2013
Police charge man with South Cheshire knifepoint robberies

Police charge man with South Cheshire knifepoint robberies

A man has been charged in connection with a series of knifepoint robberies across South Cheshire. Nicholas Andrew Overton, 35, was arrested in Crewe by Cheshire Police investigating three incidents.

September 20, 2013
Man charged over burglary incidents on Nantwich road

Man charged over burglary incidents on Nantwich road

A man has been charged with a burglary and attempted burglary of houses in Nantwich. John Joseph McNally, 39, was charged after the incidents took place on Manor Road North.

September 13, 2013
Cheshire Police probe officers who parked in mum and toddler bay

Cheshire Police probe officers who parked in mum and toddler bay

Cheshire Police are investigating why officers left their patrol car in a supermarket parent and toddler space. Shoppers were left fuming after the officers decided to leave their fully-liveried police vehicle in one of the marked bays.

September 11, 2013
Breaking…A530 closed near Nantwich after two-car smash

Breaking…A530 closed near Nantwich after two-car smash

A busy Nantwich road has been closed after a two-car accident. The A530 between Nantwich and Leighton Hospital is closed in both directions in Willaston.

September 6, 2013
Police crackdown on Cheshire East rogue drivers hailed success

Police crackdown on Cheshire East rogue drivers hailed success

An operation to crackdown on rogue drivers in Cheshire East has been hailed a success by Cheshire Police. Operation Contender was run by Specials to help raise public awareness of traffic offences across the county.

August 27, 2013
Police name schoolboy, 15, killed in South Cheshire road accident

Police name schoolboy, 15, killed in South Cheshire road accident

A teenage schoolboy has died after a road accident in South Cheshire. Sam Nutsford, 15, was riding his bike when he was in collision with a car on King Street, in Middlewich.

August 13, 2013
Fire crews rescue Nantwich recycling worker trapped in machine

Fire crews rescue Nantwich recycling worker trapped in machine

A man was rescued after being trapped in machinery at a warehouse in Wardle, near Nantwich. The worker was found trapped at a recycling plant on Green Lane.

August 8, 2013
Robber threatens South Cheshire shop staff with gun

Robber threatens South Cheshire shop staff with gun

Police are hunting a man who threatened shop staff with a gun during a South Cheshire attempted robbery. Three terrified female employees agreed to hand over money but the robber ran out empty-handed, say police.

August 8, 2013
Police want witnesses to alleged Nantwich Road racial attack

Police want witnesses to alleged Nantwich Road racial attack

Police want witnesses to an alleged racial attack on a driver at a busy junction on Nantwich Road. The incident, being treated as a racially aggravated assault, happened at the junction with Ruskin Road in Crewe.

July 29, 2013
Young girl injured in accident outside Nantwich primary school

Young girl injured in accident outside Nantwich primary school

A young girl was injured when she was in collision with a car outside a Nantwich primary school. The youngster, believed to be aged 7 or 8, was hit by the wing mirror of a car outside Pear Tree Primary in Pear Tree Field, Stapeley.

July 15, 2013
Oil lorry accident at M6 junction 16 sparks A500 tailbacks in Cheshire

Oil lorry accident at M6 junction 16 sparks A500 tailbacks in Cheshire

Drivers in Nantwich and Crewe are warned to avoid the A500 and M6 junction 16 after a fire involving a lorry carrying cooking oil. The heavy goods vehicle overturned on the northbound sliproad at junction 16.

July 10, 2013