A driver was left trapped in wreckage after a two-vehicle smash on the A500 near Shavington.
The incident happened close to the Meremoor Moss roundabout at around 6.30am today (Sunday May 10th).
Members of the Nantwich community were honoured tonight (May 8th) at the 2026 Mayor’s Salt of the Earth Awards.
In one of her final engagements of her mayoral year, Cllr Mary Slinn handed out awards to deserving volunteers, organisations and residents who have gone above and beyond.
Police have confirmed an 11th person has been arrested in the investigation into serious offences alleged at a religious group in Crewe.
Cheshire Police are probing allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery, involving members of a religious group called the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors will decide next week whether to increase their allowances.
All CEC councillors currently have a basic allowance of £12,851, with the council leader having a special responsibility allowance (SRA) of £29,517 on top of that and the deputy an SRA of £17,820.
A support service for people in Nantwich and a dog rescue charity have each received a funding boost.
Re-Enabled Support Services and Pawprints to Freedom each received a £300 community donation from David Wilson Homes.
Three of the RSPCA’s top equine and large animal rescue experts are to speak at the Understand Horses Live 2026 event at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
Leading equine welfare, behaviour and large animal rescue specialists for the charity will be sharing their expert knowledge at the annual event in June.
Organisers have now opened voting for the Nantwich Food Festival Awards for 2026.
The free to enter annual awards – which Nantwich News has helped sponsor in recent years – celebrates the best food outlets in and around Nantwich.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for a 66-bed care home on the new Kingsbourne estate in Nantwich.
The application from LNT Care Developments comes after outline permission was granted 10 years ago for the Kingsbourne development which included up to 1,100 homes, land for business use, a primary school, community facilities, and local centre.
The 3 Counties Connected Community Rail Partnership (CRP) is seeking a new chairperson as Nicola Said comes to the end of her three-year term leading the partnership.
Nicola has supported the strategic growth of the partnership in connecting communities like Nantwich and other Cheshire and Shropshire towns to their railway.
A Leighton Hospital specialist team is taking to the Sandstone Trail hills in Cheshire to raise money for children living with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Youngsters like Violet and Jace (pictured) who are treated for the condition spend long hours in hospital undergoing repeated tests that can become increasingly distressing.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Food security will be under threat if planners and government continue to allow developers to eat up agricultural land for housing, some Cheshire East councillors and residents have warned.
It’s a view expressed at many meetings as housing applications flood in across the borough for development on agricultural land.
Everybody Health & Leisure has launched its annual awards to celebrate sporting and health achievements across Cheshire East.
The Everybody Awards will return on October 16th with a ceremony at Cranage Hall.
Nantwich Town Council has launched a story writing competition and is encouraging primary school children to get involved.
The competition is part of the council’s “Love Your Market” campaign and the National Year of Reading.
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