News in Crewe

HERE at Crewe Nub News we aim to support our community, promoting shops, businesses, charities, clubs and sports groups.

We will be profiling some of these businesses and organisations regularly in a feature called 'Up Close in Crewe'.

THE Football Association was blamed for failing to "keep children safe" in the long-awaited report into child sexual abuse in the sport, which examined paedophile coach Barry Bennell's relationship with Crewe Alex.

Among barrister Clive Sheldon's 710-page 'Independent Review into Child Sexual Abuse in Football 1970-2005', which was published today, is the conclusion that football's governing body was "too slow" to enact sufficient child protection measures after 1995 when incidents of abuse fell into the courts, including Bennell's guilty plea in a U.S court to a charge of sexually abusing a child he had taken on a football tour.

POLICE in Cheshire have issued guide on how to spot child abuse ahead of Child Exploitation Awareness Day.

The national awareness day, which takes place tomorrow (March 18) aims to raise awareness of the signs of exploitation and encourage people to speak out against a "hidden crime".

POLICE have revealed a closure order on a house in Crewe followed the success of a new community initiative to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Residents near the property in Richard Moon Street were plagued by problems and it was said dog muck was thrown over walls, while cannabis smoke was "filtering" into neighbouring homes.

CREWE is waiting to discover the fate of its bid for up to £25 million of government regeneration cash.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that 45 towns were to be handed a share of £1 billion of Towns Fund cash as part of his budget earlier this month.

VOLUNTEERS in the forefront of helping the vulnerable and elderly during lockdown are planning to continue their good work when life returns back to normal.

The Haslington Support Group has grown from a handful of volunteers during the first lockdown into an army of 400 plus members who have selflessly put others before themselves during the darkest days.

CREWE Brass is a second section competing brass band in the North West area and are well known throughout South Cheshire and beyond.

They have a history going back forty years. They were formed when the North Midland Co-operative Society sponsored one of the best youth bands in the country - South Cheshire Young Brass - and included players from the United Co-op Youth Band.

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 and here at Crewe Nub News we have a jobs section.

THE NHS Test and Trace system has come under fire from Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran.

The Labour councillor criticised the amount of money spent on the system — £22 billion — and how effective it has been at identifying asymptomatic cases.

A BAKE-OFF challenge has been organised to raise funds for the family of a Crewe Alex Academy youngster who is fighting cancer.

Ashton Hulme, Crewe's under-12 keeper, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and is undergoing his second round of chemotherapy treatment.