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Fire crews rescue bullock stuck in Hankelow ditch near Nantwich

Fire crews rescue bullock stuck in Hankelow ditch near Nantwich

Fire crews across Cheshire mucked in to help rescue a bullock stuck in a ditch near Nantwich.

And the animal was soon on the mooove again after they managed to pull him out with ropes and ramps.

June 29, 2018
Appeal for volunteers to keep St Luke’s Hospice charity shop in Nantwich open

Appeal for volunteers to keep St Luke’s Hospice charity shop in Nantwich open

A South Cheshire resident is calling on her local community to follow her and spare a few hours a week volunteering at St Luke’s Hospice’s charity shop in Nantwich.

The shop on Pepper Street has enjoyed great success since it opened almost a year ago.

June 29, 2018
South Cheshire motor apprentices get hands on Bentley’s top hybrid car

South Cheshire motor apprentices get hands on Bentley’s top hybrid car

Students at Cheshire College – South & West will be getting their hands on Bentley’s first ever high voltage vehicle, the Bentayga Hybrid.

The vehicle will be based at the college’s dedicated training facility in Crewe, which supports existing Bentley colleagues and new apprentices.

June 29, 2018
Reaseheath College scoops top honours at Royal Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College scoops top honours at Royal Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College celebrated its greatest victory at the Royal Cheshire Show when its stand was awarded the Overall Championship in the Trade Stand section.

It was the Nantwich college’s second accolade of the day, after also winning the title of Best Speciality Trade Stand in the Cheshire East Rural Life Area.

June 29, 2018
Another “sink hole”! This time at busy Willaston road junction

Another “sink hole”! This time at busy Willaston road junction

Drivers are being warned to avoid Wybunbury Road in Willaston after a “sink hole” appeared.

The hole is between the junction of Eastern Road and Green Lane, and the route is currently closed, says Cheshire Police.

June 28, 2018
Fire chiefs issue hoverboards warning after house fire in Crewe

Fire chiefs issue hoverboards warning after house fire in Crewe

Firefighters are warning people across South Cheshire to be vigilant after a popular electronic children’s toy caused a fire.

Crews were called to reports of a kitchen fire in Smith Grove in Crewe and found the fire had been caused by a self-balancing electronic scooter – commonly known as hoverboards.

June 27, 2018
Mental health hospital admissions in youngsters rises in Cheshire East

Mental health hospital admissions in youngsters rises in Cheshire East

By Stephen Topping
Alarming new figures show Cheshire East’s youngsters are being admitted to hospital with mental health conditions almost twice as often as elsewhere in England.

Figures released by Public Health England show a rise in the number of 0 to 17-year-olds admitted to hospital for mental health issues from 2015-16 to 2016-17 across the borough – while admissions also increased in Cheshire West.

June 27, 2018
Sink hole appears on main road in Wistaston

Sink hole appears on main road in Wistaston

By Jonathan White
A large hole has appeared in the middle of Church Lane in Wistaston.

Police and highways engineers were called out at a collapsed section of the road, “probably caused by drainage”.

June 26, 2018
50,000 cigarettes seized in South Cheshire crackdown on illegal tobacco

50,000 cigarettes seized in South Cheshire crackdown on illegal tobacco

Suspected illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £12,000 have been found in raids in South Cheshire.

More than 50,000 cigarettes were uncovered during raids by Cheshire East Council trading standards officers on properties in Crewe and Macclesfield.

June 26, 2018
Nantwich man killed after Porsche crashes into canal bridge

Nantwich man killed after Porsche crashes into canal bridge

A Nantwich man has died after his Porsche Boxster careered off the A54 and crashed into a bridge over a canal.

Father-of-four Anthony Hawks, 50, (pictured) was declared dead at the scene by emergency services after the incident on the A54 Bosley Road in Congleton.

June 25, 2018
Family pays tribute to motorcyclist killed on A530 near Alvaston, Nantwich

Family pays tribute to motorcyclist killed on A530 near Alvaston, Nantwich

The family of a motorcyclist killed in an accident on the A530 Middlewich Road near Nantwich has paid tribute to him.

Anthony Rushton (pictured), 58, died after his motorbike collided with a car on the A530 close to the junction with Colleys Lane.

June 25, 2018
Mid Cheshire Hospitals to stage governor elections to fill six posts

Mid Cheshire Hospitals to stage governor elections to fill six posts

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting patients, carers and members of the public to stand as a Governor in its upcoming Council of Governor Elections.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, has a Council of Governors made up of 29 individuals over four constituencies.

June 25, 2018
Competitors find it tough going at World Worm Charming Championships

Competitors find it tough going at World Worm Charming Championships

Competitors at the 39th World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston found it tough going today – with the winner charming out just 11 worms!

Dry weather and hard ground made it difficult for the hundreds of people taking part in the annual event in the grounds of Willaston Primary Academy on Derwent Close.

June 23, 2018