News in Crewe

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.

CHESHIRE East Council leader Sam Corcoran has stressed the importance of observing Covid-19 measures under the new stricter regime.

The Labour councillor admitted that concerns over the new variant of coronavirus were of "significant concern" and said people will have to accept rethinking their plans for Christmas, including considering not travelling in or out of the Cheshire East area.

CANDIDATES for a Crewe by-election have clashed after one of the prospective councillors voiced his opposition to the Covid-19 vaccine.

Brian Silvester, who is due to stand for the Crewe West ward in borough and town council elections next May, came under fire from his Labour rival Connor Naismith for advising people not to have the vaccine.

MP KIERAN Mullan is recruiting a doorstep army to pay a visit to isolated members of the community on Christmas Day.

The MP used his final speech of the year in the Commons last Thursday to pay tribute to the work of a raft of volunteers, charities and community groups who have been hard at work in Crewe during the pandemic.

OFFICIALS of the Crewe Regional Sunday League have had to readjust their schedules after Salvador folded.

The Wistaston-based club, the second oldest in the league, have struggled this season and were bottom of the Premier Division table after losing all their opening five games.