Cheshire Police have made a further arrest in connection to a spate of bin and skip fires in Warrington this week.

A 26-year old woman, from Warrington, was arrested on suspicion of arson on Thursday following an investigation into a number of fires across Orford, Longford and Dallam.

Emergency services responded to calls of a bin fire at an address on Toll Bar Road at around 11:30pm on Thursday.

The blaze was one of many similar incidents which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.

The fires - some of which were lit close to residential properties - were extinguished by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service during the night.

One man was arrested but was later released without charge.

The 26-year old woman is now being questioned in relation to the fires and police are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 101 quoting incident number 979 of 20/11/2014, alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.