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60-hour Redshift broadcast raises £850 for MRI scanner

60-hour Redshift broadcast raises £850 for MRI scanner

A 60-hour broadcast by Nantwich and Crewe online station Redshift Radio has helped raise £850 for a new MRI Scanner.

Redshift hosted the monster broadcast in May to boost the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner appeal and Head Injured People (HIP) in Cheshire.

June 18, 2015
New Miss Cheshire wows judges with eco ‘newspaper’ dress

New Miss Cheshire wows judges with eco ‘newspaper’ dress

A South Cheshire teenager has reached the Miss England finals in 2015 – after wowing judges with her eco-dress!

Natasha Hemmings, 19, won the Miss Cheshire finals – the first time the title has been held by someone from Crewe and Nantwich.

June 13, 2015
Nantwich Cycling Group to tackle one-day charity ride to London

Nantwich Cycling Group to tackle one-day charity ride to London

Members of Nantwich Cycling Group will be in the hot seat when they tackle a 200-mile Nantwich to London ride for charity – in just one day!

The keen cyclists will be pedalling down to the capital on July 3 in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner Appeal.

June 11, 2015
Aqueduct Marina businesses raise £600 for fly-boat Saturn

Aqueduct Marina businesses raise £600 for fly-boat Saturn

Marina staff near Nantwich helped raise £600 towards the last remaining Shropshire Union fly-boat.

The money raised by Aqueduct Marina at Church Minshull will go to the restoration society which maintains the historic boat, Saturn.

June 6, 2015
Pete Waterman made Patron of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity

Pete Waterman made Patron of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has announced that Pete Waterman OBE has agreed to be Patron of the charity.

The well-known TV presenter, DJ, record producer and songwriter was keen to take up the role after being approached by the trust’s chairman, Dennis Dunn MBE.

June 3, 2015
£3,840 Accuvein unit donated to Leighton Hospital

£3,840 Accuvein unit donated to Leighton Hospital

Expectant mums at Leighton Hospital’s award-winning maternity unit will now have access to state-of-the-art equipment.

The hospital’s Prostate Cancer Support Group has donated an Accuvein Unit, having previously donated one to the phlebotomy and medical imaging departments.

June 2, 2015
Redshift Radio 60-hour broadcast to raise MRI scanner funds

Redshift Radio 60-hour broadcast to raise MRI scanner funds

Crewe & Nantwich-based RedShift Radio is launching a monster 60-hour broadcast to raise money for the MRI scanner appeal.

The broadcast will take place from 10am today (May 22) to 10pm on Sunday May 24.

May 22, 2015
Nantwich bright sparks raise hospice cash at quiz

Nantwich bright sparks raise hospice cash at quiz

More than 50 general knowledge buffs took part in a British-themed quiz in Nantwich which raised a bumper £1,000 for hospice care.

The event, organised by insolvency specialists BCR, drew a record crowd of accountants, bankers and lawyers to Residence Restaurant on Mill Street.

May 6, 2015
Nantwich pupil to swim England’s biggest lake for fire charity

Nantwich pupil to swim England’s biggest lake for fire charity

A 12-year-old Nantwich pupil will be swimming across England’s biggest lake – to help raise funds for the Fire Fighters Charity.

And Cameron Thomson popped in to Nantwich Fire Station on Beam Street to tell fire crews about his challenge.

May 5, 2015
Feature: Nantwich Foodbank provides thousands with a lifeline

Feature: Nantwich Foodbank provides thousands with a lifeline

Trussell Trust Foodbanks gave out three-day food packages 1,084,604 times in 2014-15.
But this staggering statistic is not one to be celebrated. Volunteers at Nantwich Foodbank would rather be out of a job.
Our reporter Sara Royle finds out more.

April 27, 2015
Nantwich man, 63, tackles world’s most gruelling race across Sahara

Nantwich man, 63, tackles world’s most gruelling race across Sahara

A Nantwich man is tackling one of the most gruelling races on the globe – and is the second oldest Brit competing!

Richard Balukiewicz, 63, is testing his body in the ultimate in human endurance – the Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara Desert.

April 10, 2015
RBS and Co-operative staff in Nantwich raise thousands for MRI appeal

RBS and Co-operative staff in Nantwich raise thousands for MRI appeal

RBS and Co-operative Bank staff in Nantwich are helping to raise thousands of pounds for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s MRI Scanner Appeal.

The Nantwich and Sandbach have been running activities to help raise funds for the appeal, including a sponsored walk by staff, families and friends.

March 28, 2015
Pratchett book collections donated to Nantwich Oxfam shop

Pratchett book collections donated to Nantwich Oxfam shop

Staff at Nantwich’s Oxfam shop were stunned to receive a large donation of Terry Pratchett books – on the day the famous author died.

Store manager Val Richards was sorting through the new collection when news came through of Pratchett’s death.

March 24, 2015