News in Crewe

BORIS Johnson confirmed the lockdown easing permitted from next Monday in an address to the nation this evening (Monday).

From May 17 you will be able to have friends to your house and drink inside a pub, rather than outdoors, as part of the changes announced by the PM.

TESCO Pharmacy in Crewe is set to become a Covid vaccination centre.

Five new pharmacy-led vaccination services have been confirmed by Cheshire health chiefs to support the next phase of the county's vaccine roll-out.

AS the roadmap out of lockdown moves along we are all looking forward to getting together again.

Events are being planned and we'd like to help give them publicity.

QUEENS Park's pothole-strewn car park is being targeted for improvements.

Years of neglect have left the facility at the popular Crewe attraction with enormous holes, which means the surface becomes a quagmire in the rain.

A COMMUNITY group in Haslington are marking the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion with a poppy trail.

Volunteers at Haslington Support Group have produced a map showing where poppy displays are being placed around the village.

LABOUR have held the Crewe West seat on Cheshire East Council as Connor Naismith was elected with 42 per cent of the vote.

The declaration, made today (Sunday) for a seat vacant since the death of Labour stalwart Brian Roberts in February 2020, saw Mr Naismith polling 185 more votes (724) than his nearest challenger, Conservative candidate Teja Vaddala (539).

CONSERVATIVE candidate John Dwyer has taken back Cheshire's police and crime commissioner role.

Mr Dwyer, who held the post between 2012 and 2016, beat Labour rival David Keane by 12,499 votes when the poll was declared at the DCBL stadium in Widnes last night (Saturday).

AN anti-knife crime initiative in Cheshire saw 42 people arrested and 48 blades seized.

Cheshire Police were among those participating in Operation Sceptre, a week-long national campaign to tackle to criminals who use knives while also educating the public on the dangers they pose.

IT'S all change at Cheshire East Council with a new committee system in place and the appointment of a new borough mayor and deputy, both with links to the Crewe area.

Bunbury councillor Sarah Pochin was elected Mayor of Cheshire East at a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, while Shavington councillor David Marren was chosen to be her deputy. Both Cllr Pochin and Cllr Marren are independent members of the authority.

THE final touches are being made to Crewe's new Lidl store which will see around 40 jobs created.

The supermarket giant has announced that fit-out works on the retail outlet off Mill Street have started.