Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich was full of festive fun and generosity when pupils took part in a fundraising “Elf Run”.
The event was a huge success, with an impressive £1,322 raised for St Luke’s Hospice.
Crewe and Nantwich Round Table smashed their record by collecting more than £17,000 in their Christmas float rounds.
Santa visited all corners of Nantwich and Crewe over the past three weeks, bringing festive joy to families.
A young Nantwich girl had her long locks chopped off to raise money for a cancer charity.
Big-hearted Aria Ruiz, a pupil at Highfields Primary, wanted to do something in aid of The Little Princess Trust.
Leighton Hospital visiting hours will be extended over the Christmas period – with two more days added for the festive season.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust says visiting hours for adult inpatients will be between 11am and 8pm on
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Nantwich Station has been ranked in the bottom 100 out of more than 2,600 across the UK for trains arriving on time.
The station is 2,567th out of a total of 2,633 according to a website which rates stations for trains being on time.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A planning application for the new Leighton Hospital should be submitted by April next year with the aim of construction starting at the end of 2026.
Chris Knight, programme director at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said the new building would be the size of about 15 football pitches and be sited on land which had been bought next to the existing hospital.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Cheshire East councillors appeared bemused after quizzing North West Ambulance Service bosses over why an experienced life-saving volunteer medic has been stopped from driving to emergencies on blue lights.
Gavin Palin has been with the ambulance service in Nantwich for 23 years and has responded to life-threatening calls, such as cardiac arrests, on blue lights for the past two decades.
Police closed off Welsh Row in Nantwich today after a man fell to his death from Nantwich Aqueduct onto the road below.
The incident happened at around 11am, Cheshire Police said.
A Nantwich Miniature Railway Group has completed a new track extension after gaining support from local students and Transport for Wales.
The railway has been extended at Nantwich Methodist Church on Hospital Street and is a popular attraction for local families.
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has hailed its offering of T Levels as “transformative”.
“T Levels Week” in December aimed to highlight the importance of T Levels in bridging the gap between education and industry.
The Environment Agency is to restock the River Weaver in Nantwich next month, more than 15 months after pollution incidents hit the watercourse.
Thousands of fish were washed up along the riverside in Nantwich in 2023 when slurry polluted the river.
A diabetic five-year-old Nantwich girl has been fundraising for a diabetes charity by selling magical reindeer food!
Little Sofia decided she wanted to raise awareness after she was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is asking the government for exceptional financial support for 2025/26.
In February, the council applied for exceptional financial support (EFS) in the form of a capitalisation direction for up to £17.6m for this financial year, although it has not yet drawn down on that.
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