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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
Brine Leas headteacher calls for Network Rail apology over image of pupils

Brine Leas headteacher calls for Network Rail apology over image of pupils

A Nantwich school headteacher has demanded an apology from Network Rail for using an image of its pupils taken more than two years ago to highlight rail safety.

The image, which we have chosen not to publish but has been shared widely, shows two former Brine Leas pupils in school uniform posing on a section of rail tracks between Nantwich station and London Road level crossing.

September 10, 2020
Reaseheath College food centre achieves Grade AA standard

Reaseheath College food centre achieves Grade AA standard

Reaseheath College’s food centre in Nantwich has achieved the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.

The centre was awarded the Grade AA standard for the second year running after being audited by the British Retail Consortium Global Standard (BRCGS) Version 8.

December 29, 2019
Nantwich Food Festival organisers boost security ahead of 2019 event

Nantwich Food Festival organisers boost security ahead of 2019 event

Nantwich Food Festival organisers say they are stepping up safety and security for this year’s event.

Local company Alpha Omega has been brought in to provide 24-hour Festival security, including when the Festival organisers go home each evening.

August 17, 2019
New road safety cameras to be installed on Cheshire junctions, say police

New road safety cameras to be installed on Cheshire junctions, say police

New generation safety cameras are being installed at junctions in Cheshire to reduce the number and severity of collisions in the county.

The roadside cameras detect vehicles that go through red lights as well as those that break the speed limit at junctions.

February 1, 2019
Crewe Arms Hotel bosses fined £80,000 for fire safety breaches

Crewe Arms Hotel bosses fined £80,000 for fire safety breaches

The company which runs Crewe Arms Hotel has been fined £80,000 for breaching fire safety regulations.

Hospitality First Two Ltd, which runs the venue on Nantwich Road, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates Court to five breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

December 22, 2017
New road crossing boosts safety on Rope Lane in Willaston

New road crossing boosts safety on Rope Lane in Willaston

Road safety campaigners in Willaston are celebrating after a new crossing was installed on busy Rope Lane.

Local councillors in Willaston and Rope have been fighting for the crossing for years.

November 5, 2016
Fire crews in Nantwich to stage free winter car checks

Fire crews in Nantwich to stage free winter car checks

Firefighters will be rolling into Nantwich to offer drivers free car checks before the winter sets in.

Along with partner agencies, fire crews will be carrying out free safety checks as part of their continuing campaign for safer roads in Cheshire.

October 6, 2014
Crewe Tyre & Exhaust offers drivers free safety checks

Crewe Tyre & Exhaust offers drivers free safety checks

Drivers in Crewe and Nantwich are being offered free tyre safety checks before winter sets in.

Crewe Tyre & Exhaust staff has launched the initiative as part of National Tyre Safety Month.

September 25, 2014
Nantwich cycleway through Reaseheath to close amid safety fears

Nantwich cycleway through Reaseheath to close amid safety fears

A cycleway through grounds of a Nantwich college is to be closed – because of safety fears for students. Reaseheath College has been told it needs to shut the route, a link to the national Sustrans cycleway,  because of “increasingly stringent” regulations.

May 20, 2013