Wistaston off licence targeted TWICE by robbers, say police
An off licence in Wistaston has been targeted twice by robbers in four days, police revealed.
Bargain Booze on Kings Drive was raided on Saturday January 4 and again last night (January 8).
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Nantwich Town stage festival to mark 150 years of Red Cross
Nantwich Town staged a Festival of Football to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross.
The event was supported by Nantwich Civic Hall and attended by Mayor of Nantwich, Councillor Arthur Moran.
Eight arrested after clashes at South Cheshire hunt in Spurstow
Eight men allegedly part of an anti-hunt campaign group were arrested by police after clashes at a South Cheshire trail hunt.
Officers were called after disturbances were reported at the Cheshire Hunt on Long Lane in Spurstow, near Nantwich.
Cheshire East has 7.5 years housing land supply, says authority
Cheshire East Council has a housing land supply figure of 7.5 years, the authority says.
The rise, from a figure of 7.2 years in the same period in the previous year, means more opportunity for people wanting to get on the housing ladder can access affordable housing or move into a new home.
53 festive drink/drug drive arrests in Crewe and Nantwich
Fifty-three arrests were made in Crewe and Nantwich of suspected drink/drug driving during the Christmas period.
The figure was part of a total of 230 people arrested across the county by Cheshire Police in the month-long crackdown.
Leighton Hospital chiefs vow to change declining A&E performance
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Hospital bosses in South Cheshire are determined to get to grips with an increasing demand for A&E as performance continues to decline.
Leighton Hospital’s A&E department had 700 more admissions in November 2019 than the same month in 2018, board members at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust were told today (January 6).
Murder probe launched after man found dead in Crewe flat
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in a flat in Crewe, police have confirmed.
Officers were informed a man had been found with serious injuries at a flat in Lord Street at around 9.40pm on Friday (January 3).
Ancient salt tool unearthed by rescue dog in Nantwich
A rescue dog has unearthed an ancient salt making tool on the banks of the River Weaver in Nantwich!
Sasha made the discovery while being exercised after the recent floods near the Fairfax Bridge over the Weaver.
Man stabbed to death with partner was from South Cheshire
A man found stabbed to death on New Year’s Day in Derbyshire was originally from South Cheshire, it has emerged.
Martin Griffiths, a former Shavington High School pupil, was found dead with his partner Helen Hancock (nee Almey) at a house in Duffield.
YMCA Crewe to stage Sleep Easy night in Memorial Square
YMCA Crewe is to stage its Sleep Easy night in Memorial Square as part of a national fundraising week.
The organisation is calling on local residents to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support local, homeless young people.
Nantwich rail customers face 28% rise in Manchester commute
Angry rail customers in Nantwich have hit out after it emerged the daily commute prices to Manchester were raised by 28%!
Passengers travelling from Nantwich on morning services have seen the daily return price rise from £12.90 to £16.60.
New Food Caddy to be issued to homes across Cheshire East
Families across Nantwich and Crewe will start receiving the new Cheshire East Council food caddies from January 6.
It’s part of the authority’s new food waste recycling service and will see caddies rolled out over the next six to eight weeks.
Fire crews battle blaze in three-storey Crewe block of flats
Six people escaped as fire crews battled a blaze in a three-storey building containing multiple flats in Crewe.
Two were treated at the scene of the fire on Edleston Road which broke out shortly after midday yesterday (January 1)
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