Firefighters are warning people across South Cheshire to be vigilant after a popular electronic children’s toy caused a fire.
Crews were called to reports of a kitchen fire in Smith Grove in Crewe and found the fire had been caused by a self-balancing electronic scooter – commonly known as hoverboards.
By Stephen Topping
Alarming new figures show Cheshire East’s youngsters are being admitted to hospital with mental health conditions almost twice as often as elsewhere in England.
Figures released by Public Health England show a rise in the number of 0 to 17-year-olds admitted to hospital for mental health issues from 2015-16 to 2016-17 across the borough – while admissions also increased in Cheshire West.
By Jonathan White
A large hole has appeared in the middle of Church Lane in Wistaston.
Police and highways engineers were called out at a collapsed section of the road, “probably caused by drainage”.
Suspected illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £12,000 have been found in raids in South Cheshire.
More than 50,000 cigarettes were uncovered during raids by Cheshire East Council trading standards officers on properties in Crewe and Macclesfield.
By Jonathan White
The heat is on for Nantwich Town players as they begin pre-season training this week in scorching temperatures.
Dave Cooke’s squad is shaping up nicely ahead of the 2018-19 season, with pre-season training kicking off last Saturday.
Cheshire home hunters struggling to get on to the property ladder are being offered a new scheme to buy a house in Nantwich.
Bovis Homes has teamed up with residential property provider heylo to run Home Reach at its Malbank Waters site off Queens Drive.
A Nantwich man has died after his Porsche Boxster careered off the A54 and crashed into a bridge over a canal.
Father-of-four Anthony Hawks, 50, (pictured) was declared dead at the scene by emergency services after the incident on the A54 Bosley Road in Congleton.
The family of a motorcyclist killed in an accident on the A530 Middlewich Road near Nantwich has paid tribute to him.
Anthony Rushton (pictured), 58, died after his motorbike collided with a car on the A530 close to the junction with Colleys Lane.
A concert which united choirs and bands at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has helped raise vital funds for the Mayor’s chosen charities.
Groups including Simply Allsorts and Simple Harmony Choirs, together with Singcopation, and a cappella group, reunited for the Encore Concert, with Cheshire Constabulary Brass Band and Drum Corps.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting patients, carers and members of the public to stand as a Governor in its upcoming Council of Governor Elections.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, has a Council of Governors made up of 29 individuals over four constituencies.
The spectacular Rhythm of the Dance show is to be staged for one night at Crewe Lyceum Theatre next month as part of the production’s UK tour.
The two-hour show is a dance and music celebration of Irish culture which was created in 1999 and inspired by the epic journey of the Irish Celts throughout history.
Competitors at the 39th World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston found it tough going today – with the winner charming out just 11 worms!
Dry weather and hard ground made it difficult for the hundreds of people taking part in the annual event in the grounds of Willaston Primary Academy on Derwent Close.
Nantwich teenager Madison Heath has been selected for the British Showjumping’s Team NAF Children European Championship Squad.
The 13-year-old will represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Championships in Fontainebleau, France.
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