Middlewich

Delays of 30 minutes following crash on M6 motorway

Two lanes of the M6 Northbound have been closed following a crash.
The closure is in place between J18 (Middlewich/Holmes Chapel) and J19 (Knutsford).
This has led to “severe” and “increasing” delays and queuing traffic, the AA’s website states.
Accord…

Owner-driver Branden Jinks still uses a 21-year-old ECX

It’s not just his passion for ERF lorries that has seen owner driver Branden Jinks put a 21-year-old ECX on the road, it’s his desire to not be saddled with debt. But do the sums stack up, and what are the pros and cons of running a much older truck?
B…

Overhaul to HS2 rail project will impact local road networks

The council said it has successfully secured ‘positive assurances’ from bosses behind the controversial high speed rail scheme in relation to the planned section between Crewe and Manchester, part of which are set to run through the borough.
Proposed a…

Dangerous driver jailed after police chase on M6 in Cheshire

Thurlus Smith was locked up earlier this week for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle drugs[1] worth hundreds of thousands of pounds into HM Prison Risley.
But the 34-year-old was also sentenced at the same hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday fo…

Biker taken to Royal Stoke in air ambulance after crash with van

A biker was taken to hospital by air ambulance following a collision with a van. Emergency services were called out to reports of a crash on Middlewich’s Holmes Chapel Road – outside the Shell petrol station.
Cheshire Police[1] say they found a Ford Tr…

Long queues on M6 after lorry and van smash – latest updates

Accident ‘was in lane four’
We now have an update from traffic monitoring service Inrix on this incident. At 5:26pm, it posted: “Long delays, one lane closed and queueing traffic for six miles due to recovery work and accident, three cars involved on M…