A 37-year-old man has been jailed after he was caught with more than £150,000 of cannabis in a suitcase at Crewe railway station.
Jian-Hong Chen, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a class B drug and was sentenced to a year in prison at Chester Crown Court.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A vision to transform south Crewe will be put to the public later this month.
Members of Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board were given a glimpse of the future for the area around Crewe railway station at a meeting as they endorsed the latest draft of the Crewe Hub area action plan.
Cheshire East Council has completed its public consultation on the type of development that could be seen around Crewe railway station following the arrival of HS2.
The public has submitted opinions on the development over the past six weeks.
Police in Crewe have been given more powers to stop and search anyone they suspect of carrying a weapon.
It follows concerns raised by the community in the wake of knife-related incidents in the town.
The biggest St Luke’s Hospice fundraiser of the year is receiving a New Year makeover – and for the first time will include men!
The “Midnight Walk”, which has seen thousands of women taking part in a sponsored walk between Nantwich and Crewe for the past 14 years, will look a little different this year, say organisers.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A South Cheshire music venue will be demolished as part of plans to build a five-storey car park close to Crewe railway station.
Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board has given the green light for a 243-space car park to be built behind the locally-listed Royal Hotel, in Nantwich Road – complete with a car wash.
A man in his 50s was killed after being hit by a train at Nantwich railway station, police have confirmed.
The victim, from the local area, was struck by an Arriva Trains Wales train shortly after 6.40pm yesterday (February 14), British Transport Police have said.
Police want to speak to this man in connection with an attack on a doctor at Crewe railway station.
The horrific attack happened as the A&E doctor was getting off a train which had pulled into the station.
By Jonathan White
The first-ever ‘Crewetical Mass’ proved a hit with more than 20 cyclists.
They pedalled in from Wistaston, Nantwich and Sandbach to take part at Crewe Railway Station.
Drug criminals travelling into Crewe and Nantwich to peddle their wares were targeted in a new police crackdown. An operation carried out at Crewe railway station aimed to reduce the amount of drugs being brought into the region.
Council chiefs warned thousands of Crewe and Nantwich residents to expect travel and business disruption when the Olympic Torch arrives in town. Major routes will be shut for more than two hours during peak morning as torchbearers run the Flame around Crewe town centre.
Thousands of Crewe and Nantwich people will be hit by road closures and delays when the Olympic Torch comes to South Cheshire. Majorroutes in and out of Crewe will be closed during peak morning traffic when the Olympic Torch Relay arrives on Thursday May 31.
Nantwich drivers are being warned of delays as work continues on the town’s Wellington Road level crossing. The A530 main road in and out of town by Nantwich station is closed all weekend to allow rail engineers to complete the work.
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