News in Crewe

PEOPLE in Crewe die 13 years before those in more affluent parts of Cheshire East borough so the town deserves the investment it is now getting following years of neglect, claims a councillor .

Crewe has been awarded a total of £37m in government funding through two separate schemes – the Future High Streets Fund and Towns Fund, the latter deal was signed off today (Thursday).

ENGINEERS have been called in to repair damage to two of the main displays in Crewe's festive Lumen lights display.

The weekend's severe weather has hit Aqualux, a lighting installation made of 48 water containers sited in Lyceum Square, and the Moon Folk projectors in Memorial Square.

CREWE are through to the last 16 of the Papa Johns' Trophy after maintaining their 100 per cent record in the tournament with a comfortable win over a strong Doncaster side.

While the League One campaign has been mired in difficulties, they have breezed to victories against Shrewsbury, Wigan, Wolves under-21s and now Donny to travel the furthest in the competition during Dave Artell's reign - and since the 2013 Wembley trophy-winning campaign.

AT Nub News we cast our eye over local events to produce a weekly round up of what's on in Crewe each weekend.

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of the events being held in the area that are listed on our What's On section for the coming weekend.

WINTER can often prove a tough time for motorists, with conditions set on making it difficult to get anywhere.

Fortunately, there are ways to prepare your car, one of which is installing winter tyres.

A FORMER Crewe priest with a passion for social justice and reform has been announced as a new Bishop.

Lynne Cullens, who served as Priest-in-Charge at St Andrew's Church in Bedford Street between 2016 and 2019, has been appointed as the Bishop of Barking.

AT Nub News we have launched a weekly round up of what's on in Crewe each weekend.

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of the events being held in the area that are listed on our What's On section for the coming weekend.

A CREWE woman has called time on her charity bingo sessions which have raised more than £8,500 for a local hospice.

Pauline Howarth has been a devoted supporter of the St. Luke's Hospice for 20 years, spending the last 10 years running bingo sessions at Crewe Bowling Club.

CHESHIRE East Council is to contact Royal Mail following complaints some residents are receiving post just once a week and some first class mail has taken up to two weeks to arrive.

The Royal Mail told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that sickness absence and resourcing issues were causing disruption to its services in some areas of the borough.

HEALTH chiefs in Cheshire have urged people to be persistent when booking appointments for booster jabs after the government offered the vaccine to all over-18s to combat the threat of the Omicron variant.

With the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation also recommending a reduction in the gap between second jabs and boosters from six to three months the numbers of people seeking booster vaccinations is set to soar.