News in Crewe

PEOPLE in Crewe can take candles from their local Co-op food store as the nation prepares to unite and remember all those that have sadly died during the coronavirus pandemic.

These candles are for anyone to take home and light this evening as the country comes together to remember the friends, family and others who have passed away during the pandemic.

A TEENAGER has been charged in connection with an attack which left a 50-year-old man with serious injuries in Crewe.

The 17-year-old faces charges of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and causing grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with the incident on Sunday, May 17.

CHESHIRE East's leaders have criticised as 'wholly inadequate' a government announcement of a new funding package to help councils hit by the massive costs of tackling Covid-19.

A joint statement from leader Councillor Sam Corcoran and deputy leader Councillor Craig Browne said most of the £27bn headlining the announcement had already been delivered directly to businesses by way of grant.

MOTORISTS in Cheshire are being warned not to get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol or taking drugs as government restrictions are eased this weekend.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and Cheshire Police are reminding residents of the tragic consequences of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol ahead of the reopening of many restaurants, pubs and bars tomorrow, Saturday, July 4.

A COUPLE were evacuated from their home in Remer Street this morning after a fire ripped through their bathroom.

Both the occupants of the house, a man and woman, were checked out by paramedics at the scene and neither of them, and another man at the scene, required medical treatment.

TWO Crewe children's outdoor play areas are set to re-open, including the much-loved amenity at Queens Park.

The play area at Westminster Street will also have the taping cut off it ready for use from next Monday, July 6 after risk assessments were completed by Cheshire East Council to ensure safety.

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DETECTIVES are urging residents across Cheshire to be vigilant following a spate of hoax calls from scammers claiming to be police officers acting on behalf of HMRC.

Over the last month officers have received 12 reports of people receiving calls from someone claiming to be from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

THE coronavirus pandemic has left a devastating impact on health, wealth, work and happiness after landing on UK shores.

Apart from the sheer clinical cost to the human race – more than half a million global deaths in almost 10.5 million confirmed cases – businesses have been forced to close, adapt or otherwise weather the disruption with stock markets plummeting.

WITH the UK's primary schools now inching back to normality Nub News spoke to a Crewe teacher about her experience of education during the coronavirus pandemic.

On June 15 Sarah Meadows welcomed back her Reception class, along with pupils from Years 1, 5 and 6. She and her fellow teachers spent the previous week adapting their classrooms to comply with social distancing and hygiene measures: rearranging tables, putting away all shared lesson resources and creating a one-way system through the school.