The Crewe Chronicle, originally known as the Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle, is a UK weekly newspaper first published on 21 March 1874. It was founded by the editor of the Chester Chronicle as a Radical alternative to the Tory-biased Crewe Guardian. Now owned by Trinity Mirror, the Crewe Chronicle is published in a tabloid format every Wednesday and has a cover price of 82p. As of June 2012 the newspaper's circulation was 12,928.