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Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Dozens of South Cheshire fire fighters battled with this major blaze after a youth centre in Crewe went up in flames.

The blaze broke out in a building on Mirion Street, Crewe.

August 21, 2014
Brine Leas and Malbank students achieve top GCSE results

Brine Leas and Malbank students achieve top GCSE results

Students at Brine Leas and Malbank School in Nantwich were celebrating another excellent set of GCSE results today (August 21).

More than 80% of Brine Leas students in Nantwich achieved A* to C in both Maths and English, today’s results revealed.

August 21, 2014
RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

The RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery is issued a desperate plea to find homes for abandoned cats.

Staff at the centre on London Road in Nantwich say they are now full and cannot take any more cats or kittens.

August 21, 2014
Police and council deal with travellers on Barony Park, Nantwich

Police and council deal with travellers on Barony Park, Nantwich

Police and council officials were called in to move a group of travellers off Barony Park in Nantwich.

The travellers with seven or eight vehicles and caravans, were spotted setting up on a corner of the park near Birchin Lane.

August 20, 2014
Police and council chiefs praise CCTV after Crewe town centre stabbings

Police and council chiefs praise CCTV after Crewe town centre stabbings

Police and council chiefs have praised CCTV and local retailers for their help during the Crewe town centre stabbing incident.

A 72-year-old woman and 55-year-old were allegedly attacked by a man with a knife in the Victoria Centre near WH Smiths and Asda during a busy shopping day.

August 20, 2014
New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

A new service to help vulnerable and isolated people in Nantwich and Crewe has already recruited 11 big-hearted volunteers.

Cheshire Community Action’s volunteer “car scheme” aims to help people who have difficulty using public transport.

August 20, 2014
£20,000 grant to repair Wingate Children’s Centre potholes

£20,000 grant to repair Wingate Children’s Centre potholes

A pot-holed road leading to a Nantwich children’s centre is to finally be repaired thanks to a £20,000 grant.

Parents and visitors have complained for years about the access road to the Wingate Children’s Centre, Wrenbury.

August 19, 2014
Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Young members of a Cheshire riding school for disabled have put local celebrity chef Nigel Haworth firmly in the saddle!

Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Group introduced horses to Nigel to launch a charity fundraiser at his new restaurant The Nag’s Head, near Nantwich.

August 19, 2014
Hundreds of Nantwich homes affected by burst water main

Hundreds of Nantwich homes affected by burst water main

Hundreds of homes in Nantwich were left without water today after a burst water main caused problems.

United Utilities say the burst has been located in pipes at the Audlem Road-Park Road junction in Nantwich.

August 18, 2014
Man charged with attempted murder over Crewe town centre stabbings

Man charged with attempted murder over Crewe town centre stabbings

A man is due to appear in court today (August 18) charged with two counts of attempted murder following stabbings in Crewe town centre.

Matthew Bullows, 29, of West Street area in Crewe, will appear at South Cheshire Magistrates.

August 18, 2014
Police continue to quiz Crewe man after town centre stabbings

Police continue to quiz Crewe man after town centre stabbings

A man arrested in connection with two stabbings in Crewe town centre is still being questioned in custody, police say.

Horrified shoppers watched as two people suffered knife wounds in the incidents at WHSmiths and Asda in the Victoria Centre, Crewe.

August 17, 2014
Two people stabbed and man arrested in Crewe town centre attacks

Two people stabbed and man arrested in Crewe town centre attacks

Two people have been attacked and stabbed in front of stunned shoppers in Crewe town centre today, police have confirmed.

One man has been arrested and dozens of officers have cordoned off a large area of the town.

August 16, 2014
Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers have been raising vital cash to help Nantwich and Crewe children with autism.

The Crewe Alexandra National Citizen Service (NCS) team is completing a Social Action project in Crewe.

August 15, 2014