News in Crewe

CREWE will hand out extra punishment to Scott Robertson after a stamping incident which has drawn a three-game ban for the midfielder.

But Dave Artell is confident the on-loan Celtic youngster will learn from his mistake when he returns to the side.

MEMBERS of the 'Queens Park Crewe - The People's Park' Facebook group have put together a 2022 Calendar featuring photographs of Queens Park on Victoria Avenue in Crewe throughout all the seasons of the year.

The photographs were all submitted by members of the Group, who have shown their photographic talent within the popular Grade II listed public park, which opened in 1887. The 'Queens Park Crewe - The People's Park' Facebook group allows its members to share photos and comments about the town's great asset.

Cheshire East Council is encouraging SME businesses in the borough to access free recovery and growth programme – which includes support to help them apply for grant funding.

The council's Recovery and Growth Programme was officially launched this week and is aimed at assisting eligible businesses that are seeking to grow, adapt, diversify or expand their current operation to support their long-term sustainability.

LUXURY car-maker Bentley Motors in Crewe is celebrating a centenary of sales to customers

A 3-Litre model registered in 1921 as KS 1661 was purchased by wealthy Londoner Noel van Raalte, who enjoyed a passion for racing exceptional motor cars and whose family owned Brownsea Island, near Poole Harbour.

A MUM-of-two gave up her crowning glory to raise money for charities close to her heart with help from a Crewe hairdresser.

Wendy Brown, 44, had her waist length hair lopped off to boost finds for the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and Cancer Research in front of shoppers at Tesco in Crewe where she works in customer services.

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.

Online electricals retailer AO has opened its fourth warehouse in Crewe, creating over 80 new jobs and adding over 300,000 sqft of new distribution space to its logistics network.

In the largest commercial property build of the year in the region, AO Logistics is occupying the huge Crewe 305 site at Crewe Commercial Park building on the retailer's existing logistics hub with its three warehouses in the town.

FAMILY oat miller Mornflake in Crewe is supporting St Luke's Hospice as it calls on schools to sign up for its new-look Christmas fundraising campaign.

The company, based in Crewe, will provide a hearty porridge breakfast to thousands of children taking part in the hospice's Elf Run at schools and nurseries across Cheshire in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

POLICE and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, visited the cascading poppy display at St Mary's Church in Wistaston which was created by Scouts, Cubs and Beavers.

The "Ribbon of Poppies" cascades down St Mary's Church and rests between two silhouetted soldiers. It took over 450 hours across 10 months to construct, and is made from over 5,000 plastic bottle ends, painted red to resemble poppies and attached onto wire mesh.

A NATIONAL shortage of taxi drivers has prompted one of the UK's leading insurance brokers to demand immediate action to protect lives as the Christmas party season approaches.

insureTAXI, part of The County Group based in Crewe, is urging local authorities to slash the hefty cost of applying for a licence to help more drivers to get behind the wheel.