Hello fellow residents! I’m James Pratt, your local councillor for Crewe St Barnabas. I live right here in the heart of our St Barnabas community, in the West End of Crewe.
I’m proud to represent our area on both Cheshire East Council and Crewe Town Council, working to make sure your voice is heard and local priorities are delivered across Crewe & Nantwich.
From Minshull New Road, to Underwood Lane, West Street to Wheelman Road, Badger Avenue, Frank Webb, Rolls Avenue, Chassagne Square, Kettell to McNeill Avenue and all roads and communities in between – we are all Crewe St Barnabas.
I’m your local councillor – and a fellow resident of our community. I’m working hard to tackle the everyday issues that matter, including potholes, litter, fly-tipping, parking problems, street lighting and anti-social behaviour.
If there’s something you’d like me to look into, please get in touch – or you can report issues online.
Read my latest news updates or check my recent facebook posts to find out what I’m up to!
Please follow and share my Facebook and Instagram and TikTok accounts, or sign up for my Email Newsletter so I can keep you up to date on local issues.
You can also take a look at my video looking back at some of our achievements in 2024!
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I wrote to every household in the area and delivered residents surveys to to find what issues you’d like to see tackled in our community. You can still complete this survey online if you have not already. |
If you would like to contact me about any local issue please do get in touch.
Thank you for your support!
Here’s what I’ve been up to recently…
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
NEW LIGHTS FOR LOCAL SPORT
Huge thanks to Jack and Charlie from KDE, who have been working this week to install the new LED sports floodlighting at Leighton Brook Park. It was great to meet up with them earlier this week and see the install taking place.
I originally raised the issue of a couple of the original lights not working properly, and also asked for investment in upgrading the facility to LED lighting- which is now complete!
The new lighting should not only require less maintenance, but also use significantly less electricity, helping to save money on running costs. We all know how much electricity costs at the moment!
As we head into the darker nights, it's great to have this facility available for sport in the evenings.
The MUGA is also used for Street Sports every Friday evening at 5pm, providing free sports sessions for young people in our community run byStart Well at The Wishing Well, and supported by Crewe Town Council.
It's great to see another improvement at Leighton Brook Park, helping to keep the facility well used by local young people and the wider community. 👍
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🚧 MINSHULL NEW ROAD - FINALLY!
I’m really pleased to confirm that a full resurfacing of Minshull New Road, from Badger Avenue to West Street, is currently planned to start on 10th December. 🎉
Residents will know I’ve been pushing hard on this. Back in March after reporting more than 43 pot holes, I secured interim repairs to tackle the worst sections, this was better than the usual pot hole "tarmac bashing", but I wasn’t prepared to leave it there. I kept the pressure on until the proper resurfacing was secured.
There’s been progress elsewhere too. I’ve recently secured work on Goulden Street and Hulme Street, with Hulme Street currently planned for 28th September.
Work has also been carried out on Monks Lane, but I’m not happy with the standard of it. I’ve asked Highways to review it and consider remedial work.
And I haven’t forgotten West Street. Highways promised repairs during the summer school holidays, but that hasn’t happened. I’ve already asked why and will keep pushing until we get some answers.
See a problem. Raise it. Chase it. Keep the pressure on. Get results. 💪
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
WHAT ARE THESE DOING HERE THEN?
Seen a guy wandering around snapping pics of stuff that needs sorting? Yeah, that's me!
And one thing that we don't want is trolleys abandoned ourside our homes, or in our green spaces.
Where do they belong? Morrisons! (Usually!)
When do we want them gone? Now!
THE DRILL
1 - Phone out
2 - Photo snapped
3 - REPORT! www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/
4 - Select report issue, select flytipping - REPORT!
Easier than uploading a facebook post! Thank you for helping
Let's keep making St Barnabas better ❤️
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
LOW WATER PRESSURE IN OUR AREA?
I’ve noticed that the water pressure seems to be quite low, perhaps in other parts of our area too. I’ve also had another report from a resident who has lost their water supply altogether.
I’ve raised this with United Utilities and they are now investigating.
If you’re also experiencing issues or have lost your water supply, please report it to United Utilities on 0345 672 3723.
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: HAVE SOME RESPECT!
Not long ago this evening, I witnessed the selfish driver of this grey SEAT Ateca chucking rubbish out of their vehicle near the Premier on Frank Webb Avenue.
Have some bloody respect. We have volunteers who give up their time litter picking, not to clean up after scruffy people like this.
I’ll be passing the evidence and vehicle details on and pushing for a fine to be issued.
It really isn't difficult. Take your rubbish home and put it in the bin. 👍
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
RAILTON AVENUE - KERB MAKING IT'S MOVE
Not sure exactly what's going on here - but whilst out litter picking on Railton Avenue I noticed this kerb stone on the grass verge trying to make it's escape. Is it off to Wheelman, or to Rolls Avenue? Who knows!!
Whilst it's not the end of the world, it's still trip hazard (imagine falling over that in the dark!) Also grass can't be cut properly (not that it's grown much with the recent heat) and it just looks, well a bit naff. We can do better than that here in St Barnabas.
So, anyway you know the drill.
1 - Phone out
2- Photo snapped
3 -ISSUE REPORTED to highways.
Spot something like this? You can do the same
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/
Cheers my dears!
Cllr James Pratt
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
CREWE ON SEA DAY 2 OF 3!
☀️ The sun is out for Crewe on Sea at the Lyceum Square this morning, and the weather looks set to be even better for bank holiday Monday tomorrow. 👌
Find out more below, and be sure to follow Discover Crewe and Crewe Town Council for more updates throughout the weekend 👍
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
OUR LOCAL NEWS NOW HAS AN APP! 📱
It’s great that we have our own local news outlet here in Crewe, keeping us up to date with what’s happening in our town, from local news and community stories to events and things going on across Crewe.
Crewe Nub News has now made it even easier to keep up with everything, with a brand new app!
📲 The Nub News app is now available on Apple and Android.
It’s really simple to get started. Download the app, select Crewe, and you’ll have all the latest local news, information and events right at your fingertips.
It’s good to support local journalism and have a dedicated source of news for our town. 👍
Give it a try! 👇
🔗 Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=news.nub.app&referrer=utm_source%3Dnubnews_social_post
🔗 Apple: apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6760301585?pt=128487022&ct=nubnews_social_post&mt=8
Thanks to the Crewe Nub News team!