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10 people rescued in major Shropshire Union Canal incident

10 people rescued in major Shropshire Union Canal incident

Ten people had to be rescued during a major incident when a sinkhole opened up on the Shropshire Union Canal near Whitchurch over night.

Emergency services are the on scene on the Llangollen branch of the canal which runs down from Wrenbury into Whitchurch and out towards Wales.

December 22, 2025
Third man involved in horror crane collapse has died, police confirm

Third man involved in horror crane collapse has died, police confirm

A third man who was involved in the horrific crane collapse on a South Cheshire building site has died, police confirm.

David Webb, 43, was badly injured in the incident on a new build site in Dunwoody Way, Crewe on June 21.

August 2, 2017
Men killed in crane collapse tragedy in Crewe named by police

Men killed in crane collapse tragedy in Crewe named by police

Two men who died in the Crewe crane collapse incident earlier this week have been named.

David Newall, 36, from Bradford, and Rhys Barker, 18, from Castleford, were working at a building site in Dunwoody Way on Wednesday (June 21) when their crane collapsed.

June 23, 2017
Davenport Avenue in Nantwich closed after collapse

Davenport Avenue in Nantwich closed after collapse

A road in Nantwich has been closed to traffic after the carriageway collapsed.

Highways engineers were called out to Davenport Avenue earlier today (July 20).

July 20, 2014
Nantwich Lake collapse victim praises town First Responder

Nantwich Lake collapse victim praises town First Responder

A carer from Nantwich has praised the public and the town’s First Responder after he collapsed during a walk around Nantwich Lake. The man, who cares for his elderly mother, suffered a serious blackout on a footpath by the lake on Easter Sunday.

April 3, 2013