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Residents fear Mill Island damage by Battle of Nantwich event

Residents fear Mill Island damage by Battle of Nantwich event

Residents are calling for the Battle of Nantwich re-enactment on Mill Island to be moved or cancelled because of saturated conditions.

Weeks of wet weather has left River Weaver levels very high (pictured), the ground at saturation point, and the island covered in early flowering daffodils.

January 16, 2016
Police hunt sex attacker in Crewe

Police hunt sex attacker in Crewe

Police are hunting for a sex attacker who struck in Crewe.

The sexual assault happened in the Badger Avenue/Ford Lane area of the town.

January 16, 2016
Rachel Bailey elected as new Cheshire East Conservative Leader

Rachel Bailey elected as new Cheshire East Conservative Leader

Audlem Councillor Rachel Bailey has been elected as new leader of the Cheshire East Conservative Group.

Cllr Bailey will take over from Bunbury Cllr Michael Jones, who announced before Christmas he was stepping down as Leader, blaming in-party fighting.

January 14, 2016
More than 150 patients hit by doctors strike at Leighton Hospital

More than 150 patients hit by doctors strike at Leighton Hospital

More than 150 patient operations and appointments had to be cancelled at Leighton Hospital as a result of the junior doctors strike, it has emerged.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the industrial action forced them to re-schedule 18 non-urgent operations.

January 13, 2016
More SID displays set for Nantwich to combat speeding

More SID displays set for Nantwich to combat speeding

Police are hoping to step up their crackdown on speeding drivers with new SID units around Nantwich.

Only one mobile Speed Indicator Display (SID) unit is currently in operation in the town.

January 12, 2016
Baby otters rescued from storms recover at Nantwich wildlife centre

Baby otters rescued from storms recover at Nantwich wildlife centre

Baby otters orphaned by storms are working up a huge appetite – by eating half a kilo of trout a day at Nantwich’s RSPCA wildlife centre.

The otters were found by a member of the public in Rea Brook, Shrewsbury, on December 23.

January 12, 2016
Pub and club door staff in Nantwich set to wear body cameras

Pub and club door staff in Nantwich set to wear body cameras

All door staff at Nantwich pubs and clubs could soon wear body cameras to boost security and safety, it has emerged.

The plans were unveiled by police at a Nantwich Town Council meeting tonight (January 11).

January 11, 2016
Plans for Nantwich Walled Garden labelled “cultural vandalism”

Plans for Nantwich Walled Garden labelled “cultural vandalism”

Campaigners fighting to stop Nantwich’s Walled Garden being developed, have labelled the latest plans “cultural vandalism”.

A development company is bidding to repair the damaged Grade II Listed walls surrounding the Tudor gardens off Kings Lane, Welsh Row, and create vehicle access.

January 11, 2016
Reaseheath College tutor flies out to typhoon-hit Philippines

Reaseheath College tutor flies out to typhoon-hit Philippines

A Reaseheath College lecturer is working in the Philippines with an emergency team to help communities devastated by a typhoon.

Jonathan ‘Jono’ Finlow and fellow members of DART International UK (Disaster Arborist Response Team) are part of a global relief effort in Northern Samar.

January 9, 2016
More than 800 arrests by Cheshire Police in festive crackdown

More than 800 arrests by Cheshire Police in festive crackdown

More than 800 arrests were made by Cheshire Police during the force’s Blue Christmas campaign, figures show.

Of the 830 people arrested, 54 spent Christmas Day in custody and another 154 people started 2016 looking at the back of a custody cell door.

January 8, 2016
Shavington homes evacuated amid shed fire cylinder blast fears

Shavington homes evacuated amid shed fire cylinder blast fears

Families were evacuated in Shavington when fire chiefs tackling a shed blaze found a potentially explosive gas cylinder.

The fire happened at a property on Stock Lane, in Shavington, at around 4.15pm today (January 7).

January 7, 2016
Young Nantwich baker’s blog “Sweet Pea’s” nominated in UK awards

Young Nantwich baker’s blog “Sweet Pea’s” nominated in UK awards

A young Chatwins employee from Nantwich has been shortlisted for a national award for her mouth-watering blog!

Hannah Pardon’s blog, called Sweet Pea’s, has been nominated in the UK Blog Awards.

January 7, 2016
Nantwich salon offers free haircuts for Elle’s Wishes campaign

Nantwich salon offers free haircuts for Elle’s Wishes campaign

A Nantwich salon is offering free haircuts – to help raise money for Elle’s Wishes.

Staff at Johnston Brady, in Nantwich town centre, will be snipping for free on February 7.

January 7, 2016