By Stephen Topping
Leighton Hospital bosses have welcomed a third MRI scanner.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital in Crewe, has spent more than £1.1 million on leasing and installing the new scanner.
A petition has been launched calling on Cheshire East Council chiefs to ditch plans to open a transit site for gypsies and travellers at Cledford Hall.
Cllr Jonathan Parry, Labour Cheshire East Council member for Middlewich, launched the petition online on Tuesday – and it has had more than 100 signatures so far.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Smoking is becoming much less common across Cheshire East according to new Government figures – but the council insists it will not rest on its laurels.
Figures released by Public Health England show that in 2018, 8.7% of adults across the borough were smokers, compared to 16.4% in 2017.
Thirty children from Nantwich Primary Academy spent two days and a night at the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury, thanks to a Rotary club donation.
The youngsters aged between six and eight enjoyed the experience after receiving support of the Rotary Club of Nantwich.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Residents in Nantwich can soon have their say on a key council document that will pave the way for a transit site for gypsies and travellers.
Cheshire East Council is about to open consultation on the latest draft for the second part of its local plan – formally known as the Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD).
Crewe & Nantwich MP Laura Smith MP is calling on building regulations to be reviewed after the devastating blaze which ripped through the Beechmere residential complex.
A pioneering pilot study exploring the impact of creative workshops on those living with dementia at Belong Crewe care village has been hailed a huge success.
A Nantwich resident is appealing for help to track down Winnie the Pooh who was stolen from his garden!
Chris Rowlands recently revamped his front garden on Marsh Lane and added these decorative ornaments.
Cheshire Fire investigators are now probing the cause of the blaze which ripped through the Beechmere residential complex in Crewe.
Early indications suggest it was not a deliberate act, and the focus will be as much on how the fire spread so quickly and with devastating effect.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A new school specialising in mental health will be built in Crewe after councillors unanimously approved the ‘fabulous’ plans.
Cheshire East Council was one of 14 local authorities chosen by Government last April to become home to a new free school for pupils with special educational needs or disability (SEND).
By Stephen Topping
Plans for a new slip road entrance to Grand Junction retail park in Crewe – which would have cut across an existing cycleway – have been rejected by councillors.
Members of Cheshire East Council’s southern planning committee warned the road would be dangerous for pedestrians and an inconvenience to cyclists
A woman and three children had to be rescued after their car became trapped in floods in Audlem.
It happened on Green Lane at around 9pm last night (August 9)
Police and fire chiefs have praised Crewe communities for rallying around after a massive fire ripped through a residential complex in the town.
More than 150 people were evacuated during the incident on Rolls Avenue and fire crews are still on the scene tackling the fire.
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