Health chiefs in Cheshire East have appealed for more residents to self test for Covid after containing a cluster of cases in the borough.
They say a recent outbreak in the Handforth area has highlighted the part local residents can play in fighting the virus through regular symptom-free testing.
A charity that offers health and wellbeing support in Nantwich and the wider areas has received a funding boost.
The Wishing Well has been gifted £1,891 from housebuilder Redrow to support online education services.
The first Long COVID-19 rehabilitation exercise programme in Cheshire East is launching in June 14.
Everybody Sport and Recreation is the first organisation to host the service to people suffering from long COVID.
The first residents have moved into a pioneering new village for people with dementia in Willaston on the site of the former Redsands children’s home.
Richmond Villages Willaston, off Crewe Road, has been inspired by a Dutch ‘household’ care model.
Fourteen people in Cheshire East area have contracted the Indian Variant of Covid-19 virus, health chiefs confirmed today.
It comes amid concerns that the variant is spreading in pockets of the UK, leading to speculation of potential local restrictions.
A Nantwich woman who suffers from a rare fear of her ears being touched, is to have her hair cut off to raise money for a children’s cancer charity.
Holly Hardy-Johnson said her Aftiphobia is so bad she is petrified at going to the hairdressers which can even make her vomit.
By Jonathan White
Two South Cheshire business friends have teamed up to open a second Covid vaccination centre.
Roger Morris, who runs Crewe Honda Centre motorcycle dealership, and pharmacy owner Raj Patel are opening the second centre at the Masonic Hall in Willaston.
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.
A Nantwich mum who has set up an awards scheme to celebrate the kindness of schoolchildren, has earned the backing of a major employer.
Sarah Gregory launched the Be Kind Awards to recognise acts of kindness carried out by children across the nation.
A month-long virtual cycling challenge for all ages and abilities, Pedal For Pounds, is coming to South Cheshire in June in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Leighton Hospital teams are celebrating after reaching the milestone of administering 40,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Its vaccination centre opened on December 29 with the aim to vaccinate 7,000 people, including frontline healthcare workers and priority groups.
Cheshire East Council’s “Swab Squad” is piloting a new rapid testing service across the borough.
The “Swab Squad” is a team which aims to support residents and local business with Covid-19 testing.
Big-hearted school staff in Wistaston pedalled for almost 500 miles from Crewe to Disneyland Paris – to raise money for one special Princess.
Wistaston Academy year 1 pupil Acacia was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer called Diffuse Midline Glioma H3K27M in September last year.
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