Snow wipes out Crewe Regional Sunday fixtures
Snow across South Cheshire forced all Crewe Regional Sunday league football fixtures to be postponed today.
League officials will now have to re-arrange all games over the next few weeks.
Snow across South Cheshire forced all Crewe Regional Sunday league football fixtures to be postponed today.
League officials will now have to re-arrange all games over the next few weeks.
Thousands of South Cheshire residents woke up to a blanket of snow today as the first chill of Winter hit the region.
Although not as hard hit as other areas of England, the area has experienced sub zero temperatures for several days.
The headteacher of Brine Leas School in Nantwich says he had to close the school today as not enough staff were able to make it in.
Early morning snow across South Cheshire has caused traffic problems in the area with many roads gridlocked.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s Senior Academy battled snow and rivals Whitchurch to land a fine victory.
Crewe were out of the blocks quickly against a big, strong opposition who had definitely come to play.
It’s been an interesting few days’ of weather in Cheshire – even by UK standards.
Destructive winds and rain of Storm Arwen on Friday and Saturday, followed by heavy snowfall on Sunday.
Storm Christoph threw plenty at South Cheshire over the past 24 hours as the area woke to flooding and road closures.
Heavy rain turned to heavy snow last night, leaving much of the region under a blanket of the white stuff when residents woke today.
Cheshire Police teams have today warned residents to adhere to Tier 4 restrictions after officers were forced to embark on a 3-hour rescue of families stuck in snow in the county.
Weather forecasters say more snow showers could hit South Cheshire over the next few days.
Local photographers like Jonathan White have been sending in these beautiful winter images, capturing the snow at various locations.
A Flood Alert has been issued for the river Weaver catchment area in Nantwich, Crewe, Winsford and Northwich areas.
Heavy rain from Storm Bella after previous rain over the past week has left levels very high in Nantwich, flooding footpaths close by.
Families are being warned of disruption caused by heavy snow forecast to hit South Cheshire tomorrow.
An Amber warning has been issued by the Met Office for heavy snow between 4am and 6pm throughout Sunday, which could leave up to 20 centimetres in low lying areas.
By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town beat the snow and ice – but couldn’t beat FC United of Manchester despite an excellent performance.
The Dabbers lost 2-1 after an injury time goal from Craig Linfield pinched all three points for FC United.
Drivers in Nantwich are being urged to stay off the roads unless journeys are essential as snow grips the region again. Several centimetres fell across Cheshire overnight and continued this morning. Forecasters say it will return later today and tomorrow (March 23).
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