A well-known ice cream maker in Cheshire has been fined for safety failings after a worker’s finger was cut off by a fruit feeder machine.
Tattenhall Dairy Products Ltd, which operates at Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after the incident at Drumlan Hall Farm in August 2013.
A derelict gasworks in Nantwich used as a town car park will be built on after ministers waived a £400,000 bill owed by Cheshire East Council.
The St Anne’s Lane Gasworks, off Welsh Row, has stood derelict for a quarter of a century, and used by many residents and local employees as a car park.
A Holocaust survivor shared his life experiences and recollections of World War II with Crewe and Nantwich students.
John Dobai spoke to students and staff at South Cheshire College about his family’s fight for survival during the 1940s.
More than 400 suspects across Cheshire have been screened in custody as part of Operation Shield.
A total of 433 people, who have passed through Cheshire Police’s three custody suites, have been screened as part of the forensic property marking initiative.
Highways chiefs said “sorry” to hundreds of drivers who were caught up in the traffic problems plaguing Nantwich this week.
Traffic flows in the town are expected to return to normal after a series of emergencies caused delays, Cheshire East Council said.
A beached whale and several dolphins and seals were rescued from the front lawn at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
The simulated emergency was staged to help 37 animal management students gain an internationally recognised qualification in wildlife rescue.
Hundreds of drivers have been caught up in roadworks hell around Nantwich this week, with a staggering 15 different sets of works taking place.
Residents today demanded action on why so many works have been planned at the same time.
Staff at Nantwich’s Oxfam shop were stunned to receive a large donation of Terry Pratchett books – on the day the famous author died.
Store manager Val Richards was sorting through the new collection when news came through of Pratchett’s death.
A fundraiser will be held in memory of a young Wistaston woman who died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death (SADS).
‘The Grand Day Out’ is being staged to raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) after the death of Ceri Palmer Howells (pictured).
By Sara Royle
It’s been a big week for Michael Jones, Conservative leader of Cheshire East Council.
His party has just announced their pre-election Budget, promising personal allowance increases and help-to-buy ISAs.
Recorded rape cases against adults and children in Cheshire has risen to almost 300 a year, latest statistics show.
There were 175 recorded rape offences against adults in the county in 2013-14, according to the Rape Monitoring Group.
Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall joined the Rotary Club of Nantwich to celebrate its 81st anniversary.
More than 130 Rotarians and guests attended the celebration at Nantwich Town FC.
Five people from a house in Nantwich were rushed to hospital amid fears of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The alarm was raised at a house on Manor Road North shortly before 11pm last night (March 20).
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