News in Crewe

AT Nub News we cast our eye over local events to produce a weekly round up of what's on in Crewe each weekend.

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of the events being held in the area that are listed on our What's On section for the coming weekend.

COVID measures - including the wearing of face masks - are due to end a week today.

Speaking at the House of Commons soon after a stormy Prime Minster's Questions at lunchtime today (Wednesday), Boris Johnson revealed that Plan B measures were due to expire on Wednesday, January 26.

A CREWE teenager accused of murdering a man has been found guilty of wounding another man during a late-night dispute in Winsford.

A jury at Chester Crown Court returned this afternoon (Tuesday) after nearly eight hours of deliberation to find the 17-year-old guilty of wounding Jason McQuoid with intent at Cheviot Square on October 11, 2020.

THE local job market is thriving at the moment and that has been helped by a local firm which has opened a new office around 10 miles away from Crewe.

Boasting 23 years of experience, Franklyn Financial Management is a UK-leading financial planning company.

A COUPLE from Weston have given a home from home to a street dog from the Caribbean – with a little help from Death in Paradise actor Ralph Little.

Rachel and Rob Owen came across the retriever living next to an airport runway in St. Maarten during a holiday stay.

CREWE seems the unlikely setting for a film crew.

The town may be off the map for a Hollywood blockbuster, but do you remember when it was the perfect location for a novel comedy based on the real life story of how American Football emerged in the UK in the mid 1980s.

CHESHIRE East Council is being urged to plough an extra £2.7 million into its highways budget amid claims the council has lost interest in looking after its transport infrastructure.

The highways and transport committee voted last Thursday to ask for the cash.

THE bus pass age should be reduced to 60 to help sustain routes and to combat isolation among older people, a councillor said.

Macclesfield councillor Laura Jeuda also suggested providing free permits for younger people to get them out of cars and help the council's green agenda.

THE Crewe teenager accused of murdering a man on a Winsford estate told a court he wished "it could have turned out different".

The 17-year-old said he feared he was "going to die" as he tried to fend off a group of older men, who had turned on him after he armed himself with a large knife and went with his friends to frighten people who he claimed had earlier made threats at a girlfriend's flat.

CREWE and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan will not be commenting on government gatherings said to have broken Covid-19 rules.

The storm, dubbed "Partygate", has seen five fellow Conservative MPs call for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, the latest being Ashby MP Andrew Bridgen.