Crews from Nantwich and Sandbach fire stations, plus another two teams from Crewe were called to the blaze at a farm on Broad Lane, Nantwich, at 9.41am today.
The fire was in a barn containing 30 tonnes of hay and also involved some large, derelict...
Comment on this storyA 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a shoulder injury after colliding with a car. The incident happened on Lorne Street, in Burslem, just after 2.55pm today. West Midlands Ambulance...
PARENTS are demanding answers after being told just days before the end of term their children's private school is to close because of...
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POSTAL workers have voted in favour of industrial action over proposals to transfer work from Stoke-on-Trent to Wolverhampton. Employee...
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