News in Crewe

PASSENGERS changing trains at Crewe Railway Station can now wait at an award-winning Calm Corner.

Staff at Avanti West Coast have been recognised for their work in creating the tranquil oasis in a platform waiting room by community organisation Cheshire Best Kept Stations.

TWO players mulling over contract offers at relegated Northampton Town are understood to have dropped on Crewe's radar.

Crewe-born midfielder Ryan Watson and centre-half Lloyd Jones may leave Sixfields this summer after the Cobblers, promoted with the Alex last year, went straight back down to League Two.

SHOPPERS in Crewe are to benefit from a free parking day in July after a junior football club asked for help hosting a tournament.

Crewe FC submitted a request to Crewe Town Council that supporters attending a woman and girl's pre-season tournament at the Cumberland Arena on Saturday, July 10 be permitted to park for free on the nearby Thomas Street car park.

A CREWE pub is running a bucket for entertainers who want to take to the stage now that drinkers have returned indoors.

The Express, along with other pubs and hospitality venues, opened its doors for indoor hospitality a week ago (May 17).

A CHARITY has launched an appeal to fund specialist equipment for Leighton Hospital's paediatric unit.

The Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity's 'Children's Emergency Care Appeal' has set a £40,000 target by the end of the year so that it can buy two interactive floor projectors and sensory play wall-foxed activity units for the waiting areas and assessment rooms.

CREWE MP Kieran Mullan is returning to holding in-person advice surgeries.

The Conservative Member of Parliament is making use of the meeting space at the new Market Hall, which opened its doors last week, so he can meet constituents face-to-face.

IT almost feels strange to view finishing 12th in League One as a missed opportunity just two seasons after we were finishing in the same position, but a league lower.

Yet in this strangest of seasons it is also worth noting that we finished the highest of the promoted

THERE are new leaders of Division One Group A in the CREWE REGIONALY SUNDAY LEAGUE.

Sydney Arms dropped were knocked off top spot after going down to a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Nantwich Pirates despite a double from Ben Reddock. Aaron Davies was also on target for Sydney, but Wayne Garnett scored twice for the Pirates and veteran Andy Truan, Lewis Jackson and new signing Abraham Mulenga all hit the net to secure victory for the visitors.

THE work of a late councillor in inspiring a joint initiative to tackle grot spots in Crewe has been highlighted.

Cheshire East Council announced last week that in partnership with Crewe Town Council it was sprucing up 26 streets and alleyways in central areas of town.

HEALTH chiefs have revealed that despite lockdown restrictions GP practices in Cheshire managed to conduct 1.3m face-to-face appointments.

Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, GPs were still available to host physical appointments with patients, while new figures show between April 1 last year and March 31 this year, a similar number (1.3 million) of telephone and video appointments were carried out.