News in Crewe

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.

A CARE company is looking for people seeking career change to fill more than 50 roles.

Home Instead South Cheshire would like former employees from the hospitality and manufacturing sectors to consider bringing their valuable skills to the care sector.

CHESHIRE College is hosting a Virtual Open Day this month for local learners to get a feel for life on the Crewe campus.

Taking place on Monday, March 8 the interactive session will give applicants an insight into learner life from the safety and comfort of their own homes.

A CREWE businessman who has turned his hand to poetry penned an ode to Sir Captain Tom to mark the lockdown hero's funeral.

Gareth Williams, MD of Crewe Hall-based Construction Linx, has earned plaudits for performing his street poems on his YouTube channel after starting off writing verses about the 75th anniversary of VE Day during the first lockdown.