Storm Agnes has sent a tree toppling onto a railway line near Chester[1], blocking all lines and causing delays for commuters.
The incident happened between Greenbank and Chester railway station this evening, with Network Rail staff reported to be on s…
The family of a professional rugby player killed by a careless driver have paid tribute to “a kind, gentle soul with the biggest heart”. Liam Walsh, 23, died in a crash on Cronton Road in Widnes in 2021.
Glyn Davies, 59, pleaded guilty to causing death…
A company involvbed in waste, energy and water management has strongly denied claims it wants to exploit a planning loophole to set up a controversial waste facility in Widnes[1]. French firm Veolia has submitted a partially retrospective planning appl…
A coroner has raised concerns about the dangers of coupling and uncoupling trailers to tractor cabs after an HGV driver died in a rollaway incident in Widnes. Cheshire’s assistant coroner Charlotte Keighley has written to haulage and warehousing…
A HGV driver was trapped between two lorry trailers in a horror rollaway incident while he was working.
David Lyth, 45, became trapped between the two trailers in a rollaway incident while he was working at the 3D Trans Ltd yard in Widnes. He was emplo…
A coroner has called for action to be taken to prevent any more tragedies following the death of a man who was crushed between two trailers at a haulage firm in Widnes.
David Lyth, 45, became trapped between the two trailers in a rollaway incident that…
Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that the first of the Liverpool City Region’s new publicly owned battery powered trains will begin final testing on the network this week.
The fleet is now ready to enter final tests and driver training between Kirkby…
A man threatened to stab bus passengers as he demanded them to hand over their money.
Police[1] were made aware of the robbery, at around 11am on Tuesday, June 20, on a bus travelling between Runcorn[2] and Widnes. The three victims boarded the bus in …
Cheshire Police has secured a closure order following reports of drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.
The property, on Lugsdale Road, has caused an ‘18-month-long anguish’ for the community, and it has now been shut down by officers…
A ‘friendly’ and ‘outgoing’ HGV driver and Army[1] veteran was found dead in the back of his lorry in a Lincolnshire lay-by, an inquest heard. Dad Drew Howe, 26, from Stockport, was discovered in the trailer of the Scania vehicle on the A18[2] in Linco…
SME funding provider Reward Finance Group has restructured its client relationship operations across the North West, by promoting Paula Jones to head it up.
With Reward providing tailored business finance loans and asset based solutions to SMEs across …
Police have issued an update on an investigation after a man was reportedly stabbed in the eye.[1]
Armed officers and paramedics were called to reports of disturbance, at around 8.25am on Friday, March 31. At the scene, on Milton Road, Widnes, officers…
Mersey Road in West Bank, Widnes. (Google)
Police are investigating after windows were smashed on four different properties during a “deplorable” rampage in a Widnes street.
Cheshire Constabulary said officers were called to Mersey Road at around 8.55p…
A man emerged from a property “covered in blood” screaming he had been “stabbed in the eye” as armed police descended on a residential road in Widnes[1] this morning (March 31). Officers armed with rifles were seen behind the cordon and detectives were…