Car flips onto roof after crash on Wistaston road
Two people were taken to hospital after a crash in Wistaston left one car on its roof.
The incident happened on Wistaston Green Road at around 8.15am today (February 17).
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Town councillor calls for more “Street Art” murals in Nantwich
A town councillor has called for parts of Nantwich to be designated for “Street Art”.
In a Notice of Motion to the town council, Cllr John Priest believes areas of the town could be made more attractive with artwork.
Nantwich Police to crackdown on young people using fake IDs
Nantwich Police have vowed to ramp up their checks on fake IDs being used by younger people trying to access licenced premises.
Local officers say they are working with members of the town’s Pubwatch scheme to carry out more proactive targeting of those using fake IDs.
Plan for “alternative” school at former Crewe Baths scrapped by Cheshire East
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been forced to scrap plans for an alternative provision school in Crewe because the DfE won’t engage with the council over a timeline for the scheme.
The children and families committee voted in favour of pulling the plug on plans to demolish the former Crewe Baths at Flag Lane and replace it with a school for excluded pupils.
Cheshire East needs £28 million of support from Government
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council will need about £28 million of exceptional financial support from the government to balance its books for 2026/27.
And that’s as well as the millions to be generated from raising council tax by the maximum 4.99% from April.
Man arrested after car collides with parked vehicle in Nantwich
A man has been arrested after a car crashed into parked vehicle on Queens Drive in Nantwich.
Police say the incident happened shortly after 1am today (Monday February 16th).
Christmas album hits right note for Nantwich animal rescue
By Jonathan White
A festive charity album created by South Cheshire musicians has raised more than £400 for RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange wildlife centre.
Christmas Tails, released in November and on sale until the end of January, has raised an impressive £411.29 for the London Road centre, beating the total raised by a similar Christmas album in 2023.
105 redundancies as Gilks Nantwich ceases trading after 60 years
Engineering services firm Gilks Nantwich has ceased trading, leaving more than 100 people redundant.
The long-established mechanical and electrical engineering contractor, based on Beam Street, has been operating for more than 60 years.
New Starbucks coffee shop opens in Nantwich town centre
Coffee giant Starbucks has finally opened its store in Nantwich town centre.
The company has spent many months converting the former WHSmith store on High Street into the new Starbucks.
Police tracking e-scooter youth after Nantwich teenager injured
Nantwich Police say they are close to identifying the illegal rider of an e-scooter which crashed into a teenage girl and fled.
The incident on the pedestrianised part of High Street left the 15-year-old victim with minor injuries.
Stapeley Grange wildlife centre unveils new Bird Flu isolation units
RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich has unveiled purpose-built isolation units to allow safer admission of high-risk birds amid the Avian Influenza crisis.
The units at the London Road centre have been two-years in the making.
Full plans for new primary school at Basford East submitted
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors will be updated next week on progress on the new Basford East Primary School as plans have been submitted for the proposed new build.
The school, which will be built on land off David Whitby Way, will cater for children from the 815 new homes being built in the area.
Cheerbrook staff in Nantwich support end-of-life care service
Big-hearted staff at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich have stepped forward to help keep an end-of-life care service going in memory of their co-founder.
The service was first launched in memory of Cheerbrook boss Andrew Shufflebotham two years ago.
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