OVER the years I have driven past the Croes Howell many times, going to and from Wrexham, but for one reason or another I have never stopped to sample the cuisine on offer.
Police have asked for help to trace a missing Wrexham man. North Wales Police have concerns for Tyler Bailey, 22, who is 6ft tall, of medium build and short sandy-coloured hair.
High winds have caused disruption on the area’s railways. National Rail has reported that barriers at a level crossing between Wrexham and Chester were damaged overnight by winds, affecting services between Chester and Shrewsbury via Wrexham.
A singer from Cheshire made an impression with her vocal talents on TV contest. Sophie Rohan, 26, (pictured) left from Tarporley and singing partner Emily Bennett, 25, from London earned a place in the next stage of ITV show The Voice with their performance of The Flower Duet by Lakmé.
A car fire outside a property is thought to have been arson. Firefighters attended the blaze at Rivacre Road shortly after 8.15pm yesterday (Friday, January 12).
A rubbish fire near was started deliberately. Firefighters turned out to a 25 square metre blaze on River Lane, Saltney, shortly before 1.50pm.
There were problems on the roads around Chester as wintry conditions set in across Cheshire. A blanket of snow covered the region this morning, making it a busy day for North West Motorway officials and Cheshire Constabulary officers.
A woman persuaded her friends to help her steal items worth more than £2,000 from shops to pay a loan shark. Amanda Louisa Ellitts, Amy Louise Benton and Jodie Lee Ridgeway travelled from the West Midlands to steal from shops in Chester and Wrexham on November 6.
FIRE crews from Cheshire and Shropshire were called tackle a blaze in the cab of an articulated tanker carrying 37,000 litres of diesel. One crew from Chester and one from Whitchurch were called to the scene near Hampton Roundabout, close to Chomondeley Road, at around 7.40pm last night (Wednesday, November 15).
A pensioner was taken to hospital after an accident on the A56 Chester Road at Helsby at about 4.30pm. A North West Ambulance spokesman said a man in his late 60s was taken to Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool with what are thought to be serious injuries.
