Police probe deaths of two Riverside cygnets in Nantwich
Police say they are probing the deaths of two Riverside cygnets in Nantwich amid fears of foul play.
The baby swans are a popular sight along the river each year.
Police say they are probing the deaths of two Riverside cygnets in Nantwich amid fears of foul play.
The baby swans are a popular sight along the river each year.
A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder at The Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire.
Cheshire Police said tonight that the Crown Prosecution Service has “authorised them to charge a healthcare professional” in connection with an investigation into a number of baby deaths at the hospital.
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.
Firefighters have warned of the dangers of smoking indoors after two more South Cheshire deaths in fires caused by cigarettes.
Five people have no died in the area since February, including an elderly couple in Nantwich.
Thirty-six people have died from COVID-19 virus at Leighton Hospital, latest Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust figures today show.
Cheshire East Council has made changes to its births, marriages and deaths registration service due to the impact of the current Covid-19 outbreak.
They say changes have been made to ensure safety of staff and customers and to focus resources more effectively.
Two more patients have died at Leighton Hospital after contracting COVID-19, health chiefs have confirmed.
It brings the total to four people who have died from the virus.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Thirteen new rapid response rescue units could soon be introduced across Cheshire including one in Nantwich in an effort to cut the number of deaths on the county’s roads.
Chief Officers from Cheshire’s three emergency services have voiced their concerns at the rising number of people being killed on the county’s roads.
Forty-six people died in road traffic collisions in Cheshire in 2018, and this year so far 22 people have died – more than one a week.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has had zero deaths in accidental house fires in the last year 2018-19.
It’s the first time the service has achieved the milestone.
An American couple visited Nantwich to discover how their descendants had met their tragic deaths!
Russ Crockett and his wife Janet, from Utah, USA, visited the town’s museum to uncover the grisly past.
Drug users in Nantwich are being warned after three deaths in Cheshire East linked to the Ecstasy-like drug PMA. Cheshire East Council and Cheshire Police issued the alarm after the drug was linked to the deaths of two women and a man in their 30s.
Construction sites in South Cheshire are being put under the spotlight as part of an initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting sites in the borough where refurbishment or repair work is being carried out.
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