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Free adult cycling sessions to be launched by Everybody Sport

Free adult cycling sessions to be launched by Everybody Sport

Free adult cycling sessions including Learn to Ride and Commuter Confidence are to be launched in Cheshire East next month.

The sessions, held in Crewe and Macclesfield, are being organised by Everybody Sport and Recreation.

March 26, 2022
Sharp rise in Cheshire East Covid cases prompts warning

Sharp rise in Cheshire East Covid cases prompts warning

A sharp rise in Covid cases in Cheshire East has prompted a warning from health officials.

Figures released on March 21 show the rate of positive cases in Cheshire East has risen to 843 per 100,000 population.

March 24, 2022
New wheelchair service facility opened in South Cheshire

New wheelchair service facility opened in South Cheshire

A new wheelchair service centre has been opened in South Cheshire.

The service run by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) has opened at Infinity House in Crewe.

March 23, 2022
South Cheshire firm joins campaign in aid of Ukraine families

South Cheshire firm joins campaign in aid of Ukraine families

A South Cheshire company is teaming up to help collections for Ukraine families suffering during the current invasion by Russia.

Organisers are setting up local collection points, and the Nantwich Clinic has joined forces to offer their new Health Hub centre in Willaston as one for the Nantwich area.

February 27, 2022
Cheshire College student named champion at AoC Student of Year Awards

Cheshire College student named champion at AoC Student of Year Awards

A part-time Cheshire College – South and West student has beaten off competition from other finalists to be named as the Association of Colleges’ Adult Student of the Year 2021/22.

Scott Bailey, 27, started to lose his sight after being diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and was registered blind just three years later.

February 22, 2022
Secretary of State opens new £15m emergency department at Leighton Hospital

Secretary of State opens new £15m emergency department at Leighton Hospital

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.

February 16, 2022
Dozens of Cheshire East children hospitalised due to mental health problems

Dozens of Cheshire East children hospitalised due to mental health problems

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Latest figures show 84 Cheshire East children and young people attended hospital in the past six months because they self-harmed or have mental health issues.

Cheshire East Council now has an agreement which means an A&E department notifies an officer in the early help department of cases so schools are aware and can provide support.

February 15, 2022
Covid cases falling among school children in Cheshire East

Covid cases falling among school children in Cheshire East

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Covid numbers are falling among schoolchildren but one Cheshire East school had 14 teachers off on one day, councillors were told.

Mark Bayley, head of service for education infrastructure, said the real hotspots for schools last week was in Congleton, parts of Macclesfield and in Wilmslow.

February 15, 2022
Dame Sarah Storey opens new-look Nantwich Leisure Centre

Dame Sarah Storey opens new-look Nantwich Leisure Centre

British Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has officially opened the newly refurbished Nantwich Leisure Centre.

The centre and Barony Sports complex has recently undergone a £2.2 million investment in partnership with Cheshire East Council, with a new gym extension, indoor group cycling studio, new-look reception and Taste for Life café.

February 14, 2022
St Luke’s Hospice turns Christmas trees to vital funds

St Luke’s Hospice turns Christmas trees to vital funds

St Luke’s Hospice staff and volunteers have raised a tree-mendous £40,000 from their Christmas Tree Collection scheme.

More than 60 volunteers teamed up between January 13-16 to collect 2,824 individual Christmas trees from people’s homes in return for donations for the Hospice.

February 4, 2022
British Paralympian Sarah Storey to open Nantwich leisure centre

British Paralympian Sarah Storey to open Nantwich leisure centre

Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey will officially open the newly revamped Nantwich Leisure Centre on February 12.

The Nantwich centre and Barony Sports complex has undergone a £2.1 million investment in partnership with Cheshire East Council.

February 1, 2022
Walk-in Covid vaccine clinic at Nantwich Civic Hall

Walk-in Covid vaccine clinic at Nantwich Civic Hall

Another walk-in Covid vaccination clinic is to be held at Nantwich Civic Hall tomorrow (January 31).

Organisers say it will the last walk-in clinic there for some period of time.

January 30, 2022
Covid among children in Cheshire East on rise again, says health chief

Covid among children in Cheshire East on rise again, says health chief

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Covid cases have started to rise again among schoolchildren in Cheshire East but the numbers are significantly lower than a few weeks ago.

And some schools are continuing to urge pupils to wear face coverings in classrooms, corridors and other communal areas.

January 27, 2022