Thieves steal more than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness from depot in Cheshire
Cheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area. The second lorry arrived at the same site at 9.12pm and connected to another trailer before leaving at 9.30pm in the direction of Rainhill and Watkinson Way, police said.View image in fullscreenOne of the two HGV trailers pictured before it was stolen from Whitehouse industrial estate in Runcorn.
- ▪Cheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area.
- ▪Photograph: John Keeble/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area.
- ▪The second lorry arrived at the same site at 9.12pm and connected to another trailer before leaving at 9.30pm in the direction of Rainhill and Watkinson Way, police said.View image in fullscreenOne of the two HGV trailers pictured before it
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Cheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCheshire police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a lorry entering the Aston Lane area. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty ImagesCrimeThieves steal more than 70,000 pints’ worth of Guinness from depot in CheshirePolice say two lorries were driven into industrial estate in Runcorn and attached to trailers holding about 800 barrelsKevin Rawlinson and agencyThu 3 Sep 2026 13.18 EDTLast modified on Thu 3 Sep 2026 14.36 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe famous tagline “Guinness is good for you” applies only when the drink is bought and paid for, police have said, after thieves made off with more than 70,000 pints’ worth in…
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