The M6 motorway was closed southbound today between Junctions 17 and 16 in South Cheshire after a lorry hit and damaged a bridge.
The incident happened around 6am this morning and North West Motorway Police say the motorway could be shut for several hours.
Police are hunting yobs who threw concrete blocks and bricks off a bridge over the A500 near Cheerbrook roundabout in Willaston.
They want witnesses to come forward who may have seen the potentially deadly acts between January 2 and 4.
A South Cheshire security firm drew stars of stage and screen to a special cinema night at the town’s Lyceum Theatre.
Alpha Omega, based on Crewe Business Park, welcomed the director and leading cast members of the British-made independent film “Break” which has won much acclaim since its drive-through premiere during last autumn’s lockdown.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Conservative councillors have accused Cheshire East of “dumbing down” ambitions for Crewe after plans for a link road bridge near the railway station were shelved.
Members of the council’s corporate policy committee voted to revoke a previous Cabinet decision in 2019 on the Crewe Southern Link Road Bridge preferred route and to revoke the decision of Cabinet in March 2020 to consult on the draft Crewe Hub Area Action Plan.
The busy A530 Whitchurch Road near Nantwich is to be closed for up to eight days for major canal bridge repairs.
Drivers are being urged to avoid the route and follow diversions between July 31 and August 8.
A busy road in Nantwich has been closed after a vehicle hit a canal bridge.
Police say the canal bridge at the bottom of Welsh Row is currently closed after being hit by a vehicle.
The A530 major route between Nantwich and Middlewich has re-opened after a five-month closure to revamp a railway bridge.
The “Boulderstones” road bridge which spans the railway between Crewe and Chester, had to undergo a major £5.7 million of works to make it safer for road users above and rail passengers below.
The busy A530 between Nantwich and Middlewich will close for up to four months from Monday for major railway bridge works.
Motorists are being warned of long delays to their journeys with diversion routes taking many around Crewe and back out if they want to get to Leighton Hospital.
Drivers are being warned of potential long delays as major road closures and works on and near the A530 Middlewich Road coincide over the next few months.
And many fear it will cause chaos for people and emergency vehicles trying to get to Leighton Hospital.
Trees were felled, buildings damaged, and roads flooded across South Cheshire which was battered by Storm Ciara over the last 18 hours.
Big-hearted volunteers have stepped in where others fear to tread – by cleaning up two Nantwich grot-spots.
These hardy folk from Civic Society and Rotary Club teamed up to clean up the outside of an “eyesore” empty shop unit, formerly a pharmacy, on High Street.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council.
Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at a meeting this week, following consultation held over the summer.
Work on the £11 million scheme to replace Sydney Road Bridge in Crewe will continue until the end of June, highways chiefs say.
The later than planned opening is due to poor weather conditions experienced earlier in the year and delays with works carried out by utility companies to divert their services.
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