TWO wheelie bins were torched in Widnes last night.

Firefighters tackled the blaze on Bechers in Hough Green shortly before 8.30pm.

The bins were well ablaze when crews arrived.

Another bin caught fire in the same area an hour earlier.

Firefighters also dealt with a skip fire on Laburnum Grove in Runcorn in the early hours of yesterday morning.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire which broke out shortly before 1am.

Anyone with information on any of these fires should call Cheshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.