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Nantwich pensioner, 77, jailed for historic sexual abuse

Nantwich pensioner, 77, jailed for historic sexual abuse

A pensioner from Nantwich who sexually abused a young boy in the 1970s has been jailed thanks to the bravery and courage of his victim.

Dennis Lumborg pled guilty to five counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child following his appearance at Chester Crown Court last Friday (March 3).

March 10, 2023
MP joins bid to have jail sentence of Joshua Spender’s killer reviewed

MP joins bid to have jail sentence of Joshua Spender’s killer reviewed

The MP for Crewe and Nantwich has written to the Attorney General calling for the jail sentence of Joshua Spender’s killer to be reviewed.

It comes as thousands have signed a petition calling for a longer jail term for William Bratton, who ploughed into Joshua on a crossing in Crewe and then sped away from the scene.

June 14, 2022
Anger over “joke” jail term for driver who left passenger to die in crash

Anger over “joke” jail term for driver who left passenger to die in crash

A jail term passed down to a motorist with 37 driving convictions who left his passenger to die following a crash in South Cheshire has been slammed.

Liam Foster (pictured) of Smallbrook Walk, Crewe, was sentenced to 42 months at Chester Crown Court.

February 7, 2022
Jail for South Cheshire man who stole 12 cars across region

Jail for South Cheshire man who stole 12 cars across region

A man who stole 12 cars across Cheshire and Greater Manchester has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Mariujus Gruzinskas, 29, of Claughton Avenue, Crewe was sentenced today (Tuesday 28 August) after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal motor vehicles at Chester Crown Court on March 17.

August 28, 2018
Timber firm boss welcomes jail sentence for Nantwich man who swindled business

Timber firm boss welcomes jail sentence for Nantwich man who swindled business

The chairman of a timber company has welcomed a jail sentence for a former director from Nantwich who swindled the firm out of thousands of pounds.

Nigel Bacon (pictured), 53, of Newbold Way, was sentenced to 32 months in prison at Caernarfon Crown Court after he admitted defrauding Clifford Jones Timber, the UK’s largest manufacturer of fence posts.

July 5, 2018
Drugs gang jailed after South Cheshire raids net £220,000 cocaine

Drugs gang jailed after South Cheshire raids net £220,000 cocaine

Police chiefs claim South Cheshire’s streets are now a safer place after a crime gang involved in supplying Class A drugs was jailed for nearly 35 years.

Nine men and one woman were all arrested following a series of dawn raids across South Cheshire, Manchester and Staffordshire in 2014.

September 21, 2016
Couple jailed for “sex tapes” blackmail of Cheshire man

Couple jailed for “sex tapes” blackmail of Cheshire man

A couple who blackmailed a Cheshire man over sex tapes and photographs have been jailed. Suzanne Norbury, 26, and her partner Shaun Dykes, 49,  (pictured) pleaded guilty to blackmail at an earlier hearing.

March 13, 2012
Nantwich man sentenced after drugs and cannabis farm found

Nantwich man sentenced after drugs and cannabis farm found

A Nantwich man who had a cocktail of drugs and cultivated a cannabis farm at his home, has been handed a nine-month suspended jail sentence. Police raided Christopher Dale′s apartment in Lambert Crescent following a tip off from a member of the public.

January 24, 2012
Groom pleads guilty to Peckforton Castle wedding blaze

Groom pleads guilty to Peckforton Castle wedding blaze

A groom was warned he faces jail for starting a fire at Peckforton Castle near Nantwich where his wedding reception was being held. Max Kay caused £6 million damage to the venue and sparked a mass evacuation of almost 200 guests and staff, including 11 children.

December 2, 2011