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Music teacher’s “sympathy” for those without access to virtual lessons

By Hannah Youds
The education system has been hugely disrupted during the pandemic, with the majority of teaching now being carried out through online learning.

But what about those people who face the issue of not being able to attend music lessons?

January 30, 2021
MPs welcome more officers for Cheshire as PCC approves policing budget

MPs welcome more officers for Cheshire as PCC approves policing budget

MPs in Cheshire have welcomed a police recruitment drive which they say has resulted in an “additional” 91 police officers on the streets.

It comes as Cheshire’s PCC David Keane also this week approved a 2021-22 budget to recruit another 88 officers by raising the policing precept of Council Tax by £1.25 per month for Band D property holders.

January 30, 2021
Cheshire Chief Constable Darren Martland

READER’S LETTER: Cheshire Police Chief Constable salary “unjustified”

Dear Editor,
Cheshire Police are advertising for yet another new Chief Constable.

The salary is £156,693 per year. Which is nearly as much as the Prime Minister is paid for doing TWO jobs, PM and MP.

January 30, 2021
Two Nantwich fundraisers join forces to support mental health charity

Two Nantwich fundraisers join forces to support mental health charity

By Hannah Youds
A Nantwich author and a children’s boutique owner have teamed up to provide parents with virtual storytelling sessions.

Sarah Mellor and Mandy Platt have teamed up for National Storytelling Week as well as Place2be’s children’s mental health week.

January 30, 2021
Wistaston Scouts need bottle ends for 2021 Remembrance Day display

Wistaston Scouts need bottle ends for 2021 Remembrance Day display

By Jonathan White
Wistaston Scouts have launched their latest Remembrance Day display appeal – and need more plastic bottle ends!

For the past two years, the Wistaston Scout Group has displayed its impressive 24ft long Remembrance Day poppy cascade in the village.

January 30, 2021
Crewe Photographic Society launches “Lockdown League”

Crewe Photographic Society launches “Lockdown League”

Crewe Photographic Society has launched a ‘Lockdown League’ as part of a new series of meetings taking place online for 2021.

Members log into Zoom meetings each Thursday evening to share their expertise, enjoy presentations from guest speakers and take part in a three-stage digital image competition.

January 30, 2021
Fundraising calendar raises thousands of pounds for Queens Park

Fundraising calendar raises thousands of pounds for Queens Park

By Jonathan White
A fundraising 2021 calendar for Queens Park in Crewe has raised an impressive £3,600.

The calendar was put together by members of the ‘Queens Park Crewe – The People’s Park’ Facebook group.

January 29, 2021
Three men jailed for shooting at South Cheshire house

Three men jailed for shooting at South Cheshire house

Three men involved in a shooting at a house in Crewe have been jailed.

Kieran Mellor, 23, Kenneth Stephenson, 24, and Nyle Smith, 24, had been in an altercation with two men outside the property on the evening of Sunday April 19.

January 29, 2021
Flood Alert in place for Weaver catchment in Nantwich area

Flood Alert in place for Weaver catchment in Nantwich area

By Hannah Youds
Nantwich remains under a Floor Alert along the River Weaver catchment after more heavy rain and the forecast of snow this weekend.

The Environment Agency has placed the Weaver Catchment on Flood Alert along its stretch including Crewe, Frodsham, Winsford and Northwich.

January 29, 2021
Nantwich Town could benefit from £27,000 Government package

Nantwich Town could benefit from £27,000 Government package

Nantwich Town could be in line for a £27,000 support package from the Government to help it through the current pandemic lockdown.

The Government’s £10 million Sports Winter Survival Package has been announced to help non-league clubs in Steps 3-6 who have not been able to resume their season since Christmas.

January 28, 2021
Nantwich officers warn parents of teenagers as Cheshire Police issue 300+ fines

Nantwich officers warn parents of teenagers as Cheshire Police issue 300+ fines

Nantwich officers have warned parents of teenagers to keep them at home in lockdown after Cheshire Police issued more than 300 fines in January.

They say parents of children caught breaking lockdown rules could be fined, after complaints in the Stapeley area of groups of youths hanging around, some involved in anti-social behaviour.

January 28, 2021
Crewe and Nantwich college students unlock digital superpowers

Crewe and Nantwich college students unlock digital superpowers

By Hannah Youds
Students at Cheshire College – South and West will be unlocking ‘digital superpowers’ in a new partnership with Virtalis.

A new immersive design lab has been opened at the college in Crewe, backed by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership.

January 28, 2021
Vaccine rollout not slowing down in Cheshire, say health chiefs

Vaccine rollout not slowing down in Cheshire, say health chiefs

By Hannah Youds
It has been almost three weeks since the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered in Nantwich – and the fight to eradicate the virus locally is not slowing down, say health chiefs.

Residents of Nantwich have been receiving their vaccines at the Civic Centre to help them gain protection against the Coronavirus.

January 28, 2021