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Commuters hit with 70-minute delays on M56 following crash
COMMUTERS are being hit with hour-plus delays on the M56 this afternoon. This is following a crash on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 12 and 14. Two lanes are currently closed, resulting in 6.5 miles of queuing traffic and 70 minute
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Video shows extent of damage caused by fire which saw main road shut by police
DRAMATIC photos have shown the damage caused by a car fire. Traffic was brought to a halt in Northwich on Tuesday (February 20) as police shut Chester Way and Venables Road. The closure was put into place after a car went up in flames near
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Police investigating as loud music played at park until early hours of the morning
LOUD music is being played into the early hours of the morning at a Northwich park. Davenham and Moulton Police are taking action amid reports of anti-social behaviour around Butchers Stile Playing Field. This includes music being played until
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Parking charges could increase twice in towns across the borough within months
THE introduction of new parking charges across Cheshire East in October could be followed by an increase in those fees as early as next January. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) sought clarification about a further hike in prices after
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Council leader under pressure as resident launches petition calling for his dismissal
A PETITION has been launched demanding the removal of a council leader from office. Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council, has come under pressure to quit amid concerns over finances, potholes, and housing. Deciding enough is enough
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Objections raised over glamping pods planning application
Opinions are fiercely divided over the prospect of new glamping pods being built in Cheshire, with concerns being raised over traffic and the presence of protected wildlife. An application to change the use of land at Moss Cottage, Patmos Lane,
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Call for community to help save record store after owner involved in crash
OWNERS of a record store and café are calling on the Winsford community to help save the high street shop. The Electric Church on Over Square had announced it was intending to close for good earlier this month. However, following a flood of
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Council tax set to rise to an average £2,217 for band D householder
BAND D householders in Cheshire East look set to pay an average £2,217.19 in council tax for the 2024/25 financial year. Cheshire East is expected to approve a 4.99 per cent hike in its share of the tax at its budget meeting on Tuesday (February
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Teen in court for smearing blood and spit on police cell windows after arrest
A TEEN smeared blood and spit on police cell windows. Brandon Gibbons has been sentenced after admitting to damaging a holding cell at the Middlewich Custody Suite. Defending, Sam Fixter explained the 19-year-old had been arrested by Cheshire
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Former pupils and colleagues pay tribute to school ‘legend’ Joan
FORMER pupils and colleagues have paid tribute to a 'legend' who worked at a school for nearly half a century. Joan Herdman died on February 4 aged 85 following a year-long battle with breast cancer. She had worked at Hebden Green School as
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Driver who was eight times the drug limit and found with cannabis is banned
A NORTHWICH man has been banned from the roads after being caught behind the wheel while more than eight times the drug limit. David Williams, of Griffiths Road, Lostock Gralam, was driving a BMW along the A533 in Northwich on August 7 last year
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Next match going to be crucial for Northwich Rugby Club 1st XV
HIGH-FLYING Wirral visited Moss Farm for the third encounter of the season with Northwich and went home with a 31-13 victory. Although honours had been shared in the two previous encounters, Blacks were all too aware of the task ahead. There
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Town's women to celebrate 'all that's great and good about womankind'
WOMEN in Winsford are coming together to celebrate ‘all that’s great and good about womankind’ this spring. The town’s International Women’s Day event, held at Winsford Lifestyles Centre on Saturday, March 16, has a ‘women of words’ theme, with
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‘Absolutely outrageous’ – Concerns for River Weaver after slurry flushed into drains
CONCERNS have been raised about slurry being dumped into the River Weaver. Campaign group Restore the Weaver has shared a video which appears to show farm workers washing thousands of litres of slurry into drains in Audlem. It is feared this