THE A56 in Daresbury has been blocked today, Sunday, due to a burst water mains.

Photographs show the extent of the water - near the usual Creamfields Festival site on Chester Road - which has affected farmland in the area.

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Photographs thanks to Joanne Bridge

Chester Road, between Holly Head Lane and Daresbury Laboratory remains closed, although the water has since been cut off.