News in Crewe

HERE'S a picture quiz with a difference, all about Crewe.

The gallery includes some stories, some landmarks and some people who have featured in our pages since we launched Crewe Nub News last June.

1. A campaign to provide laptops to help with home schooling in Crewe has hit a landmark target.

Home learning hasn't been ideal for many families during lockdown. For those homes without access to the latest technology it can prove very difficult for parents to provide youngsters with the online platforms fellow pupils are resorting to.

PEOPLE in Crewe will get the chance to air their views on the redevelopment of the Royal Arcade.

A public consultation is set to get underway as planners revealed artist's impressions of what the the town's new bus station will look like when it is completed by 2023.

A CARE company is looking for people seeking career change to fill more than 50 roles.

Home Instead South Cheshire would like former employees from the hospitality and manufacturing sectors to consider bringing their valuable skills to the care sector.

CHESHIRE College is hosting a Virtual Open Day this month for local learners to get a feel for life on the Crewe campus.

Taking place on Monday, March 8 the interactive session will give applicants an insight into learner life from the safety and comfort of their own homes.

A CREWE businessman who has turned his hand to poetry penned an ode to Sir Captain Tom to mark the lockdown hero's funeral.

Gareth Williams, MD of Crewe Hall-based Construction Linx, has earned plaudits for performing his street poems on his YouTube channel after starting off writing verses about the 75th anniversary of VE Day during the first lockdown.

OFFICIALS at Crewe's longest running Sunday League are confident they can complete the season despite a massive fixture backlog.

Last week grassroots football, along with other sports, was given the go ahead to resume on March 29 as part of Boris Johnson's four-step roadmap out of the lockdown.

THE work of trainees at major Crewe employers were in the spotlight when they were on the end of a virtual call from their MP during National Apprenticeship Week.

Kieran Mullan spoke to apprentices at Bentley Motors and Alstom (formerly Bombardier) about their experiences.

COMPUTER game enthusiasts are being offered the chance to turn their hobby into a career at Cheshire College.

A new Esports course, designed to support progression into employment in one of the world's fastest growing industries, starts at the college's Crewe and Chester campuses in September this year.

CREWE councillors claim plans for a 5G communications mast on a busy town road will ruin the view for residents and detract from future town centre regeneration.

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd says its 50-metre high antennae will help provide new 5G coverage in the town centre and boost existing 4G capacity, helping to draw new businesses into Crewe.