News in Crewe

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.

CREWE'S Lighthouse Centre is opening its doors on Thursday evenings to offer a safe haven for the homeless.

The Stewart Street shelter will invite those in crisis or at risk of rough sleeping in so they can receive a warm meal, shelter for the evening, access to the washing facilities and breakfast for the following day.

LOCKDOWN restrictions are slowly easing in England with some notable developments today (Monday).

With schools reopening to pupils along with the return of childcare services, such as breakfast and after-school clubs, many parents will be feeling a burden off their shoulders.

TODAY is International Women's Day, which is an ideal opportunity to look back at the life of Crewe suffragist Ada Neild Chew who campaigned for a living wage for local factory girls at the turn of the 19th century.

Ada's anonymous letters to the editor of the Crewe Chronicle highlighted the inequalities of labour between women and men from her own experience working in a clothing factory.

SINCE my last column there have been two big developments.

The roadmap out of lockdown has been published and we had the spring 2021 Budget this week.

THIS weekend is, in some ways, the final one under the toughest of lockdowns.

Although the 'Stay At Home' order is set to be in place until March 29, primary age school children return to the classroom on March 8. Secondary and college pupils will also be going back that week, with arrangements differing between each school.

AN Iraq War veteran from Crewe took his wife's car and drove it off a country lane while he was over the drink drive limit, a court heard.

Joshua Bithell was struggling with mental health issues when he was found covered in blood in Butterton Lane in Oakhanger, walking away from the scene of the crash in which a stolen Seat Torroco had been flipped on its side.

HERE'S a picture quiz with a difference, all about Crewe.

The gallery includes some stories, some landmarks and some people who have featured in our pages since we launched Crewe Nub News last June.

1. A campaign to provide laptops to help with home schooling in Crewe has hit a landmark target.

Home learning hasn't been ideal for many families during lockdown. For those homes without access to the latest technology it can prove very difficult for parents to provide youngsters with the online platforms fellow pupils are resorting to.

PEOPLE in Crewe will get the chance to air their views on the redevelopment of the Royal Arcade.

A public consultation is set to get underway as planners revealed artist's impressions of what the the town's new bus station will look like when it is completed by 2023.