News in Crewe

CREWE'S Covid vaccination centre in West Street is urging the over-18s to attend a grab-a-jab event on Thursday evening.

The drop-in, run by the Hollowood Pharmacy at the Crewe Honda Centre, is open from 5 to 8.30pm tomorrow (July 15).

CREWE-BASED motor dealership Swansway Group has announced a stand sponsorship deal with Nantwich Town.

The family-owned business, with car and van dealerships across the North West and Midlands, has signed a three-year sponsorship with the Northern Premier League club.

ASHTON - Richard Mervyn passed away peacefully at home, aged 69 years on June 30th, 2021.

BRICKHILL - David, aged 83 years. A Celebration of Life Service held at Crewe Crematorium Chapel was followed by cremation.

PUPILS at a Crewe school have become medal winners for showing resilience and working hard during the months of the pandemic when their school was closed.

Crewe-based cereal makers Mornflake answered a plea from Gainsborough Primary School, where the PTA was looking to recognise the efforts of its children during an unprecedented year.

ENGLAND'S Euro 2020 final defeat triggered 12 crimes in Cheshire on Sunday evening.

Cheshire Police recorded 12 football-related incidents on July 11 with six arrests, although the force could not reveal their locations or the specific nature of the offences.

CHESHIRE East's director of public health has warned it will be a "challenging winter" with Covid circulating at a time when resilience to the flu virus may be lower.

Dr Matt Tyrer said it was vital people got the message that they should be vaccinated for both conditions.

A REPEAT offender from Crewe has been slapped with a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order.

Amanda Lee has been ordered not to have alcohol in a specific town centre area as well as refrain from using abusive language and intimidating people with a dog.

COUNCILLORS have agreed Crewe seeks status as a Fairtrade Town.

Fairtrade Towns - of which there are over 600 in the UK - follow practices to raise awareness of Fairtrade products for sale in the local area.

A CREWE special school has been given the go ahead to expand onto a satellite site at Wilmslow.

The Dean Row Centre in the north-east Cheshire town will be remodelled and refurbished as a satellite site for the highly-rated Springfield School, which is based off Crewe Green Road in Crewe.

A CREWE street was cordoned off as firefighters dealt with an unstable chimney at a home.

Two fire crews from Crewe and Chester used an aerial ladder platform to reach the chimney which looked on the verge of collapse at Richard Street at lunchtime on Saturday.