News in Crewe

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is holding its annual 'Merry Miles' festive fun run event for the fourth year running as it pushes to hit a £40,000 Children's Emergency Care Appeal target by Christmas.

The event, sponsored by Crewe security firm Alpha Omega, had to be held virtually last year due to the pandemic, but organisers are delighted to be able to return to Queen's Park, Crewe, once again this year.

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A CONSERVATIVE councillor has accused Cheshire East Council of cancelling its council meeting in Crewe this week so the administration can hide from public scrutiny "after taking a mauling at the October meeting".

And Middlewich residents who had pledged to turn up to the full council meeting at the Municipal Buildings on Thursday (November 18) have also slated the authority's decision to cancel and vowed to be at next month's meeting to get answers to their questions.

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CREWE Regional Sunday League clubs have been warned about the behaviour of their players after a game was abandoned over fears for a referee's safety.

The C&N Utd versus Leighton FC clash was called off after 78 minutes (C&N were 1-0 ahead at the time) after the an incident involving a Leighton player and the match official.

CHESHIRE East Council's planning department is under such pressure because of nationwide recruitment problems that some staff are off sick and one new starter left after six weeks to join the private sector.

Members of last week's council's environment and communities committee were told a resourcing review is already under way and new executive director of place, Jayne Traverse, offered to do a full review of the system.

A COMPANY which has helped oversee the £3.4m revamp and revival of Crewe's historic Market Hall is among the finalists of a prestigious business awards ceremony.

The Victorian market hall, which reopened in May, has been transformed after previous years of decline which saw empty units and poor footfall.

AN advisory panel has been set up to look at future cemetery provision across Cheshire East after a Crewe councillor branded the existing strategy "callous" and "ludicrous".

Cheshire East Council reviewed its strategy in 2018 and a long-term proposal was that families would have to bury loved ones in Crewe or Macclesfield as other local cemeteries became full.

REMEMBRANCE Sunday was marked with an outdoor service at Wistaston.

Parishioners were joined by scouts and guides outside St Mary's Church yesterday morning for the service which was conducted by the Revs. Mike Turnbull, Paul North and Sarah Butcher.

FORMER servicemen and women were joined by local dignitaries to pay their respects in Crewe town centre on Remembrance Sunday.

Members of the Crewe Branch of the Royal British Legion were joined by other servicemen's associations, army and sea cadets as well as youngsters from local scouting groups for the parade onto Memorial Square this morning (Sunday).