A Nantwich resident who caught the night-time “lurker” breaking in to vehicles, told today how police failed to charge him because “he’d got a good solicitor”.
The householder said she saw him trying car doors in the Blears Avenue area of Nantwich and entering, before rooting around looking for something to take.
The head of a successful trust which includes two primary schools near Nantwich said he “shed a tear” when he was told he’d been awarded an OBE.
Steve Docking, CEO of North West Academies Trust, was among those recognised in the 2023 New Year Honours List.
Another 12 months have flown by – and it’s been another very busy and often challenging year in and around Nantwich.
We want to wish all our readers and supporters and advertisers a Happy New Year and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2023.
A dinner lady who has devoted more than 50 years to her Wistaston school and helped raise thousands of pounds, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours.
Shirley Irlam (pictured), 87, is a lunchtime supervisor at Wistaston Academy where she began work way back in 1970.
A temporary bus station will be in use in Crewe from Wednesday January 4 as work to complete the first phase of the Cheshire East Council’s Royal Arcade scheme enters the next stage.
The existing bus station will be closed and eight temporary bus stands will operate alongside temporary passenger shelters, cycle stands and facilities for bus drivers.
A Tarporley man has written a book about his adventures touring around Britain on his bike and raising £50,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.
Gareth Lyon has published “Around Britain in 50 days – A Cycling Adventure” which documents his 50-day fundraising journey around the UK in 2022.
Furious residents on a Nantwich estate are demanding action from police against a man who has targeted and stolen from vehicles for more than two years.
The “lurker” has been caught on various Ring and property cameras trying to access unlocked vehicles on the Kingsbourne development in Nantwich.
A burglar who held a pillow over the face of an 82-year-old woman while she was house-sitting a Wistaston property for a friend has been jailed.
Martin McGinley 30, of Smallbrook Walk, Crewe, was sentenced to 38 months imprisonment after pleading guilty.
Cheshire Fire Authority has launched a consultation on its precept which it wants to raise by £5 per year for a typical band D household.
The authority says the amount would raise an additional £1.3 million in funding but comes as local councils and police forces are also raising precepts in a cost of living crisis.
Cheshire Fire Service is inviting people to January taster sessions for those looking to kickstart their 2023 in a new career.
The service is offering anyone who wants to see if this could be the role for them a chance to try out.
Cheshire College – South & West has joined forces with local businesses to support students and their families over the Christmas holidays by providing over 400 hampers.
They have packed hampers full of food, drinks, toiletries and festive treats.
Cheshire East Council has come in for some stick this year over its car parking policy.
But it ‘snow’ joke when they ended up charging Santa Claus during his flying visit to Nantwich today!
A lorry smashed into the corner of a busy charity shop in Nantwich while dozens of people browsed inside, witnesses said today.
Police have closed off High Street in Nantwich after the incident this afternoon (December 23).
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