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Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach to J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound from J17, A534 (Sandbach) to J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of emergency repairs. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound from J18, A54 (Middlewich) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of a car that's broken down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Police investigate possible armed robbery link
An armed robbery at an off-licence near Crewe last night could be linked to three others in recent weeks.
Cheshire Police said three masked men armed with baseball bats had targeted Bargain Booze, in Kings Drive, Wistaston, getting away with cash, cigarettes and alcohol.
A shop worker who was in the store room at the time wasn't hurt, but is said to be shaken.
Thieves steal £6,000 from pay and display machines
Thieves stole £6,000 from pay and display ticket machines in Crewe and Nantwich during December and January.
Cheshire Police said 13 car parks had been targeted, including Lyceum Square and Railway Street in Crewe.
The repairs are likely to cost about £10,000.
Severe disruption: M6 Staffordshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire northbound severe disruption, between J15 for A500 D Road and J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound between J15, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
A man dies after being hit by an unmarked police car whilst crossing a road in Warrington.
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The 16-year-old boys were taken to hospital after a disturbance near a college in Widnes, Cheshire.
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Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed and it's slow on M6 southbound from J18, A54 (Middlewich) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of a vehicle on fire.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
'Police incident' blocking rail lines
BBC News Travel
A police incident is blocking rail lines between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.
Trains are subject to delay and cancellation until about 14:00 said National Rail Enquiries.
Buses have been requested to run between Crewe and Liverpool South parkway.
Michael Luckett started seeing the woman despite being warned not to by his bosses, police say.
Read moreSevere accident: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe accident, from J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent to J15 for A500 D Road.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed and queues on M6 southbound from J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) to J15, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire northbound severe disruption, between J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach and J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound between J17, A534 (Sandbach) and J18, A54 (Middlewich), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe accident, between J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent and J15 for A500 D Road.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed and it's very slow on M6 southbound between J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) and J15, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of an accident involving a van earlier on and emergency repairs.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Staffordshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire northbound severe accident, from J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound from J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Cheshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire northbound severe accident, from J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound from J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) in Staffordshire to J17, A534 (Sandbach) in Cheshire, because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Staffordshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire northbound severe accident, between J15 for A500 D Road and J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound between J15, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach to J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - Two lanes closed on M6 southbound from J17, A534 (Sandbach) to J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a vehicle on fire.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Crewe Alexandra climb to second in League Two after coming from behind to win at mid-table Walsall.
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, at M6.
M6 Cheshire - M6 entry slip road partially blocked southbound at M6, Sandbach Services, because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, between J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach and J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J17, A534 (Sandbach) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
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Rugby League World Cup-winning coach Tim Sheens on going back to the future as boss of part-time Championship club Widnes.
Read moreEx-MP looks to win council seat
BBC Radio Stoke
The former Crewe and Nantwich MP Laura Smith is hoping to become a Cheshire East borough councillor.
She has been confirmed as Labour's candidate for the Crewe South ward by-election next month.
The former teacher lost her parliamentary seat in the December general election after two years as MP.
Prospective candidates had until 16:00 today to register their nomination. The full list of candidates will appear on the Cheshire East Council website.
Crewe Alexandra sign Middlesbrough's England Under-19 forward Stephen Walker on loan for the rest of the season.
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Two teenagers tried to steal milk from the float before attacking the driver with a knife.
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, between J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach and J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J17, A534 (Sandbach) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of emergency repairs. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe accident: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe accident, from J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach to J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed and it's heavy on M6 southbound from J17, A534 (Sandbach) to J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of an accident.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
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Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound from J18, A54 (Middlewich) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of a car that's broken down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
More than 120 jobs are at risk at the site in Warrington.
Read moreWoman seriously injured in motorway crash
A woman in her 30s suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a car and lorry on the M6 in Cheshire yesterday evening.
It happened on the southbound carriageway between Middlewich and Sandbach and emergency services had to cut the roof off the woman's car to free her.
Severe accident: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe accident, from J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound from J18, A54 (Middlewich) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Andy Jones raised money to buy Bobby a new bike after reading about his stolen "dream present".
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, between J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent and Keele Services.
M6 Staffordshire - Temporary closure and stationary on M6 southbound between J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) and Keele Services, because of emergency repairs.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, between J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich and J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J18, A54 (Middlewich) and J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
8% of urgent ambulance calls in the North West take more than an hour
A BBC investigation has found that thousands of patients who've had strokes, heart attacks and fits are being made to wait over an hour for an ambulance.
Across the North West, 84,548 out of 1,044,119 calls led to waits of more than an hour. That's a higher proportion than in many other English regions that responded to a request for their data. Only the East Midlands and South West were higher.
BBC News obtained the data under the Freedom of Information Act covering the period from the start of 2018 to September 2019.
The North West Ambulance Service has been invited to respond.
Charlie Kirk makes the most of a goalkeeping calamity to help Crewe beat Leyton Orient to move them back into the top three.
Read moreTrying to escape from police, Stephen Beaumont also tries to perform a U-turn into traffic
Change to council decision-making process delayed
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Cheshire East Council is going to wait another 12 months before scrapping its cabinet and replacing it with a number of decision-making committees.
The idea was a manifesto promise from the Independent Group before it entered a coalition with Labour after last year's local elections. Councillors had voted to introduce the change in May.
Councillor Brendan Murphy, leader of the Real Independent Group, said he understood there would be some disappointment, but more work needed to be done to ensure " a robust process is fully in place".
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Read moreSignal fault delaying rail services
BBC News Travel
A signal fault has blocked rail lines between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent.
Delays are expected until 10:00, said Network Rail.
Severe disruption: M6 Staffordshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire southbound severe disruption, at J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Staffordshire - M6 lane closed on entry slip road and it's heavy southbound at J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a vehicle on fire.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, between J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach and J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Cheshire - One lane closed on M6 southbound between J17, A534 (Sandbach) and J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a car that's broken down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Staffordshire northbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Staffordshire northbound severe disruption, from J15 for A500 D Road to J16 for A500 Stoke-On-Trent.
M6 Staffordshire - One lane closed on M6 northbound from J15, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent) to J16, A500 (Stoke-On-Trent), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Crewe Alexandra slip out of the automatic promotion places in League Two after they are held to a draw at Scunthorpe.
Read moreSevere disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, from J18 for A54 Middlewich Road Middlewich to J17 for A534 Old Mill Road Sandbach.
M6 Cheshire - Lane closed on M6 southbound from J18, A54 (Middlewich) to J17, A534 (Sandbach), because of a break down. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Severe disruption: M6 Cheshire southbound
BBC News Travel
M6 Cheshire southbound severe disruption, at M6.
M6 Cheshire - M6 lane closed on entry slip road southbound at M6, Sandbach Services, because of a break down.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time