News in Crewe

A LOCAL branch of a renowned international movement have cut their membership fees to attract new members.

The Crewe and Nantwich u3a is looking to reconnect with existing members as lockdown restrictions ease as well as find new members, who may be older people in the community who have retired or are not working full-time and have the opportunity to pursue their interests and continue their learning in a friendly and informal environment.

YOUNG runners will be able to get their trainers out again as junior parkrun starts up again in Queens Park on Sunday, May 9.

The 2km event for four to 10-year-olds starts at 9am and is part of the roll-out of parkruns following the return of grassroots sport.

A RAIL operator has named one of its trains after a Crewe-based charity.

Avanti West Coast invited record industry mogul Peter Waterman, who is the president of the Railway Benefit Fund, to attend the naming ceremony at Liverpool Lime Street Station to launch Railway Family Week on Monday (April 26).

PLANS to regenerate Crewe have received a "warm" response from the government - although an announcement on what projects will receive funding from the Town Deal will have to wait until after the May 6 local elections.

Cheshire East Council submitted Crewe's Town Investment Plan in January detailing which projects would be seeking a share of up to £25m of government funding.

CHESHIRE's new Chief Constable Mark Roberts has pledged to make life tough on criminals in the county after taking the reins of the top police post this week.

Mr Roberts, who has replaced the outgoing Darren Martland, who retired last Friday, previously held the post of deputy chief constable at South Yorkshire Police, and has previously served the Cheshire force as assistant chief constable.

ANOTHER new trader has been announced for Crewe's revamped Market Hall.

Jadelicious, a nail bar business, area the latest to sign up for a stall at the venue, which opens its doors again on May 17.

A LACK of up-to-date information is hampering patients' efforts to access NHS dental care in Cheshire, a report has revealed.

Watchdog Healthwatch Cheshire East has found an increase in queries regarding dentistry during the pandemic, mostly regarding the outdated information on the NHS Services website.

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A COMMUNITY journalist from Wistaston says it is important to document the hard work put in by many people in local life as he features in a prestigious county-wide magazine.

Jonathan White has been photographing and chronicling events in the area for the past 15 years. He has kindly made many of his fantastic photographs available to Nub News and shared his extensive knowledge.

TWO people needed hospital treatment after a bedroom fire at a Crewe property.

Three crews from Crewe, Nantwich and Sandbach fire stations were sent to the scene at West Street at 10.39 this morning (Friday) by which time the occupants had got out of the property.