News in Crewe

THE Worldwide Christmas Jingle provided a resonating ring around Wistaston.

Mary Beggs-Reid, an estate manager from Harrogate inspired by the Clap for Carers initiative and the movie Elf, had urged people to stand on their doorstep and ring a bell for two minutes at 6pm on Christmas Eve.

CHESHIRE East moved into tier three yesterday (Boxing Day).

So here's a reminder as to what the Covid 'very high alert' level means for Crewe.

CHESHIRE Fire Authority is asking the public to give their views on its plans to increase its share of council tax for the 2021/22 financial year.

The authority is proposing an increase of 1.99 per cent taking the cost per year to £80.87 for a band D equivalent property.

WHILE tier three restrictions come into force on Boxing Day in Cheshire East people may still be looking to stock up at the supermarkets.

If you run out of provisions on Christmas Day, fear not as both Crewe's Morrisons and Tesco stores are opening on Boxing Day.

FIREFIGHTERS have tackled two vehicle blazes in Crewe.

The incidents happened over the last two days with the latest just before 5pm yesterday on Dane Bank Avenue.

THE owners of Argos have confirmed its Crewe store is among those shops shutting first as part of a radical restructure.

Sainsbury's are planning to axe 420 standalone stores while opening new Argos stores in the company's supermarkets.

A WISTASTON firm has secured support from a technology pilot.

Gary Pearson, who runs Effective CNC Solutions, is among the latest wave of manufacturers to get funding from Made Smarter, a north west-based movement helping small and medium sized firms introduce digital tools and technologies to boost productivity and growth, and navigate the impact of Covid-19.

CREWE photographer Jonathan White has been out and about capturing how people are brightening up the town's streets, avenues and closes with fantastic festive light shows.

Jonathan enjoys the town centre light displays in Crewe and Nantwich, but he says nothing beats an extravagant set of lights mounted on or around a home, as well as the occasional inflatable decoration.

AN online calculator has launched to tell people when they are likely to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

With government restrictions tightened since the PM's Saturday announcement with London, the south-east and east of England plunged into the new tier four and Christmas bubbles cut from a five-day period to just one, the roll out of the Pfizer/BioNTechcoronavirusvaccination cannot come soon enough.

CREWE Town Council says it is providing value for money by setting a "lowest" precept rise which will see most council tax payers pay only £3.10 extra a year for services delivered by the authority.

Councillors, in approving their budget for 2021/22, compared the 5.98 per cent precept rise to that imposed by neighbouring Nantwich Town Council, which has slapped residents with a 42.5 per cent increase.