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LETTER: CEC should be ashamed over Crewe’s Old Baths

LETTER: CEC should be ashamed over Crewe’s Old Baths

Dear Editor,
The old Crewe Baths in Flag Lane have now been abandoned for EIGHT YEARS and they are in a deplorable state.

It is an art deco, listed building that is part of Crewe’s heritage and history.

February 25, 2024
Embracing your Irish roots: A Journey from Cheshire to the Emerald Isle

Embracing your Irish roots: A Journey from Cheshire to the Emerald Isle

For those of us living in Cheshire, the deep link the area has to Ireland might not be immediately obvious.

Despite the geographical distance, the two places share a striking commonality.

October 31, 2023
FEATURE: Part of original Crewe car factory turned into “heritage garage”

FEATURE: Part of original Crewe car factory turned into “heritage garage”

Part of the original Crewe factory site has been repurposed as a home for some of the most historically significant Bentley models from the last 103 years of company history.

The Heritage Garage alongside the existing Bentley Lineage exhibition in CW1 House, provides a showcase for the 42-car-strong Bentley Heritage Collection.

October 22, 2022
READER’S LETTER: Taxpayers don’t want “fake” Crewe Heritage Wall

READER’S LETTER: Taxpayers don’t want “fake” Crewe Heritage Wall

Dear Editor,
Crewe’s ‘Heritage Wall’ cost £5,625 to design and will cost up to £50,000 to erect.

The Historic Crewe Works Wall in West Street (pictured) was an actual Heritage Wall but it was demolished by developers in 2019 and Cheshire East did nothing to stop it being demolished.

September 15, 2022
Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich residents are being asked to nominate “landmark” buildings and features in the town for a new Cheshire Local List of heritage assets.

Buildings like Nantwich Museum, Beam Street Almshouses and Players Theatre were named by town councillors last night as worthy inclusions.

January 14, 2022
Nantwich among 5 Cheshire East parishes in local heritage project

Nantwich among 5 Cheshire East parishes in local heritage project

Nantwich and Audlem are among five places chosen as part of a local heritage project run by Cheshire East Council.

The idea of the project is to update its list of historic landmarks and places in the borough.

November 11, 2021
READER’S LETTER: Part of West Street wall in Crewe should have been kept

READER’S LETTER: Part of West Street wall in Crewe should have been kept

Dear Editor
In 2015 a London pub was demolished without permission by developers.

The Carlton Cavern was the only building on the street that wasn’t destroyed during the Blitz in World War Two.

August 16, 2021
Wybunbury Tower joins Heritage Open Days festival

Wybunbury Tower joins Heritage Open Days festival

Wybunbury Tower was open during their annual free Heritage event.

Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest free heritage festival.

September 15, 2019
Cronkinson Farm in Stapeley to be turned into Heritage community pub

Cronkinson Farm in Stapeley to be turned into Heritage community pub

A family pub in Nantwich is to close for a major £200,000 refurbishment.

The Cronkinson Farm pub in Stapeley will close on March 4 for 16 days, re-opening on March 20.

February 27, 2019
Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

Councillor’s boost to save Nantwich pub from demolition

A pub in Nantwich which faces demolition to make way for more housing, could be saved.

The Horse Shoe Inn, in Willaston, was earmarked under new planning proposals to be knocked down.

September 25, 2014