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Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Scarlet fever outbreak in Nantwich primary school

Parents in Nantwich are being warned to look out for signs of Scarlett Fever after an outbreak at a local primary school.

A number of children at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley have caught the infectious condition, and the school is now undergoing a “deep clean”.

February 11, 2016
Reaseheath College worker braves big freeze to raise Africa funds

Reaseheath College worker braves big freeze to raise Africa funds

A Reaseheath College worker braved a soaking in freezing temperatures to raise money for a charity in Africa.

Agriculture course manager Mark Walton was pelted with wet sponges and full buckets of water as he sat in stocks at the Nantwich campus.

February 10, 2016
A51 Stapeley closure warning to Nantwich motorists

A51 Stapeley closure warning to Nantwich motorists

The A51 through Stapeley and Walgherton near Nantwich will close for five days for improvements and repairs, drivers are warned.

Cheshire East Highways is replacing road markings and patching London Road between the junctions of Back Lane and Checkley Lane from February 15-19.

February 9, 2016
Police hunt attacker after man assaulted on Swine Market in Nantwich

Police hunt attacker after man assaulted on Swine Market in Nantwich

Police are hunting an attacker who assaulted a 20-year-old reveller in Nantwich town centre and left him with serious facial injuries.

The victim was walking along Swine Market between Hays Travel and Harrisons bar when he was approached by three men.

February 9, 2016
Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Councillors vote to back Nantwich Children’s Centre over axe threat

Nantwich Town councillors have voted to support Nantwich and Rural Children’s Centre, which is threatened with closure by Cheshire East.

The centre, on Dog Lane, provides services to hundreds of families and their young children every week.

February 9, 2016
Nantwich man, 49, in trauma unit after “incident” at Western Avenue house

Nantwich man, 49, in trauma unit after “incident” at Western Avenue house

A Nantwich man has been taken to hospital after police were called to reports of “threats to injure” at a house on Western Avenue.

Police and paramedics were called out at 12.45pm today to the quiet street close to Weaver Primary School.

February 8, 2016
Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Cheshire Search and Rescue’s urgent plea for vehicles after Nantwich incident

Volunteers for Cheshire Search and Rescue team have made an urgent plea for funding after three of the group’s vehicles were taken off the road.

The organisation has lost two Landrovers and a third vehicle following the extensive six-day search for missing Nantwich pensioner Roy Tomlinson.

February 8, 2016
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign

Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.

The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.

February 7, 2016
Two South Cheshire men charged with threats to commit arson

Two South Cheshire men charged with threats to commit arson

Two men will appear before South Cheshire Magistrates to face charges they made threats to commit arson on social media.

The men, both from Crewe, were arrested yesterday (February 6).

February 7, 2016
Leighton Hospital MRI scanner appeal reaches £850,000 milestone

Leighton Hospital MRI scanner appeal reaches £850,000 milestone

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has reached the £850,000 milestone as it bids to raise £1 million for a new MRI scanner.

Generous individuals, companies, groups and societies have helped to raise funds for the charity through fundraising events and donations.

February 7, 2016
Roy Tomlinson

Care home inspectors probe Brookfield House after Roy Tomlinson tragedy

National care home inspectors have been sent in to Brookfield House care home in Nantwich after dementia sufferer Roy Tomlinson walked out and disappeared for a week.

The 83-year-old was found dead in an outbuilding off Wellington Road, just a few hundred yards from the home on Shrewbridge Road.

February 6, 2016
70 more police officers for Cheshire under new budget plan

70 more police officers for Cheshire under new budget plan

An extra 70 police officers will be recruited to Cheshire Police under new budget plans which will see a rise in council tax bills.

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has agreed a 3.2% increase in the police precept – equivalent to around 10p per week.

February 6, 2016
Daughter shaves head to support Willaston mum’s cancer battle

Daughter shaves head to support Willaston mum’s cancer battle

A Willaston woman is shaving her head for charity to support her mum who is losing her hair in a cancer battle.

Louise Maple wants to raise funds for Cancer Research UK while her mum Kay, also from Willaston, fights breast cancer.

February 4, 2016