Schools, GPS and businesses in Sandbach have all been impacted today by the global Microsoft outage.

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College in Middlewich Road say they are experiencing issues with their phone lines and emails due to the ongoing issue.

They say if parents and students and anyone else needs to contact the school urgently today they can ring a mobile line - 07876 872880.

St Luke's Hospice, which has Winterley Grange in Winterley, says they are unable to access emails.

A spokesperson said: " We are currently being affected by a Microsoft outage and cannot access emails. If you need to make a donation or speak to a member of the Hospice team, please ring: 01606 551 246."

Patients in Sandbach are also being warned there will be delays in receiving replies from Ashfields Primary Care Centre due to the Microsoft outage today (Friday).

The Middlewich Road practice warned on Social Media: "Due to the global outage of Outlook, there may be some delays in responses to patient queries through email. We apologise for any issues this may cause."

Cheshire Pet Vets with clinics in Vicarage Lane, Elworth and Wheelock Heath Business Court in Winterley said: "Like many businesses across the world, we are unable to access emails currently.

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"Please ring us on 01270 765555 if you need any help from us today. Hopefully it will be back up and running soon."

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