News in Crewe

CREWE-BASED charity the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has relaunched a fund to support families.

The Children's Fund, previously the Family Support Fund, offers extra support for families facing hardship.

TESCO in Crewe will be offering Covid-19 jabs later this week as part of an expansion of the vaccination service across Cheshire.

The Vernon Way store is among three additional three pharmacy-led sites being launched; the others are in mid Cheshire at Hartford Methodist Church and Well Pharmacy in Barnton.

KAY - Brenda, passed away, aged 75 years, at home in Portsmouth. Brenda will be remembered as the landlady of The Vine, formerly on Earle Street.

RODGERS - Mabel, aged 81 years, and from Crewe passed away in hospital after a very short illness.

A LINK-UP between Bentley Motors and the Cheshire Community Foundation has seen 11 Crewe charities and not-for-profit organisations receive a windfall through a Covid impact fund.

The cash will be used to fund projects focused upon food poverty, mental health and debt advice with over 5,000 people set to benefit directly over the next 12 months.

TWO sisters will be walking in their mum's footsteps as they take part in St Luke's Midnight Walk in her memory.

Sue Edisbury, who worked at Leighton Hospital, completed the Midnight Walk ten years ago, and next month her daughters, Sam and Danielle, will be walking the ten miles to raise funds for the hospice where Sue sadly died in October last year.

THE pandemic has had a big impact on the jobs market and these are difficult times for job seekers.

But there are still job opportunities available in the Crewe area which we have listed in the Crewe Nub News jobs section.

A CREWE health care company says it is benefiting from a growing awareness of self-care in the pandemic.

Embody, a new division of ctchealthcare physiotherapy clinic on Crewe Business Park, is offering cosmetic acupuncture and LED light therapy to clients to help them combat the signs of ageing.

A CREWE care home is encouraging its residents to gaze at the stars after launching an astronomy club.

The group for older people and those living with dementia was made possible by donations from the public after residents at Belong Crewe posed as life models for a calendar last year.

A CREWE man faces a raft of charges including burglary, robbery and dangerous driving after he was arrested near Reaseheath College on Saturday evening.

Andrew Graham was arrested at around 7.30pm after police stopped a silver Citroen C4 on Nantwich Road.

LUXURY car maker Bentley has marked its 75th anniversary of car making in Crewe by putting a vintage vehicle on display.

A Bentley Mk V, the predecessor to the successful post-war Mk VI model, is being showcased outside the Pyms Lane factory today (Friday) as the firm celebrates its production landmark in Crewe.