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.
The future of one of South Cheshire’s only live music venues remains in doubt today.
The Box, at the rear of The Royal Hotel in Crewe, could be demolished to make way for future development, according to regular users.
Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old woman who died after taking the MDMA drug at a South Cheshire nightclub.
Stephanie Shevlin had been to the Box nightclub in Crewe when she became ill and was taken to Leighton Hospital.
Popular rock blues band King King are set to perform at The Box venue in Crewe.
Labelled as the “hottest draw” in British blues-rock, the band will be in town on Saturday March 12.
Crewe and Nantwich favourites Moving Moscow headline The Box this week as they conclude their winter tour with a single release show.
The six-piece head up a four-band special at the Pedley Street venue on Friday as they release their fourth single, Cut Me Down.
Music fans across Crewe and Nantwich are gearing up for the annual charity gig “Boxjam” – with a mystery local act performing. The unnamed six-piece group have whipped up an air of ambiguity ahead of the event on November 17.
Indie rockers 12 Dirty Bullets will bring their explosive set out of the capital to The Box in Crewe on March 22. The band are on the road again after their first successful tour saw them take on 50 dates in the US tour over more than two months.
A controversial all-girl rock band with a drummer from Nantwich are to play live this weekend in Crewe. The four-piece group The Courtesans have divided opinion with their provocative live performances and publicity material.
Organisers have announced the date and line-up for the Boxjam charity music event for South Cheshire. The event, held at The Box venue in Crewe, is part of the national ‘Oxjam’ fundraiser for Oxfam.
A South Cheshire photographer is holding a special exhibition of urban pictures taken in Crewe and Nantwich. Simon J Newbury is staging his “Urban Portraits” exhibition on July 22 in Bar 7, Crewe.
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