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.
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.
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.
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.
A crash closed the A51 road at Doddington Lake near Nantwich earlier today (June 23).
Emergency services were at the scene of the accident which happened near Bridgemere at around 7.30am today.
Staff at Leighton Hospital have been recognised at a national awards ceremony aimed to share and celebrate excellent patient experience.
The Patient Experience Network (PEN) National Awards are the first patient experience awards in the UK.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich Young Farmers have handed over almost £6,000 to charity raised during its popular Panto.
The club’s ‘Puss in Boots’ production at Acton Parish Hall helped them collect £5,980 for two charities, Bloodwise and St Luke’s Hospice.
By Stephen Topping
A Nantwich man and chairman of countryside access group says a “culture change” is needed to slow drivers down on the area’s rural roads.
The Cheshire East countryside access forum wants to see an end to irresponsible driving on narrow country roads – particularly on unmarked roads which are set at the national speed limit.
Ham-fisted highways workers have filled in two potholes in Nantwich – along with most of the drainage covers next to them!
These pictures show how clumsy workers filled in the potholes at the side of a busy Nantwich road, and ended up covering most of the adjacent drainage lids.
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