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LETTER: Lymphoma Action launch animation in Blood Cancer Awareness Month

LETTER: Lymphoma Action launch animation in Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Dear Editor,
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and as part of raising awareness about the UK’s most common type of blood cancer, Lymphoma Action has launched a new animation about the symptoms of lymphoma.

September 23, 2023
Volunteers turn Nantwich tree blue to mark Dementia Action Week

Volunteers turn Nantwich tree blue to mark Dementia Action Week

Volunteers of Creating Dementia Friendly Nantwich are turning a town centre tree blue to mark Dementia Action Week.

They have decorated a tree outside St Mary’s Church in Nantwich in the colour blue, representing the Forget-Me-Not flower, the recognised symbol of Dementia Awareness.

May 17, 2021
Cancer survivor’s charity walk in aid of Leighton Hospital

Cancer survivor’s charity walk in aid of Leighton Hospital

Jonathan White
A breast cancer survivor is embarking on a 155-mile charity walk in aid of Leighton Hospital where she was treated.

Kim Smith, 60, made 10 visits to the Breast Care Unit at Leighton Hospital in Crewe whilst being treated for her cancer.

October 7, 2020
Police Crime Commissioner funds fight against criminals targeting elderly

Police Crime Commissioner funds fight against criminals targeting elderly

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane has awarded funding to a charity in Cheshire East to support it to deliver scam awareness and support to older people.

Age UK in Cheshire East has received a £1,000 grant from PCC David Keane’s Safer Communities express grant fund to support its scams awareness project.

August 27, 2020
Cheshire health chief’s message in Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Cheshire health chief’s message in Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

A Cheshire health chief has urged people to get checked sooner for symptoms of bowel cancer in a bid to tackle the country’s second biggest cancer killer.

Dr Mike Clark, Governing Body GP at NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, says someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes.

April 21, 2020
Take time to reduce your stress this April

Take time to reduce your stress this April

Stress is a major contributor to ill health with 74% of people in the UK saying they have felt so stressed they have felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.

This April is Stress Awareness Month and NHS organisations in Cheshire want anyone who is suffering from stress to seek help.

March 25, 2019
“Living with Diabetes” day held in Nantwich

“Living with Diabetes” day held in Nantwich

Nantwich and Rural Care Community is to host an awareness day for local people living with Diabetes.

At the event, they will be giving people information on how they can fit diabetes around their lifestyle – from what they can eat to how to manage their condition effectively.

March 12, 2019
Highfields in Nantwich earns top marks for NHS Self Care work

Highfields in Nantwich earns top marks for NHS Self Care work

Highfelds School in Nantwich has earned top marks for helping to raise awareness of NHS Self Care options among local families.

It is the first school in Nantwich town centre to achieve a Bronze Self Care Award from the NHS South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

November 19, 2018
Councillors and police support modern slavery awareness event in Nantwich

Councillors and police support modern slavery awareness event in Nantwich

Nantwich councillors and police are backing a modern slavery awareness event being held at Nantwich Civic Hall in November.

The event has been organised by South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Libre Solutions Ltd.

September 9, 2018
COPD Awareness Day to be held in Nantwich

COPD Awareness Day to be held in Nantwich

Nantwich and Rural Care Community are hosting an awareness day for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

COPD is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties because the lungs have become inflamed, damaged and narrowed – normally through smoking and sometimes through air pollution.

August 24, 2018
Nantwich therapy firm raises awareness during Movember campaign

Nantwich therapy firm raises awareness during Movember campaign

A Nantwich company has been doing its bit to raise awareness of men’s health issues during the Movember campaign.

Physiotherapists at ctchealthcare grew moustaches to join thousands of ‘mo-bros’ across the country in a national effort to boost funds for men’s health charities including prostate and testicular cancer.

December 2, 2017
UK obesity awareness tour visits Nantwich and Crewe

UK obesity awareness tour visits Nantwich and Crewe

A UK tour by a team promoting National Obesity Awareness Week visited Nantwich and Crewe today (January 17).

Dean Sidley and Lucy Miller organised a mobile roadshow to travel from Dorset up through the country.

January 17, 2015