Cheshire East Council

Reports

• Series of large potholes in lanes 1 and 2 of M56 eastbound just before J7 traffic joins

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. 19:06, Friday

• Litter around junctionS

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. 17:54, Friday

• Potholes

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QQ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:09, Tuesday, last updated 10:15, Friday

• Large pothole in lane 1 westbound

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:20, Wednesday, last updated 09:17, Friday

• The road surface is not good at both side of the road

  M56, Little Bollington, Little Bollington with Agden, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QZ, United Kingdom. 07:59, Friday

• Problem westbound approaching junction 7 M56

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3PX, United Kingdom. 22:48, Thursday

• Potholes are horrendous here. Bad one on inside lane just after slip road travelling west

  M56, Little Bollington, Little Bollington with Agden, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QY, United Kingdom. 21:34, Thursday

• Pothole around M56 Junction 8-9 westbound Lymm exit

  M56, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. 18:07, Thursday

• Terrible amount of litter

  M56, Sworton Heath, Little Bollington with Agden, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6UF, United Kingdom. Closed 08:02, 6 Feb 2026, last updated 11:09, Thursday

• Dangerous road surface

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. 16:09, Wednesday

• Fence damage

  A556, Hoo Green, Millington and Rostherne, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6LD, United Kingdom. 14:53, Wednesday

• Sign has Arabic text which distracts drivers

  M6, Bexton, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0TW, United Kingdom. Closed 09:56, 31 Jan 2026, last updated 12:41, Tuesday

• Pothole

  M6, Bradwall, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 08:40, Sunday, last updated 10:34, Tuesday

• Multiple potholes

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 14:42, Sunday, last updated 09:41, Tuesday

• Road Breaking up - Dangerous

  M56, Little Bollington, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QZ, United Kingdom. Closed 13:25, 6 Feb 2026, last updated 07:22, Tuesday

• Roundabout chevron sign broken

  Yarwoodheath Roundabout, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 07:22, 3 Feb 2026, last updated 15:24, Monday

• Pothole

  Bowdon Interchange, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 20:11, Sunday, last updated 10:12, Monday

• Multiple pot holes following smart motorway works last year. Where lanes was reduced to allow works to take place. This has caused the middle lane to become unusable due to number of pots holes and people are using the outside and inside lanes instead effectively reducing a motorway to a duel carrage way.

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3PX, United Kingdom. Closed 09:22, 7 Feb 2026, last updated 10:09, Monday

• Large potholes

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 13:05, 7 Feb 2026, last updated 10:07, Monday

• Pot holes all the way down the middle lane

  A556, Hoo Green, Millington and Rostherne, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6LD, United Kingdom. 08:59, Sunday

• Fence collapsed

  M6, Brereton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. 08:39, Sunday

• Tyre side of road

  M56, Ashley, Ringway, Manchester, Cheshire East, Greater Manchester, England, WA15 0QY, United Kingdom. Closed 21:24, 28 Jan 2026, last updated 08:08, 6 Feb 2026

• Multiple Potholes

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 09:33, 31 Jan 2026, last updated 14:35, 5 Feb 2026

• Dangerous road surface

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:08, 28 Jan 2026, last updated 14:23, 5 Feb 2026

• Deep pothole

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Closed 19:19, 30 Jan 2026, last updated 14:16, 5 Feb 2026

• Large deep pot holes

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:59, 3 Feb 2026, last updated 14:11, 5 Feb 2026

• Numerous potholes in both lane 1 and 2

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 00:56, 3 Feb 2026, last updated 14:10, 5 Feb 2026

• M56 East J9 Gantry sign stuck

  M56, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA4 4RF, United Kingdom. 14:14, 3 Feb 2026

• M62 just before jct 10

  M6, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. Closed 15:25, 25 Jan 2026, last updated 14:16, 2 Feb 2026

• Two huge potholes on M56 after Jct 7 Westbound middle lane

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 16:42, 22 Jan 2026, last updated 13:19, 2 Feb 2026

• The sign lights on entry slip roads m6 jct 16

  Congleton Road, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 00:45, 2 Feb 2026, last updated 13:06, 2 Feb 2026

• Potholes after Jct 7, M56 Eastbound

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:26, 31 Jan 2026, last updated 12:24, 2 Feb 2026

• Two large potholes

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:35, 20 Jan 2026, last updated 07:25, 2 Feb 2026

• Potholes

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 00:38, 21 Jan 2026, last updated 07:23, 2 Feb 2026

• A very large pothole in the middle lane.

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3PX, United Kingdom. Closed 20:45, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 15:05, 30 Jan 2026

• M56 Westboud

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Fixed 10:53, 21 Jan 2026, last updated 14:49, 30 Jan 2026

• Multiple Potholes

  M6, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Lymm, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. Fixed 13:09, 25 Jan 2026, last updated 14:34, 30 Jan 2026

• Worn sign

  M56, Sworton Heath, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6UF, United Kingdom. Closed 23:17, 25 Jan 2026, last updated 15:02, 26 Jan 2026

• Potholes and Road Breaking Up

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 13:16, 25 Jan 2026, last updated 14:55, 26 Jan 2026

• Pothole - Burst my tyre!

  M6, Bradwall, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 12:18, 25 Jan 2026, last updated 14:51, 26 Jan 2026

• Series of potholes

  M56, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SG, United Kingdom. Closed 20:04, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 14:31, 26 Jan 2026

• Damaged fence

  M6, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 15:27, 22 Jan 2026, last updated 12:38, 23 Jan 2026

• M56 J5 - J9 gullies

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QF, United Kingdom. Closed 12:13, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 10:48, 20 Jan 2026

• Potholes on M56 Westbound after Jct 7

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 17:11, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 10:47, 20 Jan 2026

• Banners

  Bowdon Roundabout, Little Bollington, Little Bollington with Agden, Cheshire East, England, WA14 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 07:55, 14 Jan 2026, last updated 10:33, 20 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  M6, Bexton, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 9RN, United Kingdom. Closed 20:15, 12 Jan 2026, last updated 14:06, 19 Jan 2026

• Several potholes between Jct 6 and 7 on M56 Westbound

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QQ, United Kingdom. Closed 17:08, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 11:07, 19 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  M56, Little Bollington, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QZ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:37, 8 Jan 2026, last updated 14:19, 13 Jan 2026

• Deep potholes in Lane 2 Westbound

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 14:25, 8 Jan 2026, last updated 14:16, 13 Jan 2026

• Pothole on middle lane near on ramp to M56 7

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:23, 8 Jan 2026, last updated 14:13, 13 Jan 2026

• M56 westbound before Jct7. The carriageway way in lane 2

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QQ, United Kingdom. Closed 21:52, 9 Jan 2026, last updated 14:09, 13 Jan 2026

• Pothole in carriageway heading towards Bowdon

  A556, Hoo Green, Mere, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6LD, United Kingdom. Closed 06:19, 12 Jan 2026, last updated 10:04, 13 Jan 2026

• Multiple small potholes in Lane 2

  M6, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 00:41, 1 Jan 2026, last updated 11:19, 7 Jan 2026

• Pot hole after Knutsford Services

  M6, Bexton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, England, WA16 9RN, United Kingdom. Closed 11:01, 20 Dec 2025, last updated 14:02, 29 Dec 2025

• Fence Damagedd

  M6, Mere, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0QU, United Kingdom. Closed 10:30, 18 Dec 2025, last updated 13:36, 29 Dec 2025

• Failed bridge joint and membrane causing repeat potholes

  M6, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 2TL, United Kingdom. Closed 10:36, 17 Dec 2025, last updated 16:08, 23 Dec 2025

• A Number of Lights are out

  Bowdon Interchange, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:27, 18 Dec 2025, last updated 12:25, 22 Dec 2025

• Deop at Bridge Joinings

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Closed 15:31, 18 Dec 2025, last updated 09:25, 22 Dec 2025

• Car crash

  M6, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 19:48, 15 Dec 2025, last updated 14:25, 16 Dec 2025

• Litter

  M56, Sworton Heath, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6UF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:06, 11 Dec 2025, last updated 11:41, 15 Dec 2025

• Litter all over the place

  M6, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Lymm, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:08, 11 Dec 2025, last updated 11:39, 15 Dec 2025

• Uneven Surface

  RoadChef Sandbach Services, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 11:09, 9 Dec 2025, last updated 11:33, 11 Dec 2025

• Very large, deep pot hole

  Congleton Road, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 4SR, United Kingdom. Closed 21:38, 6 Dec 2025, last updated 09:40, 8 Dec 2025

• Pothole on left wheel track of lane 1

  M6, Betchton, Hassall Green, Cheshire East, England, CW11 4YB, United Kingdom. Closed 13:08, 1 Dec 2025, last updated 08:43, 3 Dec 2025

• Multiple Potholes

  M6, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Lymm, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. Closed 08:01, 25 Nov 2025, last updated 09:26, 26 Nov 2025

• M56 J5 - J9 debris

  M56, Thornsgreen, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA15 0QT, United Kingdom. Closed 13:06, 21 Nov 2025, last updated 10:52, 24 Nov 2025

• Raised hump

  RoadChef Sandbach Services, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 10:39, 11 Nov 2025, last updated 10:44, 12 Nov 2025

• Multiple lights not working

  Bowdon Interchange, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 17:22, 4 Nov 2025, last updated 08:41, 5 Nov 2025

• Electronic Sign at the 1/3m M6 N Junction marker, M56 Westbound near Jct 9

  M56, Sworton Heath, High Legh, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6UF, United Kingdom. Closed 17:46, 24 Oct 2025, last updated 11:49, 29 Oct 2025

• Health and Safety risk

  M6, Haslington, Hassall Green, Cheshire East, England, ST7 2TS, United Kingdom. Closed 16:35, 27 Oct 2025, last updated 11:18, 28 Oct 2025

• Concrete Bollards on A50 bridge over M56

  Warrington Road, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Lymm, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SQ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:09, 20 Oct 2025, last updated 10:19, 21 Oct 2025
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  Junction 7 Indicator is barely readable

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QQ, United Kingdom. 03:40, 19 Oct 2025, last updated 10:13, 21 Oct 2025

• Numerous potholes Between B267/4 B267/8 and B 280

  M6, Cranage, Swan Green, Cheshire East, England, WA16 9LB, United Kingdom. Closed 16:26, 13 Oct 2025, last updated 10:57, 14 Oct 2025

• Uneven surface/seams have eroded away in lanes 2 and 3

  M56, Ashley, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3PX, United Kingdom. Closed 21:33, 8 Oct 2025, last updated 12:00, 13 Oct 2025

• Pothole, I think J17 southbound by the 'III' sign before the exit slip road.

  M6, Brereton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 2TL, United Kingdom. Closed 16:19, 8 Oct 2025, last updated 14:47, 10 Oct 2025

• Large amount of litter on all slip road verges

  M6, Rowlinson's Green, High Legh, Lymm, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0SF, United Kingdom. Closed 12:48, 2 Oct 2025, last updated 14:58, 6 Oct 2025

• Uneven transition in bridge surface

  Bowdon Interchange, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 4SP, United Kingdom. Closed 14:56, 3 Oct 2025, last updated 10:34, 6 Oct 2025

• Uneven Surface

  M6, Brereton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 04:42, 19 Sep 2025, last updated 09:42, 22 Sep 2025

• Lane one need repaired from m6 junction 19 to 17

  M6, Tabley Superior, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 9RN, United Kingdom. Closed 12:40, 19 Sep 2025, last updated 09:30, 22 Sep 2025

• Fence Burned and damaged

  M6, Aston by Budworth, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0QU, United Kingdom. Closed 13:23, 26 Aug 2025, last updated 08:34, 27 Aug 2025

• Traffic lights down for M56 traffic

  Yarwoodheath Roundabout, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 23:01, 23 Aug 2025, last updated 15:31, 26 Aug 2025

• Signs showing lane closure for roadworks then ends with 0 sign of any roadworks

  M6, Tabley Superior, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0QU, United Kingdom. Closed 21:58, 21 Aug 2025, last updated 15:14, 26 Aug 2025

• Dead deer

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QF, United Kingdom. Closed 15:28, 15 Aug 2025, last updated 14:29, 18 Aug 2025

• Dead animal on the verge

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 18:26, 16 Aug 2025, last updated 14:27, 18 Aug 2025

• Loose plastic - loads of it!!!!

  M6, Sandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 2TL, United Kingdom. Fixed 08:07, 11 Aug 2025, last updated 10:14, 12 Aug 2025

• Litter on M56 A 14.5 J6

  M56, Ashley, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3QQ, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:50, 7 Aug 2025, last updated 10:11, 12 Aug 2025

• Van throwing litter out of window

  M6, Brereton, Sproston, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RL, United Kingdom. Closed 16:15, 30 Jul 2025, last updated 07:09, 31 Jul 2025

• Pot hole in lane 2

  M6, Rose-trees Farm, Barthomley, Cheshire East, England, CW2 5PQ, United Kingdom. Closed 02:54, 26 Jul 2025, last updated 08:35, 29 Jul 2025
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  Graffiti on new A556 highway

  A556, Hoo Green, Millington and Rostherne, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 6LD, United Kingdom. Closed 19:32, 25 Jul 2025, last updated 15:04, 28 Jul 2025

• Traffic lights not working

  A500, Barthomley, Cheshire East, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. 11:13, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 02:52, 26 Jul 2025

• Pothole in lane 1

  RoadChef Sandbach Services, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 2TL, United Kingdom. Closed 22:34, 19 Jul 2025, last updated 10:51, 21 Jul 2025

• Pot hole

  Tabley Interchange, Tabley, Tabley Superior, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0PN, United Kingdom. Closed 05:24, 11 Jul 2025, last updated 12:44, 14 Jul 2025

• Uneven carriageway surface on approach to bridge expansion joint

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Closed 17:59, 10 Jul 2025, last updated 08:04, 14 Jul 2025

• Very uneven carriageway surface due to settlement of surface as you approach the bridge structure. 75 m step in surface very dangerous if you hit this at anything above 5mph, Warning signs need to be erected urgently prior to a temporary repair being completed. This issue has been reported on numerous occasions on your Reporting Page and no action has been taken, maybe it needs someone to have a Major Accident before you will action this dangerous situation.

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Fixed 15:47, 4 Jul 2025, last updated 11:14, 7 Jul 2025

• Large step in bridge joint.

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Closed 10:23, 3 Jul 2025, last updated 14:11, 3 Jul 2025

• Phone

  M6, Bradwall, Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, CW11 1RD, United Kingdom. Closed 19:23, 27 Jun 2025, last updated 10:26, 30 Jun 2025

• Giant Hogweed growing out of the tarmac

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3BY, United Kingdom. Closed 18:09, 27 Jun 2025, last updated 09:41, 30 Jun 2025

• Giant Hogweed on verge

  M56, Millington and Rostherne, Rostherne, Cheshire East, England, WA14 3SB, United Kingdom. Closed 18:08, 27 Jun 2025, last updated 09:37, 30 Jun 2025

• Fence is damaged

  M6, Mere, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0QU, United Kingdom. 11:54, 24 Jun 2025

• Fabric headlight screen damaged

  M6, Tabley Superior, Over Tabley, Cheshire East, England, WA16 0QU, United Kingdom. Closed 16:40, 18 Jun 2025, last updated 10:47, 20 Jun 2025