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BBC News
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- General
- BBC News
New Crewe history centre ‘to be stuffed with stories'
A history centre that is under construction will "attract new audiences" to Crewe and be part of the town's ongoing regeneration, a council has new sites in Chester and Crewe are set to open next summer, as the county's archives relocate to purpose-built East Council's deputy leader said the new building was going to be "stuffed with stories" about families and the added it was part of the town's ongoing regeneration as the authority wanted to "make Crewe fit for the 21st Century". Cheshire Archives is a shared service between Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, and Warrington archives have been based in Chester, but are now being divided between the two new Gorman, the deputy leader of Cheshire East Council, told BBC Radio Stoke there was a "real appetite" for local history in the area."Think of the success of programmes like Who Do You Think You Are?"People love stories, they love stories about their family, stories about their town, city, region and this building is going to be stuffed with stories." 'A lot of ambition' But he added that it was also one of a number of regeneration projects in Crewe including the development of a new youth centre and a "meanwhile use" for a site that had been earmarked for a leisure development but was scaled back in recent years."There's a lot going on in Crewe, there's a lot of regeneration projects," said Mr Gorman."Our aim is to make Crewe fit for the 21st Century."We're talking to the government about really developing Crewe as a new small city by the year 2050, so we've got a lot of ambition and we've got developers that we're talking to and we want those developers and those investors to match our ambitions for Crewe." Read more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBC
27-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
First Nations want to be included in natural resources development talks
Nova Scotia MLAs heard concerns Tuesday from First Nations leadership about the lack of consultation on natural resources development. Officials say they don't oppose all projects, but they expect to be included in early conversations — and so far, that's not happening. Michael Gorman has the story.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Advocates push for efforts to minimize youth vaping rates
Health advocates say the province must do more to help reduce youth vaping rates and prevent young people from trying the products. The CBC's Michael Gorman reports.
CBC
13-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
N.S. lifts longtime moratorium on new fish buyer and processor licences
As Michael Gorman reports, this includes a temporary moratorium that went into place in 2018 and one for groundfish buyer and processor licences that's existed since 1994.
CBC
31-03-2025
- General
- CBC
National competition could help save former Black church in Yarmouth
The former Sharon Assembly Church is a finalist in the Next Great Save. Voting is now open and volunteers hope a win could lead to a shot in the arm for their fundraising efforts. Michael Gorman has the story.
