News in Crewe

PARISH councillors in Willaston have dedicated a leisure space in the village in memory of a former councillor and borough mayor.

They gathered to rename and dedicate a maze area on Victoria Mill Drive by unveiling a sign and planting a memorial tree in honour of the late Maurice Jones who passed away in October 2019.

DRAG artist Kitty Tray headlines Crewe Market Hall's Pride event tomorrow (Saturday).

The ribald humour should cap off a great day which will be opened by Cheshire East Mayor Sarah Pochin at 1.30pm.

REPAIRING Cheshire East's road network will take 400 years if the investment from government continues at the same rate, it has been claimed.

The chair of the borough council's highways committee, Cllr Craig Browne, was speaking during a debate on the authority's highways service improvement plan..

A SPECIAL event to thank NHS workers for their efforts during the pandemic is being held at Crewe Market Hall.

'Thankyou NHS' is being hosted on Sunday, October 3 by community radio station Cat FM and sponsored by Crewe-based Swansway Group to honour and acknowledge all the efforts of local NHS workers.

HORSE riders from Shavington took to the roads to promote a campaign asking motorists to be more considerate.

The group are concerned that riding is becoming less safe due to increased traffic and drivers who don't know how to approach horses.

BUSINESS owners have been urged to check they have adequate fire safety precautions in place after a Crewe pizza takeaway owner was handed a suspended prison sentence.

Abdul Rajab admitted 10 breaches of fire regulations at his former premises in Victoria Street after a fire broke out in the kitchen and spread to the living accommodation on the first floor.

BOBBY Davro can't wait to bring laughter, joy and happiness to Crewe Lyceum's panto production of Sleeping Beauty this year.

Last year's pantomime was long cancelled at the venue by the time Christmas came as theatre reeled under Covid restrictions.

PREMATURE babies and children at a primary school are set to benefit from a charity summer sunflower trail in Crewe Green which raised £7,252.

Now the money is to be split between Friends of Haslington Primary School and Leighton Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, each receiving £3,626,

MORE than 20 local businesses, including those from Crewe, have signed up to a brand new social enterprise aimed at helping local communities.

Donatable has been set to help businesses to engage with their communities and leave a "lasting positive impact".

PLANS to bring other Cheshire East towns in line with Crewe by scrapping free parking have been ditched.

The proposals would have seen motorists parking on council-run car parks in Middlewich, Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach and other towns facing a trip to a parking machine.