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Youngsters’ demand for a safe place to go drives PCC backing for new Crewe Youth Zone
New research highlighting young people’s urgent need for safe, supportive spaces has prompted Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price to back Crewe’s new The Dome Youth Zone as a Founder Patron.
Cheshire PCC leads the way, making it easier for schools nationwide to go phone-free
Cheshire is leading the way in creating distraction-free classrooms, with three quarters of its state high schools now either using or planning to introduce lockable phone pouches.