News in Crewe

A solar farm is to be set up at Leighton Grange Farm in Crewe to provide power for the the nearby green and food waste composting plant.

Cheshire East Council applied for permission from its own strategic planning board to set up the 5MW solar PV array, comprising ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage compound on the site off Middlewich Road.

Nub News is celebrating! It's only March but we've already added the 1,000th What's on event to our Nub News network.

From live music performances, culture celebration events and a variety of markets for Crewe residents, our What's on platform in Crewe is growing.

CREWE'S former youth hub is set to be converted into flats and a retail outlet as part of town centre redevelopment.

The Cheshire East Youth Support Service hub in Market Street closed during the first lockdown and was affected by water damage during summer storms in 2020.

A retired network engineer from Haslington is gearing up for an epic journey to take medical kits to help war-torn people from Ukraine.

Sixty-four year old Steve Bratherton sets off early tomorrow (Saturday) on a 1,500 mile journey to the Polish border with the Ukraine

Volunteers from Crewe will be coming together for their 102nd litter pick, clearing rubbish from Derby Docks next week.

Crewe Clean Team, who are celebrating 10 years of existence, consists of more than 200 local residents passionate about their local environment.

Common complaints associated with walking frames for older people could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the residents at dementia care specialist, Belong Crewe.

Researchers from the University of Salford and NRS Healthcare designers have joined forces with Belong Crewe village, to better understand the biomechanics of adults using walking frames, revolutionising the traditional two-wheel walker.

The four leaders of the main political groups at Cheshire East Council have joined together to pledge their support for Crewe's bid to be the home of the Great British Railways headquarters.

A bid is currently being prepared for Crewe to be the location of the headquarters for the new public body, which will oversee and manage rail in the country.

A CRACKDOWN on littering outside Crewe's college campus has seen new bins put in place and council enforcement patrols stepped up.

Residents have complained about litter strewn over Dane Bank Avenue and Somerville Street, in particular vape packaging, near to Cheshire College - South and West.

A 325-home scheme planned for the Basford East site in Crewe is "a good one" and has been welcomed by nearby residents, a councillor has said.

The principle of residential development on the site, together with access from David Whitby Way, had already been established under a previous outline permission.

Back in November Nub News reported that a 73-home 'affordable' housing scheme on the former LMR football site had been given approval.

Cheshire East Council gave the green light to the Guinness Partnership scheme on Goddard Street, ordering that they pay £80,000 in compensation for the loss of the pitch.