Nantwich Christmas shoppers warned amid purse thefts rise
Police are urging Christmas shoppers to be vigilant following purse thefts in Nantwich, Sandbach, Crewe and Northwich.
Police are urging Christmas shoppers to be vigilant following purse thefts in Nantwich, Sandbach, Crewe and Northwich.
Police are warning dog owners to be vigilant following a number of suspicious incidents in South Cheshire.
Numerous reports have been received in recent months about people attempted to steal dogs.
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.
Council leaders have issued a stark warning to residents after Cheshire East saw a four-fold increase in positive Covid-19 cases last week.
In the seven days to September 12, there were 100 confirmed cases in Cheshire East and 106 confirmed cases in Cheshire West.
The RSPCA is urging people to be cautious buying puppies after a spike in reports about sick dogs in Cheshire East.
The charity and Cheshire East Council have had 10 incidents reported since the beginning of the year.
Residents across Cheshire are being about buying pets online following a rise in related scams during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cheshire Police have received several reports of scammers using websites to advertise a pet and demand payment in advance.
Residents across South Cheshire are being urged to be vigilant following reports of fraudsters taking advantage of the current Coronavirus pandemic.
Heavy rain for last 24 hours has caused flooding chaos across South Cheshire with roads, homes and businesses hit.
Fire crews and police have been called out to dozens of incidents caused by flood waters across Nantwich and Crewe.
These aerial images show how flood waters have receded in Nantwich after last week’s torrential rains.
The River Weaver catchment area was under an official Flood Alert, with the Shrewbridge Lodge location in Nantwich subject to a more serious Flood Warning.
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).
By Jonathan White
Bungling workmen have placed kerbside warning signs the wrong way round on a busy Wistaston road.
Four verge marker posts were installed at Wistaston Hall Bridge on Church Lane as a warning to drivers.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors have warned that “county lines” drug dealing is beginning to have a serious effect on communities across Cheshire East.
County lines is the practice of urban drug dealers using children to sell drugs in rural areas, villages and smaller towns.
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