Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the A51 Nantwich bypass crash.
The incident led to the closure of the busy route between Peacock and Alvaston roundabouts all Friday afternoon and early evening.
Temporary traffic lights on one of the busiest roundabouts in Nantwich has sparked traffic chaos today.
Some drivers are reporting it’s taking almost two hours to exit Sainsbury’s supermarket on Middlewich Road as a result
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire residents will have to pay 4.99% more in the police precept from April, adding an extra £12.50 to the annual bill for a band D property.
The £12.50 increase to the policing element of the Council Tax bill amounts to an extra £1.04 a month for a band D household.
The devastated friend of a young student killed in a horror car smash has hit out at the Prison Service over its plans to move the man responsible to an open prison just a year into his sentence.
Charlotte Hope was killed when her car was hit head on by Ashley Kosciekowski, who was driving at up to 90mph in his BMW while on cannabis on the A53 near Shrewsbury.
Red-faced highways chiefs have said “sorry” over the horrific state of a busy road in Wrenbury, near Nantwich.
It comes after angry residents erected a sign on Station Road, warning drivers the road would “break their soul as well as their vehicle”.
A driver has been seriously injured in a crash which closed the busy A51 Nantwich bypass today.
The accident happened at around 2.15pm between Peacock and Sainsbury’s roundabouts.
A pilot project allowing Crewe and Nantwich residents to report obstructive and illegal parking has been deemed a success.
In January, police received 17 reports of parking problems online as part of “Operation Park Safe” in the Crewe and Nantwich area.
David Lloyd Leisure is planning to open its first ever “enhanced” health and wellness club in Nantwich.
The plan is to build the centre on land off Newcastle Road in Willaston, close to Crewe Vagrants Social and Sports Club.
HRH The Princess Royal has officially opened a new centre for Nantwich & District Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Group at Reaseheath College.
The Princess Royal, President of the RDA, opened the group’s dedicated Platinum Jubilee Stables and purpose built centre at Reaseheath’s Equestrian Centre in Nantwich.
Miffed off villagers in Wrenbury have created their own roadside sign – to warn motorists of the horrific state of the highway!
The sign, stating “This road may break your vehicle – and your soul”, has been erected by the side of Station Road in Wrenbury.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three Cheshire East tips expected to close in April look set to be mothballed rather than permanently shut – with a final decision being taken in September.
Cheshire East’s environment and communities committee voted by six to five in favour of recommending that there be an “emergency reduction of household waste recycling centres (HWRC)… from April 1, 2024, in advance of the formal HWRC review being presented to committee later in 2024”.
The family of a man who died following a fatal collision near Middlewich have paid tribute to him.
The accident happened on the A54 Middlewich Road, close to the junction with Birch Lane, shortly after 4.45am on Thursday January 18.
Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner “sorry” for schoolgirl skirts comment
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
~Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner has apologised for an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment he made about schoolgirls wearing ‘very short skirts’ and said he is not a misogynist.
John Dwyer made the comment during a meeting of Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council back in November in a discussion about abuse and violence faced by women and young girls.