A flood warning has now been issued for Nantwich and the River Weaver at Shrewbridge Lodge.
The Environment Agency has upgraded its initial Flood Alert to the more serious Warning due to very high river levels of the Weaver through the town.
The Canal & River Trust has launched a new free 12-week health and fitness programme of weekly waterside walks for Cheshire residents aged over 55.
The “Active Waterways Cheshire” scheme aims to encourage less active people to increase their fitness levels and improve their health and wellbeing.
They have brought joy to many of us in Nantwich over the years.
But the latest Swan family to reside on the River Weaver has been even more of a welcome relief during the current pandemic lockdown.
The COVID-19 “lockdown” has felt like an eternity to some – but this poor guy in Nantwich is beyond help!
The pandemic restrictions have been a “bone” of contention for many, but it’s clearly kept some of us indoors a lot longer than others.
Flood warnings have been issued today for the River Weaver in the Nantwich area, after heavy rains from Storm Dennis.
Rain over the past 24-36 hours will leave the Weaver levels dangerously high, say the Environment Agency.
Nantwich residents have voiced fears over poisonous food being left out for birds along River Weaver, prompting a warning from the RSPCA.
It comes after one reader spotted pieces of mouldy bread which had been scattered along the path by the river bank off Davenport Avenue and Manor Road.
The public is being warned about high rivers and flooded roads and pavements as heavy rain is set to continue in South Cheshire over the next 24 hours.
An official Flood Warning – which states “immediate action is required” – is in place on River Weaver in Nantwich, as of 6.30pm tonight (June 12).
Nantwich Partnership is hoping to carry out improvements to two visitor attractions in the town.
It has submitted plans for more seating and a landscape feature area on Mill Island.
A man who fell 15ft from a bridge into the River Weaver in Nantwich was rescued by fire crews.
The man plunged into the cold waters shortly before 3am yesterday (March 24) off Welsh Row.
Seven footbridges over the River Weaver in Nantwich have been spruced up Cheshire East Council in a £98,000 project.
The scheme aimed to boost the network of walking routes for residents, visitors and shoppers in the town.
By Stephen Topping
From rescuing oxygen-starved fish in the River Weaver to a freshwater jellyfish in the Shropshire Union Canal – the Environment Agency has been pretty busy this summer.
Tucked away on an industrial estate in Winsford, the team is working around the clock to keep Cheshire’s waterways safe for wildlife.
By Jonathan White
Developers are installing a new footbridge over the River Weaver in Nantwich.
The new footbridge over the River Weaver near Beam Bridge is part of the new Kingsbourne housing estate.
Police divers have been searching the River Weaver in Nantwich today (May 7) amid reports of a missing person.
Police, fire crews and paramedics have been on the scene most of the afternoon at Riverside on the west side near Mill Island in Nantwich.
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