News in Crewe

COUNCILLORS have called for a regular programme of maintenance after a scheme was agreed to cut back troublesome trees on a Crewe street.

Cheshire East Council is set to undertake a programme of "pollarding" of trees located on the roadside along Gainsborough Road.

A POLICE officer was injured as he attended to a motorist who had fallen victim to yobs dropping missiles off a bridge on the outskirts of Crewe.

Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses to two incidents on Sunday (January 2) and yesterday (January 3) which saw concrete blocks and bricks dropped off the A500 bridge between Cheerbrook and the Shavington roundabout.

A CORONER concluded that a young Crewe soldier serving with the elite Parachute Regiment took his own life on duty in Afghanistan in an "unprecedented and impulsive act".

Joseph Berry was discovered by his colleagues of 2 Para with a single gunshot wound to his head at the regiment's compound in Kabul on the morning of February 22, 2020.

A COMMUNITY radio presenter completed his last show on the last day of 2021.

Gary Johnson signed off from the Breakfast Show today (Friday) on Crewe-based station The Cat 107.9 FM after an unbroken stint on air stretching back to June 29, 2019.

A "unique and inspirational" young soldier from Crewe died hours after he was reprimanded over his rifle duties, an inquest heard.

Joseph Berry was upset and tearful as he told colleagues of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment how he had struggled to clean the muzzle of his service rifle and had been pulled up for "taking the weapon apart" in his room at the New Kabul Compound in Kabul.

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.

IT'S been a tough 2021.

We started it off in lockdown and the year is about to close with the threat of more coronavirus restrictions being put in place in January.

A CHARITY worker from Crewe has been recognised for his work helping refugees and migrants in the Queen's 2022 New Year's Honours list.

David Newell has been awarded a British Empire Medal.

CHESHIRE East Council is set to launch a search for sponsors to run a new primary school proposed for the outskirts of Crewe.

The free school at Basford is due to open in September 2025 and will take children from new housing in the area, including the South Cheshire Growth Village.

CHESHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner says he has set a budget to meet the demands for more officers on the beat.

The force plans on recruiting 120 extra officers, alongside 63 more front line staff in areas including the police call centre.