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Two South Cheshire men charged with threats to commit arson

Two men will appear before South Cheshire Magistrates to face charges they made threats to commit arson on social media.

The men, both from Crewe, were arrested yesterday (February 6).

February 7, 2016 —

70 more police officers for Cheshire under new budget plan

An extra 70 police officers will be recruited to Cheshire Police under new budget plans which will see a rise in council tax bills.

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has agreed a 3.2% increase in the police precept – equivalent to around 10p per week.

February 6, 2016 —

Police appeal after street attack in Nantwich leaves man in hospital

Detectives want witnesses to an attack which has left one victim in hospital with serious injuries.

Officers from Crewe Local Policing unit say the “serious assault” happened close to Nakatcha nightclub, on Welsh Row.

January 26, 2016 —

Police seek man over suitcase train theft in Nantwich area

Police want to quiz this man in connection with a theft on a train in the Nantwich area.

The incident which involved the theft of a passenger’s suitcase is believed to have happened on a Cardiff to Manchester Piccadilly between Shrewsbury and Crewe.

January 19, 2016 —

Arsonists torch Redsands former children’s home in Willaston

Fire crews battled for hours to tackle a blaze sparked by arsonists in the former Redsands children’s home in Willaston, Nantwich.

The fire started at around 3.30pm yesterday in the first floor of the empty building on Crewe Road close to the Peacock roundabout.

January 17, 2016 —

Police hunt sex attacker in Crewe

Police are hunting for a sex attacker who struck in Crewe.

The sexual assault happened in the Badger Avenue/Ford Lane area of the town.

January 16, 2016 —

More SID displays set for Nantwich to combat speeding

Police are hoping to step up their crackdown on speeding drivers with new SID units around Nantwich.

Only one mobile Speed Indicator Display (SID) unit is currently in operation in the town.

January 12, 2016 —

Pub and club door staff in Nantwich set to wear body cameras

All door staff at Nantwich pubs and clubs could soon wear body cameras to boost security and safety, it has emerged.

The plans were unveiled by police at a Nantwich Town Council meeting tonight (January 11).

January 11, 2016 —

More than 800 arrests by Cheshire Police in festive crackdown

More than 800 arrests were made by Cheshire Police during the force’s Blue Christmas campaign, figures show.

Of the 830 people arrested, 54 spent Christmas Day in custody and another 154 people started 2016 looking at the back of a custody cell door.

January 8, 2016 —

Woman, 50, charged with Nantwich and Crewe burglaries

A woman has been charged in connection with burglaries at homes of elderly people in Nantwich, Crewe and Alsager areas.

Tracey Skelton, 50, of Halton Drive, Crewe, has been charged with nine counts of burglary.

December 30, 2015 —

South Cheshire man jailed for 20 sex offences against boys

A South Cheshire man has been jailed for five years for a string of sexual offences while working as a volunteer at the Crewe Heritage Centre.

Rory Kenny, 52, pleaded guilty to 20 charges with his victims as young as 13.

December 23, 2015 —

Wulvern warns of bogus roofers targeting Nantwich residents

Housing tenants in Nantwich are being warned about bogus callers after an incident in the town.

Wulvern Housing Group says two men called on a resident in Nantwich posing as Wulvern employees.

December 23, 2015 —

Probe into alleged sexual assault on Mill Island dropped by police

Detectives have dropped a probe into an alleged sexual assault on Mill Island in Nantwich.

Cheshire Police has been conducting an investigation in relation to the allegations that the assault had been committed in the early hours on Sunday (December 20).

December 22, 2015 —