News in Crewe

A MUM-of-two gave up her crowning glory to raise money for charities close to her heart with help from a Crewe hairdresser.

Wendy Brown, 44, had her waist length hair lopped off to boost finds for the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and Cancer Research in front of shoppers at Tesco in Crewe where she works in customer services.

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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.

Online electricals retailer AO has opened its fourth warehouse in Crewe, creating over 80 new jobs and adding over 300,000 sqft of new distribution space to its logistics network.

In the largest commercial property build of the year in the region, AO Logistics is occupying the huge Crewe 305 site at Crewe Commercial Park building on the retailer's existing logistics hub with its three warehouses in the town.

FAMILY oat miller Mornflake in Crewe is supporting St Luke's Hospice as it calls on schools to sign up for its new-look Christmas fundraising campaign.

The company, based in Crewe, will provide a hearty porridge breakfast to thousands of children taking part in the hospice's Elf Run at schools and nurseries across Cheshire in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

POLICE and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, visited the cascading poppy display at St Mary's Church in Wistaston which was created by Scouts, Cubs and Beavers.

The "Ribbon of Poppies" cascades down St Mary's Church and rests between two silhouetted soldiers. It took over 450 hours across 10 months to construct, and is made from over 5,000 plastic bottle ends, painted red to resemble poppies and attached onto wire mesh.

A NATIONAL shortage of taxi drivers has prompted one of the UK's leading insurance brokers to demand immediate action to protect lives as the Christmas party season approaches.

insureTAXI, part of The County Group based in Crewe, is urging local authorities to slash the hefty cost of applying for a licence to help more drivers to get behind the wheel.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is holding its annual 'Merry Miles' festive fun run event for the fourth year running as it pushes to hit a £40,000 Children's Emergency Care Appeal target by Christmas.

The event, sponsored by Crewe security firm Alpha Omega, had to be held virtually last year due to the pandemic, but organisers are delighted to be able to return to Queen's Park, Crewe, once again this year.

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A CONSERVATIVE councillor has accused Cheshire East Council of cancelling its council meeting in Crewe this week so the administration can hide from public scrutiny "after taking a mauling at the October meeting".

And Middlewich residents who had pledged to turn up to the full council meeting at the Municipal Buildings on Thursday (November 18) have also slated the authority's decision to cancel and vowed to be at next month's meeting to get answers to their questions.

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