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A FUN challenge has been launched to encourage families to explore the countryside. A collection of photo trails gives parents the chance to look for clues with their children as they follow mapped routes across Winsford and Northwich. Vale Royal School Sport Partnership started running simple but entertaining walks in January and they have proved so popular, 13 different trails have now been developed. The photo trails take in all terrains including pavements, towpaths, bridleways and footpaths and range between one and four miles long. Explore the River Weaver on one of the phot...

Huge bridge beams over the M6 along a planned diversion route have been installed. Highways England is constructing a bridge over the M6 at junction 19 at Knutsford to improve traffic flow between the motorway and the A556 and reduce congestion around the junction roundabout. All the bridge beams for the M6 junction 19 project are now in place - ready to carry the bridge deck across the motorway Work to lift dozens of steel bridge beams into place over the motorway was completed on time early yesterday (Monday, February 1) with the M6 re-opening after two successive weekend closures. ...

New More Environmental Acceptable Technology Gets An Old Girl Back in the Water 117 Year Old Steam Tug Ready to Pull Her Weight Again UK – In a marriage of old and new technology water lubricated propeller shaft bearings were drafted in to replace faulty ones in one of the world's oldest tugboats, the 117-year-old, steam-driven Daniel Adamson. Canadian headquartered firm Thordon Bearings were asked to step in with its SXL bearings last year after competitor bearings failed. The 1903-built steamship, rescued from scrap merchants 15 years ago, was fully restored in 2016 at Birkenhead’s Ca...

Flooding at the Weaver Navigation in Winsford last week. Image: Matt Sayle A FLOOD warning for two Northwich villages has been removed this morning, January 29. The Environment Agency issued a red flood warning near the River Weaver at Acton Bridge and Weaverham on Thursday – warning that Sandy Lane and Warrington Road were again at risk. But the warning was removed this morning, as the Environment Agency says river levels have fallen below the risk threshold in the area. It had been issued due to rising river levels at Pickerings Cut, which peaked at 5.92m at 2am today, but water l...

Flooding in Winsford last week. Image: Matt Sayle WINSFORD has been put on alert for possible flooding again – one week on from Storm Christoph. The Environment Agency has issued an amber flood alert for the River Weaver catchment, including the Weaver Navigation through Winsford, due to rising river levels at Hayhurst Bridge in Northwich. It means flooding is possible in the area and residents should be prepared. An Environment Agency spokesman said: “Flooding of low lying land, roads and farmland is possible this afternoon, going into this evening. “We believe there is a pos...