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Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Trading standards officers have seized cigarettes, vodka and tobacco worth more than £17,000 in a swoop on illegal sellers in South Cheshire.

More than 25,000 illegal cigarettes, 800 bottles of vodka and 5.5kg of hand-rolling tobacco were uncovered during raids on properties in Crewe.

December 10, 2016
Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Graveside thieves cause heartache for Nantwich families

Grieving Nantwich families are being warned after graveside thieves targeted the town’s Whitehouse Lane cemetery.

A vase and flowers were stolen from the grave of one woman’s stepdad, leaving her mum devastated.

December 8, 2016
Teenage boy found dead near A500 named by police

Teenage boy found dead near A500 named by police

A teenage boy found dead close to the A500 in Nantwich, has been named as Scott Madden-Nevitt.

Scott, aged 16, went missing from his home in Wistaston on Monday November 28.

December 7, 2016
Santa sets up his Grotto in Nantwich Bookshop!

Santa sets up his Grotto in Nantwich Bookshop!

By Jonathan White
Santa Claus has taken time off from his busy schedule to meet and hand out presents to boys and girls at his Nantwich Grotto.

He has set up a branch of his Grotto in the attic of the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on High Street.

December 6, 2016
Reaseheath College and University of Chester forge alliance

Reaseheath College and University of Chester forge alliance

Reaseheath College in Nantwich and the University of Chester have agreed an alliance to work together more effectively.

Under the alliance, Reaseheath will be classed as a ‘university centre’.

December 6, 2016
Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

A Nantwich man has been charged with five burglaries at houses in the Crewe and Nantwich area.

Jamie Lyons, 34, of James Hall Street, Nantwich, was charged with five counts in connection with alleged break-ins between November 7 and 19.

December 6, 2016
Nantwich officers join pupils on outward bound trips

Nantwich officers join pupils on outward bound trips

Two Nantwich police officers set school pupils a fine example when they joined the teenagers on their outward bound trips.

PCs Matt Stonier and Marc Harley got stuck in to a range of challenges with year 7 students from Malbank and Brine Leas High schools.

December 5, 2016
Nantwich family win national contest to enjoy Disney premiere

Nantwich family win national contest to enjoy Disney premiere

A family from Nantwich are attending a private London screening of Disney movie ‘Moana’ after winning a national competition.

Emily Rossiter, 22, from Nantwich, entered a social media competition asking people to submit tales of how grandparents in the family have inspired them.

December 4, 2016
Volunteers help spruce up historic Monks Lane in Nantwich

Volunteers help spruce up historic Monks Lane in Nantwich

Big-hearted volunteers teamed up to help spruce up one of Nantwich’s most historic routes, Monks Lane.

Nantwich Civic Society members got to work down Monks Lane where they painted bollards and lamp posts.

December 3, 2016
Elderly Nantwich man conned of £350 by holly bush fraudsters

Elderly Nantwich man conned of £350 by holly bush fraudsters

An elderly Nantwich man conned out of £350 cash by rogue traders for ‘thinning out’ a small holly tree.

Now Nantwich Police are warning residents in the town to be aware of the two men after the incident in the Millfields area.

December 1, 2016
Teenage gardener from Nantwich scoops WorldSkills UK medal

Teenage gardener from Nantwich scoops WorldSkills UK medal

A teenage landscape gardener from Nantwich has proved his talent by taking a bronze medal in the WorldSkills UK finals.

Reaseheath College student Aaron Byrne, 17, took on the challenge in front of thousands of visitors to The Skills Show in Birmingham last week.

December 1, 2016
Nantwich shoplifter arrested, charged and jailed in just 24 hours

Nantwich shoplifter arrested, charged and jailed in just 24 hours

A shoplifter caught nabbing items in a Nantwich store was arrested, charged, convicted and jailed less than 24 hours after the incident.

The 39-year-old offender, from Willaston, was caught stealing items from a fragrances display at the Boots store on Swinemarket, Nantwich.

November 30, 2016
Missing Wistaston boy found dead on A500 near Nantwich, police say

Missing Wistaston boy found dead on A500 near Nantwich, police say

The body of a missing teenage boy has been found on the A500 near Nantwich, police have revealed.

It’s believed the body is of a 16-year-old boy who went missing from home on Monday.

November 29, 2016