Up to six weeks of road closures looming for busy town centre roads
UP to six weeks of evening road closures are scheduled to come into force at the end of August on two sections of busy town centre roads for carriageway resurfacing.
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Road closed following three-vehicle collision on Sankey Way
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Care home that required improvement now rated good by inspectors
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