Post Tagged with: "road"

READER’S LETTER: Mystery of the missing ‘Welcome to Crewe’ sign solved

READER’S LETTER: Mystery of the missing ‘Welcome to Crewe’ sign solved

Dear Editor,
Action by ‘Putting Crewe First’ has ensured that a missing ‘Welcome to Crewe’ sign will be replaced in a few weeks.

The ‘Welcome to Crewe’ road sign on Nantwich Road went missing in February.

November 4, 2022
Burning telegraph pole in Shavington causes road closure

Burning telegraph pole in Shavington causes road closure

A faulty telegraph pole sparked a blaze in Shavington which caused police to close a busy road.

The incident happened on Newcastle Road in Shavington with motorists cruising past the blaze seemingly unaware.

September 26, 2022
Nantwich residents warned of delays amid repair works

Nantwich residents warned of delays amid repair works

Nantwich residents are being warned about delays and disruption in the town amid a host of road schemes and utility repair works over next few weeks.

Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council say they are taking steps to “minimise the impact on local events” such as Nantwich Food Festival.

August 19, 2022
READER’S LETTER: CEC should follow Cornwall on highways

READER’S LETTER: CEC should follow Cornwall on highways

Dear Editor,
We are in Cornwall at the moment returning home tomorrow, have yet to see a pothole, in fact we are having withdrawal symptoms due to not having too continually meander to miss holes in the road.

CEC please contact Cornwall Council for advice on road maintenance and management.

June 10, 2022
Inaugural Nantwich 10K road race proves a winner

Inaugural Nantwich 10K road race proves a winner

By Jonathan White
The inaugural Nantwich 10k Road Race was a massive hit with organisers and participants.

The race took 250 participants on a 10 kilometre (6.2 miles) loop on closed roads, starting on Waterlode opposite Nantwich Town Football Club.

March 22, 2022
READER’S LETTER: 20’s Plenty for Cheshire East

READER’S LETTER: 20’s Plenty for Cheshire East

Anybody who has tried to cross a road in a town or village will have been faced with drivers that don’t ‘let’ you cross the road.

They speed away giving little acknowledgement to those trying to cross the road in particular the old and vulnerable.

October 18, 2021
Drivers warned as CEC steps up road repairs programme

Drivers warned as CEC steps up road repairs programme

Motorists in Crewe and Nantwich are being warned of some disruption as Cheshire East Council steps up its road repairs programme in next few weeks.

With major gas pipe works on Welsh Row, bridge repairs on A530 Whitchurch Road, and fibre broadband works across the town, it could be a summer of delays and diversions.

August 2, 2021
Cheshire residents urged to have say on “Decarbonisation” plans

Cheshire residents urged to have say on “Decarbonisation” plans

A “Decarbonisation Strategy” for Cheshire and the North of England is going out to public consultation today (June 7)

Residents in Cheshire are being urged to have their say on ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions from surface transport.

June 7, 2021
Nantwich town centre road closed after car crashes into shop

Nantwich town centre road closed after car crashes into shop

A town centre road in Nantwich is closed today after a vehicle crashed into a shop before driving off, leaving the building unsafe.

These images show the accident happened on the corner of Swine Market and High Street.

March 11, 2021
Man seriously injured after car crashes into tree at Chorley near Nantwich

Man seriously injured after car crashes into tree at Chorley near Nantwich

A man was airlifted to hospital after his car ploughed into a tree on a country road at Chorley, near Nantwich.

The incident happened on Nantwich Road near Wrenbury. Police, air ambulance and fire crews attended the scene.

January 8, 2021
READER’S LETTER: No real improvement over Wistaston road safety concerns

READER’S LETTER: No real improvement over Wistaston road safety concerns

Dear Editor,
Last August, I wrote a letter (Wistaston resident fearful of perilous path) to Nantwich News raising my concerns for the safety of walkers on the busy Wistaston Green Road in Wistaston, due to its degraded road surface and the obstructions and narrowing of the path adjacent to the Bellway ‘Kingfisher Reach’ housing development construction site.

January 7, 2021
Police warning as road deaths double in Cheshire

Police warning as road deaths double in Cheshire

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.

October 15, 2020
Readers’ Letters: Fears over damaged section of road in Wistaston

Readers’ Letters: Fears over damaged section of road in Wistaston

Dear editor
After long delays, traffic lights have finally been installed and activated at the A530 (Middlewich Road)/Wistaston Green Road junction, along with the resurfacing of a short section of Wistaston Green Road, in Wistaston.

August 16, 2019