By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A health worker doing 12-hour shifts says the A530 Middlewich Road closure is adding an extra one hour to her journey to Leighton Hospital every day if she uses the official diversion route.
The woman, who asked not to be named, says she is currently using the gridlocked Minshull New Road rat-run to save time and fuel.
New artwork has given Leighton Hospital’s paediatric unit a unique feel.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity team commissioned an illustrator to create the bespoke artwork.
Dear Editor,
Construction of the North West Crewe Package (NWCP) started on 9th May 2022.
On completion of NWCP in November 2023 it promises to ease congestion and improve access to Leighton Hospital and bring opportunities housing developments and for local businesses to expand.
Staff and volunteers at Leighton Hospital have marked its 50th birthday half a century to the day it was opened by the Queen in 1972.
Phil Malam, the Trust’s longest serving member of staff who started working at Leighton just days before the Queen arrived, cut the anniversary cake.
Detectives investigating a large barn fire near Leighton Hospital are appealing for information from members of the public.
The barn, located on an old farm near the hospital grounds, was deliberately set alight at around 6pm on Saturday May 7.
Drivers are being warned of road closures from May as work begins on overhauling the road network near Leighton Hospital as part of the North West Crewe Package.
Cheshire East Council is urging residents and motorists to sign up to receive updates as a long section of the A530 is set to close from May 9.
A nurse at Leighton Hospital’s Emergency Care Department is to trek to Everest Basecamp to raise money for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity (MCH Charity).
Sister Steph Plimbley will start her trek on Thursday (April 7) and continue for 12 days.
Police investigating a serious collision near Nantwich in which a man died, have arrested a man.
The three-vehicle crash involved a Honda Accord, a Nissan Pixo and a Land Rover Discovery on the rural lane at Blakelow at around 8.40pm last night (February 24).
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid today (February 16) officially opened a new two-storey accident and emergency department at Leighton Hospital.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages Leighton, secured Government funding last year to reconfigure and expand emergency care services.
Works to prepare for the delivery of a major highways scheme near Leighton Hospital is underway – with the main works set to start by summer.
The North West Crewe Package (NWCP) will see a series of highways and junction improvements made to ease congestion and improve access to the hospital, as well as new and existing housing developments.
Santa arrived early at Leighton Hospital in the form of Pop Nightingale – a toy community initiative created to give back to those in need.
They receive charitable donations of pop vinyl, toys and other child friendly gifts and donating across the UK.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital has seen a massive 16% increase in patients attending A&E compared to the usual 2% year on year rise.
Chief executive James Sumner said the Crewe hospital now had one of the busiest A&E departments nationally, in terms of growth.
A Nantwich couple who have given up cigarettes after smoking for 100 years between them are urging others to quit.
We revealed earlier this year how Maureen and William Gooder put a century of tobacco addiction behind them after taking part in a support programme.
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