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Bus operators take on Nantwich routes after GHA demise

Bus operators take on Nantwich routes after GHA demise

Bus operators like D&G have stepped in to maintain services after GHA Coaches went in to administration.

Public services across South Cheshire were thrown into chaos after the company announced it was ceasing all operations on July 13.

July 15, 2016
Nantwich pensioner, 78, relives terror of bus shelter smash

Nantwich pensioner, 78, relives terror of bus shelter smash

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A Nantwich pensioner has described the moment she thought she was going to die when a bus crashed into the glass shelter she was sitting in.

Terrified Lilian Shard, 78, was waiting at Nantwich bus station to go home to Faddiley when a double decker ploughed into the shelter.

May 17, 2016
Passengers injured after bus smashes shelter at Nantwich bus station

Passengers injured after bus smashes shelter at Nantwich bus station

Two elderly bus passengers had a lucky escape when a bus hit and destroyed a glass shelter they were in at Nantwich bus station.

The incident happened when a double decker bus was pulling in to the station on Beam Street.

May 13, 2016
Crewe to Nantwich bus service boosted by council funds

Crewe to Nantwich bus service boosted by council funds

A bus service which operates between Nantwich and Crewe will now run six days a week throughout the year, after Cheshire East Council provided more funding.

The 44 service, which links the two towns, had been reduced to a “term time” only Monday to Friday timetable by operator GHA Coaches.

January 5, 2016
St Luke’s Hospice red bus “Frock Stop” back in Nantwich

St Luke’s Hospice red bus “Frock Stop” back in Nantwich

The St Luke’s Hospice red London bus will be visiting Nantwich again – and opening as a ladies boutique!

The hospice’s ‘The Frock Stop’ is filled with ladies clothing and accessories.

April 16, 2015
Cheshire East in talks with Arriva on C84 bus service

Cheshire East in talks with Arriva on C84 bus service

Cheshire East Council is in talks with Arriva about the company’s plan to axe a late night service between Nantwich and Crewe.

Residents and councillors raised concerns about the C84 service which passes through Willaston.

March 17, 2015
Campaign to save late night Willaston-Nantwich bus service

Campaign to save late night Willaston-Nantwich bus service

A campaign has been launched to save a late night weekend bus service between Willaston and Nantwich.

Arriva is planning to axe the C84 evening service after March 22, despite campaigners claiming around 25 people regularly use it.

March 13, 2015
Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

Family pays tribute to cyclist killed in A530 collision with coach in Nantwich

The family of a cyclist who died after being in collision with a coach on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich, have today paid tribute to him.

Grandfather Robert Betteley, 59, died despite desperate efforts by paramedics to save him after the crash outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel yesterday (January 13).

January 14, 2015
Cyclist dies after bus collision on A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich

Cyclist dies after bus collision on A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich

A cyclist has died after being in collision with a bus on the A530 Middlewich Road in Nantwich.

Police say it happened on the busy road just outside the entrance to Alvaston Hall Hotel.

January 13, 2015
School bus service expands to connect Nantwich and Leighton Hospital

School bus service expands to connect Nantwich and Leighton Hospital

A school bus service is being extended to help residents travel between Nantwich and Leighton Hospital.

The new number 68 service was previously a school service for Malbank High School and Worleston School pupils only.

November 25, 2014
Two people dead after horror smash on M56 in Cheshire

Two people dead after horror smash on M56 in Cheshire

Two people have been killed in a pile-up on the M56 motorway in Cheshire.

And police are warning closures and delays will hit thousands of motorists around the county.

October 9, 2014
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with bus near Nantwich

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with bus near Nantwich

A man was seriously injured when his motorbike collided with a bus in Nantwich.

The accident happened at the junction of the A51 London Road and the B5071 Crewe Road, by the Boar’s Head pub.

September 11, 2014
St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

St Luke’s Hospice appeals for help to staff “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich

A hospice is on the hunt for helpers to staff a “Frock Stop” bus in Nantwich. St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice wants volunteers to help run the boutique housed in the hospice’s vintage Routemaster red double-decker bus.

May 2, 2014