Incident

Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

Family tribute to Sandbach chef killed in road accident near Nantwich

The family of a 33-year-old chef who died in a collision near Nantwich have paid tribute to him. Mark Stolworthy (pictured) was driving his blue Suzuki Baleno along the B5074 Main Road from Church Minshull to Nantwich when it happened.

May 30, 2012
Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

Man dies in B5074 road collision in Church Minshull

A driver was killed in a head-on smash as he overtook another vehicle on a road near Nantwich. The accident happened on the B5074 Main Road, Church Minshull.

May 29, 2012
Traffic chaos after collision at Peacock roundabout, Nantwich

Traffic chaos after collision at Peacock roundabout, Nantwich

An accident at a busy roundabout in Nantwich caused traffic chaos today (May 26). The incident involved a car towing a caravan and a motorcyclist at the Peacock roundabout in Willaston where the A500 meets the A534.

May 26, 2012
Brine Leas chemical scare no impact on exams, says head

Brine Leas chemical scare no impact on exams, says head

The headteacher of Brine Leas in Nantwich said today’s chemical scare did not disrupt GCSE and A-level exams at the school. Fire crews, police and paramedics were called out to the Audlem Road site after an incident in a science prep room.

May 18, 2012
Brine Leas School science class sparks evacuation

Brine Leas School science class sparks evacuation

Nantwich’s Brine Leas High School was evacuated today after an experiment in a science lab went wrong. Fumes were released during the chemistry class at Brine Leas on Audlem Road, prompting teachers to take swift action.

May 18, 2012
Workmen find human skull in Nantwich church hall

Workmen find human skull in Nantwich church hall

Police were called to a church hall in Nantwich after workmen found a human skull. The discovery was made by men renovating parts of St Mary’s Parish Hall, on Church Walk.

May 17, 2012
Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Bus and car collision closes Nantwich town centre road

Police had to seal off a Nantwich town centre route after an accident involving a bus and a car. The incident happened at corner where Swine Market meets High Street.

May 13, 2012
Man cut free from wreck after Worleston car smash

Man cut free from wreck after Worleston car smash

Fire crews had to cut a man free from the wreckage of his car after a road smash in Nantiwich. The crash happened on Main Road in Worleston, and involved just one vehicle.

May 6, 2012
Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swooped on three suspected shoplifters in an area of Nantwich today as motorists looked on. PSCOs from Nantwich detained three men close to the former Stapeley Water Gardens site off London Road.

May 2, 2012
Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

Woman, 83, recovers after lorry accident in Nantwich car park

An 83-year-old woman who was hit by a lorry in Nantwich and trapped underneath, is still recovering in hospital. The victim, believed to be from the Nantwich area, was knocked down when the HGV was reversing in a car park off Beam Heath Way, Nantwich.

April 30, 2012
Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews battle bedroom blaze in Wistaston house

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a bedroom of a house in Wistaston. The fire broke out at a property on Hanbury Close. Two appliances from Crewe were called out.

April 29, 2012
Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

Woman trapped under lorry near Sainsbury’s in Nantwich

A woman was seriously injured today (April 28) after being trapped under a lorry in a Nantwich car park. The victim had to be freed by fire crews and paramedics after the accident on Beam Heath Way, near Sainsbury’s off Middlewich Road.

April 28, 2012
Young Nantwich man found hanged named as Ben Jones, 22

Young Nantwich man found hanged named as Ben Jones, 22

A young Nantwich man found hanged was today named by friends as Ben Jones. The 22-year-old’s body was found by a passerby hanging from the footbridge over the River Weaver, close to Nantwich Pool.

April 25, 2012