WINSFORD firefighters were kept on their toes on bonfire night by a series of small blazes all over the town.

Many of them are believed to have been started deliberately, and police were called out on several occasions. Nuisance fires were started at: Tamar Walk at 6.45pm; Boland Rise at 8pm; Dee Way at 8.05pm; Dingle Walk at 8.05pm; Glebe Green Drive at 8.40pm; Dart Walk at 9.15pm; St Andrews Methodist Church, Dingle Lane at 9.55pm.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 0845 4580000.

Northwich firefighters were called to three incidents on Wednesday night (November 5).

An illegal mini-bonfire was reported at 6.40pm at Belmont Road, a fire was started in a skip at Navigation Road at 8pm, and a wheely bin fire sparked concern on Alan Street at 1.30am on Thursday.

A rubbish fire was also reported on Middlewich Road at 11.10am on Thursday, November 6.