LONG-SOUGHT plans to improve safety on a notorious stretch of west Cheshire road are moving closer to fruition with the news Cheshire West and Chester Council has reserved £3m funding for the project. A year ago, the Action54Zero group that campaigns for safety measures on Neston’s main road was delighted to hear that Cheshire West and Chester Council was committed to the scheme to improve safety at the junctions with Raby Park Road and Quarry Road. Now the group has been told that this commitment is backed by £3m in the Council’s capital programme, with a plan to complete the scheme by 2023.
A LONGSTANDING regimental researcher from Chester is among those who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Geoff Crump, who has volunteered at the city s Cheshire Military Museum for more than 40 years, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to military heritage. The 65-year-old said he was overwhelmed by the honour and described his role at the museum as a lifetime hobby . People from Tarporley, Malpas and Helsby have also been recognised in the Queen s New Year Honours, as well as Pauline Fielding, from Heswall, who has campaigned for road safety since her son died in a car crash in Neston 26 years ago.