News in Crewe

DRINKERS in Crewe are being reminded to take care to help keep themselves and others safe when visiting re-opened pubs, bars and restaurants again this weekend.

Last weekend venues across the town reopened their doors and while one pub in the town was reported for breaching the government's corona virus guidelines the initial reopening passed relatively peacefully.

CREWE faces a critical time as the impact of Covid-19 has been hard felt on traders and businesses while work on major redevelopments are on hold. But Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan hopes a £50 million pot of cash can help transform a town centre he believes should be less reliant on shops. In our question and answer session the MP outlined his vision as well as his work during the lockdown with his former employers, the NHS.

Crewe is faced with a number of big challenges which have been exacerbated by coronavirus. The town centre is in dire need of attention and big projects need to go ahead or restart. How important will be the Royal Arcade development be going forward and what time scale do you think people can expect? What about the Market Hall restoration and redevelopment work?

CREWE Vagrants are appealing for help to hit a £10,000 fundraising target after the pandemic left the sports complex without any revenue.

Already £5,260 has been raised for the Covid19 Crowdfunder 'Return to Sport Appeal' which is needed to meet utility bills, insurance/financial charges, pitch maintenance as well as the extra costs of implementing Covid-19 safety measures at the Newcastle Road sports site.

A COUNCIL has pledged to deliver improved home adaptions to help elderly and disabled people live independently.

The installation of wet rooms and level-access showers are part of measures approved by Cheshire East Council's cabinet meeting this week.

CREWE and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan is backing the Chancellor's 'Eat Out to Help Out' campaign aimed at easing hospitality businesses out of lockdown.

As part of his mini-budget Rishi Sunak also announced that VAT would be cut for six months for all businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and attractions industries.

A NUMBER plate system is to be reintroduced at a Crewe's waste site because of congestion caused by roadworks.

Residents using the household waste recycling centre site in Pyms Lane will be forced to queue again as traffic has spiralled recently due to the ongoing work along Middlewich Road.

A WATCHDOG is asking people to rate their experiences of health and care services during the pandemic.

Healthwatch Cheshire is conducting a survey about health and wellbeing during the crisis.

THE death of a man in Crewe earlier this year is now not being treated as suspicious.

Two men, aged 22 and 39, were arrested and bailed at the time the body of Mariusz Mokras, 41, was found at a flat in Lord Street on January 3.

CLEAN-UP officers say they are making inroads improving a Crewe street dubbed the "worst" in the town for abandoned bins and fly-tipping.

Myrtle Street, off Eldeston Road, has been blighted by bins left blocking alleyways and the main drag. The abandoned bins have become a magnet for fly-tippers looking to dump their waste and run.

CHESHIRE East Council says it is talking to landowners about the development of a cycling route in Leighton.

The plans are part of a £2.8m spend on walking and cycling routes, which also include another scheme in Wilmslow, aimed at encouraging people to leave their cars on the drive to improve health.