FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a back garden in Northwich last night. 

One fire engine from Northwich was sent to the property in Ollershaw Lane at around 11pm last night where firefighters found a hedge on fire. 

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire Service said: "One fire engine attended from Northwich Shortly before 11pm firefighters were called to a report of a fire involving a hedge in a back garden on Ollershaw Lane in Northwich.

"The crew used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and were in attendance for around an hour."