News in Crewe

GENEROUS donors have pledged almost half of a £120,000 fundraising target to send a young Wistaston boy for vital cancer treatment overseas.

A Just Giving appeal started by Georgy Capener's mum, Helen, has generated a huge response with nearly £58,000 raised in just over a week which will go towards paying for the 11-year-old's stem cell transplant that an Asian medical centre has said they can carry out.

AO.com has announced it plans to recruit 250 new roles at its Crewe logistics hub which opened last month.

The recruitment drive by the Weston Road online electricals retailer is the result of customers turning to online shopping for products during the Covid-19 crisis.

PLANS for a massive warehouse on a former BAE site at Radway Green near Crewe have been revealed.

Developer St Francis Group has submitted a planning application to Cheshire East Council for the development at Radway 16 which will see the building of 803,000 sq ft of industrial warehouse space on the 40-acre site.

A PARISH council stalwart is retiring after 40 years dedicated service.

Joan Adams has been hailed for her "innate knowledge" of local government by colleagues at Haslington Parish Council as she bows out this month from her role as parish clerk.

TRAVELODGE has announced they will be reopening their Crewe Barthomley hotel tomorrow (August 5).

It comes after the hotel chain threw open the doors of the town's main Travelodge at Beswicks Drive last week.

FIRE chiefs in Cheshire are encouraging people to review the smoke alarms they have in their homes.

While the majority of homes (91 per cent) have at least one working smoke alarm, statistics show that one alarm may not be enough to provide householders with the best chance of escaping a fire.

MORE Crewe cafes and restaurants have signed up with the government's 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme which started today.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's initiative is proving popular and 15 more venues in the area have joined in the hope it will provide a boost to trade as lockdown eases.

MOTORISTS in Crewe have been warned to look out for road works which are underway on Catherine Street.

They are being carried out by United Utilities whose staff are repairing water mains in the area.

A POPULAR tourist attraction has confirmed it will stay shut for the remainder of the 2020 holiday season.

The team at Crewe Heritage Centre say that due to the current pandemic crisis they have taken the decision to remain temporarily closed.

GEORGE Harding and Lew Bacon hammered centuries as Crewe thrashed JG Meakins 2nd XI.

The Vagrants' 107-run success put them up to fourth in the early NSSC League Division Three table.