Police are dealing with a number of flooded road incidents after 24 hours of heavy rain hit the area.
Storm Claudia dumped several inches of rain across South Cheshire yesterday and in early hours of today.
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Motorists in Nantwich are being warned about a number of roadworks on busy routes in and around the town next week (Feb 21-25).
Peter Destapleigh Way/Elwood Way in Stapeley will be closed in evenings and through the night all week, and Millstone Lane will also be closed for around two weeks.
Highways bosses say a number factors caused the traffic chaos across Nantwich this week.
Thousands have been caught up in gridlock as a result of resurfacing work at the junction of Hospital Street, London Road and Millstone Lane, in Nantwich.
Key Nantwich roads are to be closed to allow for highway repairs and improvements, said Cheshire East Council.
Highways teams are targeting busy routes including Station Road, Prachitts Row, and Millstone Lane with work beginning this weekend, March 25 – just five days before the start of Nantwich Jazz Festival.
A Nantwich woman says she has had her car vandalised three times while parked on Millstone Lane.
Now she has warned other motorists to be wary after reporting the latest incident to police after her car’s paintwork was badly scratched.
Men from Nantwich and Wistaston were among 11 people arrested today as part of police drugs crackdown, Operation Impact.
Nine warrants were executed at addresses across South Cheshire – including Millstone Lane in Nantwich and Crewe Road in Wistaston.
A major road in and out of Nantwich will be closed for six days from May 11.
Scottish Power works mean London Road either side of the level crossing will be closed to all traffic from May 11 to 17.
Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones today apologised to Nantwich residents caught up in the traffic chaos gripping the town.
Cllr Jones and Nantwich South and Stapeley Cllr Peter Groves told Nantwichnews they were “sorry” after a flood of complaints about roadworks causing massive delays on Holly Holy Day.
Nantwich residents hit out after the town was left in gridlock by roadworks at a busy junction which are set to clash with one of the biggest public events in the town.
Thousands of motorists have been caught up in chaotic traffic scenes today (Friday January 23).
An 18-year-old woman from Nantwich has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing incident at a house. Officers were called to a property in Nantwich after another teenage woman was treated by medics for a number of stab wounds at Leighton Hospital.
Roads around Nantwich were gridlocked for much of yesterday as the town’s Jazz Festival swung into its third day. A crash on the M6 motorway in the morning led to a closure between junctions 17 and 18 and thousands of vehicles using surrounding routes.
Nantwich councillors are in talks with residents about plans for double yellow lines on two busy streets in the town. Discussions around two key routes – London Road and Millstone Lane – are underway to look at resolving parking and traffic problems.
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