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Un-gritted Coole Lane witnesses another accident in icy conditions

Un-gritted Coole Lane witnesses another accident in icy conditions

Residents on Coole Lane in Nantwich have witnessed yet another accident in icy conditions after Cheshire East removed it from its gritting routes.

Freezing temperatures turned wet patches into treacherous ice on the rural route between Nantwich and Audlem earlier today

January 7, 2022
Coole Lane accident in December 2021

Third crash on Coole Lane after road removed from CEC gritting routes

Coole Lane in Nantwich has seen another crash – the third in three days – after Cheshire East Council removed it from its winter gritting route.

The latest accident involved a skip lorry which crashed off the road into the ditch.

December 2, 2021
Coole Lane accident in icy conditions

Residents angry over Coole Lane removal from CEC gritting route

By David Harrison
Residents angry over Coole Lane’s removal from winter gritting routes say it has had an immediate chaotic impact on the busy rural road.

The first major cold snap of the winter led to a temporary closure of the road which connects Nantwich and Audlem after police were called to an accident yesterday (November 29).

November 30, 2021
Drivers in lucky escape after Nantwich crash leaves car on roof

Drivers in lucky escape after Nantwich crash leaves car on roof

Two drivers had a lucky escape after a collision at a busy Nantwich junction left one car on its roof.

Both occupants escaped uninjured from the accident which happened at the traffic lights where the A51, Elwood Way and Peter de Stapleigh Way meet.

November 15, 2021
Lorries and cars thunder past the 'crossing' at 40mph

Council to review Peter de Stapleigh Way “crossing” after teenager’s accident

Council chiefs say they will carry out a “further review” of a controversial crossing in Nantwich where a teenage boy was injured by a car earlier this week.

The 17-year-old Brine Leas student was using the drop down kerb crossing over Peter de Stapleigh Way when he was hit by a car.

October 15, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Wistaston is becoming accident blackspot

READER’S LETTER: Wistaston is becoming accident blackspot

Dear Editor
I have written to Nantwich News several times in recent years about my genuine fear roads in the village of Wistaston will become an accident blackspot due to the associated rise in traffic of several hundred occupants vehicles, due to two new, large housing estates: Wistaston Brook and Kingfisher Reach.

September 12, 2021
Baby and two adults involved in two-vehicle collision in Willaston

Baby and two adults involved in two-vehicle collision in Willaston

A baby was taken to hospital ” as a precaution” after a three-vehicle crash in Willaston near Nantwich.

The accident happened on Cheerbrook Road yesterday (September 7) at around 9am.

September 8, 2021
Police warning as road deaths double in Cheshire

Police warning as road deaths double in Cheshire

Road deaths in Cheshire doubled last month compared to September 2019, sparking a police warning.

Fourteen people died on our county’s roads in September, compared to seven for the same period last year.

October 15, 2020
Man dies in industrial incident at Bishop’s Wood, Nantwich

Man dies in industrial incident at Bishop’s Wood, Nantwich

A man involved in an industrial accident in Bishop’s Wood in Nantwich yesterday has died, police have confirmed.

Emergency services including police, paramedics, air ambulance and fire crews were called to the scene at Bridle Hey at around 1.45pm on Thursday 13 August.

August 14, 2020
Nantwich pedestrians “jumped for our lives” on closed road

Nantwich pedestrians “jumped for our lives” on closed road

A Nantwich woman has described how she and two others in her party had to “jump for their lives” and were nearly knocked over on Pillory Street.

They said they were almost hit by a BMW car being driven down the ‘access only’ closed road today (June 20).

June 20, 2020
Malbank pupil injured in Waterlode accident in Nantwich

Malbank pupil injured in Waterlode accident in Nantwich

A Malbank School pupil was injured after being in collision with a car near the school entrance in Nantwich.

The incident happened as pupils were leaving the school to go home at around 3.15pm today (January 30).

January 30, 2020
Company pleads guilty after Nantwich man loses thumb in accident

Company pleads guilty after Nantwich man loses thumb in accident

A company where a Nantwich man and former professional footballer lost a thumb in an industrial accident, has pleaded guilty in court.

Tony Gallimore, originally from Nantwich, was badly injured in the incident at the Seachill factory in Grimsby, where he lives after retiring from football.

January 21, 2020
Driver trapped after A525 crash between Whitchurch and Nantwich

Driver trapped after A525 crash between Whitchurch and Nantwich

A driver was taken to hospital after a serious two-car accident on the A525 between Whitchurch and Nantwich.

The incident happened at around 8.30am today (January 14) close to the turning for Ash and New Woodhouses.

January 14, 2020