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Creamfields 2023: All the roads which will be closed or have …

Creamfields is set to take over the Cheshire countryside this weekend as the festival returns to the north.
While many will be getting the train in, some people may opt to travel by car after the rail union announced strike action for August 26. This w…

Neighbours trapped in their homes as traffic floods country lane

Residents on a country lane are “living in fear” due to the “dangerous” increase in traffic following the closure of a major road.
The Daresbury Express, the main route between Warrington[1] and Runcorn[2], has been temporarily closed due to ongoing wo…

Stoke-on-Trent man drove wrong way down motorway and led …

A Stoke-on-Trent man who drove the wrong way down a motorway “risked killing people”, a court has heard. Thomas Mayer, of Minster Street, in Burslem, was spotted driving a Honda Civic near the Knowsley Expressway, in Merseyside, on New Year’s Day.
Duri…

Newborn baby in serious condition after Ferrari crash

Police have provided an update after a newborn baby was injured in a crash.
The three week old baby boy was hurt while travelling as a passenger in a dark grey Ford Fiesta which crashed with a Ferrari.[1] The incident happened at around 5pm on Friday, …

‘Heartbreak’ as man dies on M56 after car leaves motorway

People are “heartbroken” after a man died on the M56 after his car left the carriageway.
Police received a number of 999 calls at around 12.10pm on Sunday, July 30, reporting a car had left the M56 carriageway near to junction 14 at Helsby. Police[1] a…

Major Runcorn road shuts for several hours as two trucks crash

A busy Runcorn[1] road was shut off after two lorries crashed. Emergency services were called out to the A558 Daresbury Expressway to reports of a collision yesterday afternoon.
And with a ‘large quantity of oil’ on the carriageway part of the route wa…

A553 closed after reports of crash involving lorry – updates

The A533 is currently closed in both directions in Dutton after a crash involving a lorry.
The lorry has apparently shed its load following a collision on the A533 at around 2.20pm today (Friday). Police say there are no reports of any injuries.
They h…