News in Crewe

A CREWE mother who likes to play bingo hit the jackpot when she went for a haircut and came out with a new job.

Yvette Hinde, a trained hairdresser, took on a part-time role making sandwiches at Subway in Crewe after she was out of work at the height of the pandemic.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Crewe which saw widespread showers develop throughout today (Friday) with some thundery rain, particularly in the afternoon.

Tonight the Met Office is predicting showers becoming persistent and quite blustery over night with some locally strong winds. Cloudy skies will lead to a mild night with a minimum temperature of 11C.

Crewe Pride in the Park will now be held on Saturday 25 September 2021.

The virtual event had initially been planned for 14 August. The decision to change the date was made following a review of the continuing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lidl GB has confirmed that its new supermarket on Mill Street, in Crewe, will open for the first time on Thursday 19th August.

The store opening times will be between 8am - 10pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am – 4pm on Sunday, delivering Lidl's offering of fresh, quality and great value produce.

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Children aged 11-13 can take part in a free two-day interactive workshop at Crewe Lyceum on 23rd & 24th August, learning how to produce and plan their own events.

Crewe Lyceum Theatre are "thrilled" to be working with local partners as part of Bubble Up, an initiative run by North West Arts Council Bridge, Curious Minds.

Crewe and Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan this week visited Crewe soft play centre Funsters to hear about their participation in the government's holiday activities programme.

Funsters is a family business on Stalbridge Road in Crewe that was encouraged to join the government scheme this summer by the MP.

A Crewe householder has opened her garden to raise money for charity.

Jo Tilley's open garden event began on 1st August and runs every day until Saturday 14th August 2021 (12pm to 7:30pm) at her home at 1, Cheltenham Crescent, Crewe CW1 3SZ.

Dr Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich, spoke in the Fire Safety Bill debate in Parliament last week, where he spoke about the tragedy of the Beechmere Fire in 2019 and pushed the government go further on fire safety reform.

This comes after a meeting held with Mr Mullan and Cheshire Fire and Rescue regarding Beechmere fire, receiving an update on the progress of their investigation.

Crewe & Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan urged residents to take advantage of two upcoming walk-in appointment vaccination days at a local vaccination centre after visiting the site for a tour and to thank staff.

Mr Mullan visited the team at the vaccination centre at the Masonic Hall in Willaston. This second site is run by the same Hollowood Chemists team that run the Honda site in Crewe which has vaccinated thousands of local residents.