News in Crewe

A DISTRICT nurse based in South Cheshire has received the prestigious Queen's nurse award.

Joanne Bowen, who is Head of Quality, Nursing and Professional Leadership at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, received the title in recognition of her commitment to district nursing.

CREWE Alex players have headed for a prestigious independent school to continue their pre-season preparations against Premiership opponents.

The Railwaymen square up to Steve Bruce's Newcastle United behind closed doors this afternoon at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate's sports village.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued a horse from a well in Crewe.

The gelding, called Sammy, was stuck in water inside the well in a field at Herbert Street when fire crews from Crewe, Knutsford, Lymm and Bollington attended yesterday afternoon.

POLICE today launched a drone over the skies of Cheshire to help in their fight against crime as well as operational work including searches for missing persons.

The Constabulary says its new piece of kit, The Matrice 300RTK, will be a powerful tool supporting officers to help keep communities safe.

THE rail line between Crewe and Chester has reopened today to passengers after a nine-day closure, part of the £5.7 million Boulderstones Bridge project.

The Great North Rail Project involves the complete renewal of the bridge which takes A530 Middlewich Road traffic over the railway.

RISHI Sunak will encourage Covid job seekers to consider career change when he opens the Crewe and Nantwich Virtual Jobs Fair.

The Chancellor has lent his support to the fair, which is being held on Wednesday, by recording a video message to open the event.

BUSINESS owners got to meet each other again during a socially-distanced networking event organised by South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce.

The organisation relaunched its face-to-face programme with an afternoon tea at historic Churche's Mansion in Nantwich.

CREWE CC secured a trio of successes over the weekend.

Chris Barratt's four-wicket haul helped the club's 1st XI to a five-wicket win over Audley 2nd XI.

Police in Crewe were called to a housing estate following reports that a man had been threatened with a knife.

A police spokesperson said: "At 10.43am on Friday 21 August police received a report of a man being threatened by an unknown man with a knife in Underwood Lane, Crewe."

Crewe Local Policing Unit has welcomed its new Chief Inspector Fez Khan.

Fez originally joined Cheshire Constabulary in 2005, having graduated from Sheffield Hallam University where he studied Law.