Six companies are being prosecuted for alleged failures to comply with fire safety laws, following the huge blaze that destroyed Beechmere retirement village in Crewe.
And their first court appearance will be exactly four years to the day of the fire back on August 8 2019.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has backed calls for law changes to make sprinklers mandatory in some buildings and heard from a fire officer how ‘it’s tantamount to having a firefighter in each room’.
The council’s environment and communities committee voted unanimously to back Cheshire Fire Authority in its fight to make sprinklers compulsory in buildings such as care homes, houses in multiple occupation, schools and apartment blocks.
A South Cheshire grandmother who lost all of her possessions in the Beechmere retirement complex fire two years ago has won a top-of-the-range car in a competition.
Susan Podmore, 73, lived in at Beechmere in Crewe when it caught fire and collapsed in 2019 causing more than 100 elderly people to lose their homes and belongings.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A replacement for the fire-destroyed Beechmere Care Facility in Crewe has been approved by Cheshire East councillors.
Members granted planning permission for the new building, which will sit on the same site with the same 132 bedrooms, and a number of fire safety improvements compared to its predecessor.
Three elderly residents have been reunited more than 12 months after their homes were destroyed in the huge Beechmere care complex blaze in Crewe.
The devastating fire ripped through the homes of Doris Chell, Janet Kelly and Margaret Jackson, among many others.
Victims of the Beechmere care home blaze in Crewe are to benefit from funds raised by the public after a legal agreement was reached.
The devastating blaze which destroyed the Beechmere residential complex in Crewe started on a patio area on the roof, fire investigators said today.
Initial investigations into the cause of the fire on Thursday August 8 have found it started on a roof terrace area of the property.
A new sprinkler campaign has been launched by residents of Crewe and Nantwich in response to the tragic fire at Beechmere.
150 people lost their homes, property, memories and in some cases pets in the horrific blaze in Crewe in August.
Members of five Rotary Clubs in Crewe and Nantwich teamed up to support victims of the Beechmere care home blaze in Crewe.
They volunteered to help residents in managing huge donations of food, clothing, toiletries and equipment and in providing Sunday lunches in collaboration with Hopes and Beams.
Ministers have instructed building experts to investigate the Beechmere fire in Crewe.
The Building Research Establishment (BRE), a world leading independent organisation, has been asked by the Government to look into how the fire spread so quickly.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Council chiefs say their top priority following the Beechmere fire is finding the right accommodation for its former residents.
The retirement home complex, in Crewe, partially collapsed following a fire on August 8, leading to its 150 residents being evacuated.
Thirty of the 150 residents who lost everything in the Beechmere blaze in Crewe have been found permanent new homes, council chiefs say.
The massive blaze destroyed the Beechmere residential complex on Rolls Avenue on August 8.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Laura Smith MP is calling on building regulations to be reviewed after the devastating blaze which ripped through the Beechmere residential complex.
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