Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new figures showing 1,090 fewer people in Crewe and Nantwich are relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance since 2010.
He believes the 45 per cent drop shows the Conservative plan put in place after the 2008 crash is working.
Nantwich and Crewe youngsters will benefit from a new University Technical College in South Cheshire.
The Government has announced the move and believes the college, called UTC Crewe, will boost the region’s engineering skills.
Campaigners in Wistaston hit out at a developer’s second application to build 300 homes on village land known as “Witters Field”.
They spoke out after Gladman Developments Ltd submitted the second application for the land off Church Lane.
MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new vocational qualifications which will help Nantwich and Crewe students prepare for the world of work. Mr Timpson said he was delighted South Cheshire College is one of the first seven colleges picked to offer teenagers new Technical Awards.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson and Mayor of Nantwich Christine Farrall visited Richmond Village Nantwich on National Care Home Open Day. Both Mr Timpson and Cllr Farrall spent time chatting to residents and finding out what it is like to live in a care home.
By Jonathan White Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy a Nantwich village tradition at the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes. The event, organised by Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, dates back at least 200 years.
Richmond Village Nantwich is joining a national programme to encourage people to visit care homes in their area on Friday June 20. The National Care Home Open Day is inviting homes around the UK to open their doors to the general public.
A Nantwich school is to open its doors to show off the town’s talented pupils as part of a “summer spectacular” exhibition. Brine Leas Academy, on Audlem Road, will be open to the public on May 22 between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new figures which show crime has fallen in Cheshire over the last 12 months. Latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that since 2010, recorded crime in Cheshire has fallen by 16%.
The Cat Community Awards have helped to raise more than £600 for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice Money raised at the awards presentation night was donated to the hospice which cares for patients and families across Nantwich and Crewe.
MP Edward Timpson is calling for more businesses in Nantwich and Crewe to take on an apprentice. It comes as new figures show 1,340 people started an apprenticeship in the towns last year, boosting the economy by £2.6 million.
Leading Crewe and Nantwich politicians have welcomed a plan to extend the HS2 line to South Cheshire earlier than first thought. David Higgins, Chairman of HS2 Ltd, has announced that Phase Two of the £50 billion high speed rail link should be “accelerated”.
Primary schools across Nantwich and Crewe are to share £1.7 million of funding to boost sports provision. The money is part of a £150 million a year commitment by the Government under the Primary PE and Sport Premium, until 2020.
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