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Stolen Nantwich dogs found in house in Stoke-on-Trent

Stolen Nantwich dogs found in house in Stoke-on-Trent

Two stolen Nantwich Labrador dogs have been recovered from an address in Stoke-on-Trent this morning (Tuesday 30 March) and returned to their owners.

Three people at the address – a man, a woman and a 14-year-old boy – have all been arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to the incident.

March 30, 2021
More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

More than 80 RSPCA calls in Cheshire to animals affected by litter

RSPCA chiefs today issued a plea for people to take rubbish home after latest figures showed more than 80 call outs in Cheshire to animals badly affected by litter.

Incidents included a duck tangled in a medical face mask, a baby hedgehog with plastic wrapped around her neck, a fox with his head caught in a pasty wrapper, and a gannet entangled in plastic.

March 30, 2021
Travellers breach injunction and break into Barony Park in Nantwich

Travellers breach injunction and break into Barony Park in Nantwich

Council and police chiefs need to take immediate action against travellers who breached a court injunction and broke on to Barony Park in Nantwich, said MP Kieran Mullan.

According to residents, travellers broke through the new park perimeter fencing and gained access to the park via Middlewich Road earlier this evening (March 29).

March 29, 2021
Road closure in Nantwich after vehicle hits canal bridge

Road closure in Nantwich after vehicle hits canal bridge

A busy road in Nantwich has been closed after a vehicle hit a canal bridge.

Police say the canal bridge at the bottom of Welsh Row is currently closed after being hit by a vehicle.

March 29, 2021
Nantwich Foodbank “drop and go” event hailed huge success

Nantwich Foodbank “drop and go” event hailed huge success

Organisers of the fifth “drop and go” in aid of Nantwich Foodbank have hailed the event a massive success after almost two tonnes of food was donated.

The sun shone for the 10 Food Festival volunteers who ran the collection at Brine Leas School in aid of the town’s Foodbank clients.

March 29, 2021
Police appeal for CCTV footage in hunt for men who stole dogs

Police appeal for CCTV footage in hunt for men who stole dogs

Police investigating the theft of two Labrador dogs in Nantwich have released CCTV footage of two men they want to speak to about the incident.

The low-quality footage shows two men running along Market Street with the two black Labradors shortly after the dogs had been stolen from outside a Marks & Spencer store on Beam Street.

March 29, 2021
Tarporley cancer patient to trek 240 miles for cancer charities

Tarporley cancer patient to trek 240 miles for cancer charities

A student from Tarporley who was diagnosed with advanced cancer the day before his 19th birthday, is set to walk 240 miles for two charities only a year after beginning his treatment.

Patrick Savage, 20, will walk from his university campus in London to The Christie hospital in Manchester where he was treated last year for Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a type of blood cancer.

March 29, 2021
Hunt for two men after dogs stolen outside Nantwich shop

Hunt for two men after dogs stolen outside Nantwich shop

Police are hunting two men believed to have stolen these Labrador dogs from outside a shop in Nantwich.

Devastated owners Charlotte and Dale Robson have posted an appeal all over town and social media in a bid to get Denzel and Welly back.

March 28, 2021
Two arrested in drugs raid at Nantwich house

Two arrested in drugs raid at Nantwich house

Police say two people have been arrested after a drugs raid on a house in Nantwich.

Officers issued a drugs warrant at the property in the Edleston area at about 3.30pm today (March 27).

March 27, 2021
Nantwich youngsters collect essential items for Foodbank

Nantwich youngsters collect essential items for Foodbank

A non-uniform day organised by pupils at a Nantwich school left staff overwhelmed with Foodbank donations!

Year 6 “Mini Vinnies” St Anne’s Catholic Primary School hosted the event to receive donations.

March 27, 2021
Appeal for temporary staff by Nantwich firm supplying Covid test kits

Appeal for temporary staff by Nantwich firm supplying Covid test kits

Nantwich firm Everything Genetic is looking to recruit temporary workers to meet the demand across the UK for its Covid test kits.

The company has teamed up with Nantwich Town to take over the club’s function suite to put together thousands of the test kits it is supplying around the country.

March 27, 2021
Plans for traveller transit site for Cheshire East submitted

Plans for traveller transit site for Cheshire East submitted

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A long-awaited planning application to construct traveller pitches at Cledford Hall has been submitted.

The bid, which would provide a temporary accommodation “transit site” for 10 pitches and an amenity block, has been brought forward by Cheshire East Council.

March 26, 2021
Nearly 9 in 10 over 50s in Cheshire get have first Covid vaccine

Nearly 9 in 10 over 50s in Cheshire get have first Covid vaccine

By Ethan Davies, local democrary reporter
Nearly nine in ten of Cheshire’s over-50 population have had their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

New data, from NHS England up to March 21, shows that an average of 87.3% of those in the various age groups from 50 onwards have had their first dose.

March 25, 2021