River Weaver levels in Nantwich are continuing to rise after heavy rain and strong winds over the last week. These pictures by reader Jonathan White show the storm damage to trees by the river around Mill Island, Queen’s Drive and Waterlode.
Police in Nantwich are warning homeowners in the town to be alert after a number of sheds were broken into overnight. The allotments on Welshman’s Lane were particularly targeted by thieves, officers say.
South Cheshire health chiefs are to restrict Leighton Hospital visiting amid a rise in patients suffering the Norovirus winter bug. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is appealing for visiting to wards to be kept to an “essential minimum”.
Nantwich schools could benefit from a slice of an £8.1 million Government grant to create more school places in Cheshire East. The handout is part of a national £2.35 billion injection into school places between 2014 and 2017.
A new moped loan scheme is proving its worth for Nantwich resident Darren Rivers. Darren spent two hours a day walking to and from work before he getting help with a moped.
Paintings by industrial painter William Turner stole the show in a sale at Nantwich fine art and antiques auctioneers Peter Wilson. Five of the Manchester artist’s unique works sold for a total of £34,100 at the Market Street auction house.
Nantwich Police have drafted in extra officers to cope with thousands of New Year’s Eve revellers heading in to town. And officers are also warning residents out celebrating to guard against leaving properties open to burglars.
Council chiefs have pledged to study traffic problems affecting the village of Willaston near Nantwich. An on-street parking review costing £5,000 will take place in 2014 after dozens of complaints from residents and local councillors.
A festive jumper featuring a design created by a Sainsbury’s Nantwich employee has been selling like hotcakes across the UK. Dawn Trinder, a pharmacy technician at the Middlewich Road store, beat more than 200 colleagues in a competition to design a Christmas jumper.
Nantwich Litter Group will be holding a public meeting in a bid to highlight issues affecting the town. The meeting will take place on Wednesday January 8 at Brookfield Hall, on Shrewbridge Road, Nantwich at 4pm.
Nantwich Police have been busy cracking down on drug users and thieves – and reuniting lost dogs with their owners! Operation Washford sees officers from the unit targeting drugs use and target petty crooks in the town and outlying villages.
Church volunteers in Nantwich have clubbed together to launch the town’s first community cinema! Nantwich Methodist Church in Hospital Street is behind the “Nantwich Family Films@4” project.
Cheshire East Council is to receive more than £5 million in a “New Homes Bonus” grant from the Government in 2014. It’s one of the largest payouts in the North West – and has sparked criticism from campaigners fighting over-development in areas like Nantwich.
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