News in Sandbach

A local mum has thanked lorry drivers and other motorists who shared refreshments while they spent hours in their vehicles in sweltering heat after a HGV collided with a railway bridge on the M6 near Sandbach.

Samantha Moore was on her way to Middlewich on the M6 yesterday when she got caught up in the long queues on the road after a HGV collided with a railway bridge.

Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage and have launched an investigation following a fatal collision on the M6 near Sandbach today.

Officers were called to reports of a serious collision on the northbound carriageway just after 8 am today and found a blue and white HGV had collided with a railway bridge.

A Girlguiding and brownie leader from Elworth who has given more than a quarter of a century to the youth organisation has received a special award for her outstanding work.

Claire Worth was presented with the Laurel Award, which celebrates exceptional service and is the second highest honour in the organisation, by the Deputy Chief Commissioner for Girlguiding North West, Kathryn Qattan.

Sandbach Town Police are holding a series of beat surgeries at the Waite & Rose Café in Waitrose.

The first is tomorrow (Wednesday) between 5pm - 6pm when anyone can pop along and speak to local police officers.

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Police are urging motorists to find alternative routes today after a collision on the M6 closed the northbound carriageway of the M6.

Shortly after 8am today police were called to reports of a collision on the M6 on the northbound carriageway near to Sandbach involving a HGV.

Sandbach Mayor Councillor Geraint Price Jones and his wife Mrs Christina Price Jones attended a special thank you evening for key workers.

The event, held at the Masonic Hall in Sandbach, was organised by the Freemasonry Cheshire Lodges and included NHS staff.

Car parking income in Cheshire East was down by more than £3m last year compared to the previous year because of the pandemic.

Cheshire East suspended parking charges between March 27 and June 15 last year because of Covid-19.

Car parking income in Cheshire East was down by more than £3m last year compared to the previous year because of the pandemic.

Cheshire East suspended parking charges between March 27 and June 15 last year because of Covid-19.

Have you every wanted to be a firefighter? Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service has opened applications for a 36 month apprenticeship.

Applicants will spend time learning about the work of our various departments, including Prevention and Protection as well as experiencing the operational work carried out by our firefighting crews.