By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Covid vaccine supplies to Cheshire East will be stepped up again, having been ‘throttled back’ by government.
CEC Labour Council Leader Sam Corcoran also admitted there had been “teething problems” at the opening of a mass vaccine centre at Alderley Park.
A married couple from Nantwich has thanked a specialist hospital team for helping them quit cigarettes – after more than 100 years of smoking between them!
Maureen Gooder, 69, started smoking at 19 and has spent the last 50 years, regularly smoking 17 cigarettes a day.
Nantwich Council staff were verbally abused as they installed ‘social distancing’ reminder signs on town centre benches, councillors were told.
Staff this week fixed the signage to many of the benches around the town square following concerns that too many people were breaching lockdown rules and gathering in groups.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’S NHS Trusts are treating nearly 70% fewer Covid-19 patients than they were a month ago, new data reveals.
NHS England data shows that, on March 2, 25 patients were being treated in East Cheshire Trust beds, 44 in The Countess of Chester Trust, and 66 in Mid Cheshire Trust facilities.
Conservative MPs in South Cheshire have welcomed today’s Budget – but CEC and business leaders say it does not go far enough to help the post-pandemic recovery.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP unveiled is eagerly-awaited Budget today as many families and businesses look for help to bounce back from the Covid lockdown of the past 12 months.
An epilepsy charity founder has teamed up with her MP and a hospital boss to raise awareness of the condition.
Wendy Shaw met remotely with Crewe and Nantwich MP, Dr Kieran Mullan and Leighton Hospital Chief Executive James Sumner.
Leighton Hospital has received pregnancy loss comfort bags to support bereaved local parents.
The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust facility in Crewe has received the self-care packages from the national baby-loss charity CRADLE.
Cheshire’s Police and crime commissioner has vowed to support victims of domestic abuse in the county after figures show cases have doubled since the start of the pandemic.
Statistics released by charity My CWA (Cheshire Without Abuse) revealed the number of victims it is supporting, including adults and children, has doubled from 200 pre-Covid to 400.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Covid-19 vaccine supplies in Cheshire East will be “throttled back” to allow other parts of the country “to catch up”.
That’s according to Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran, who made his comments during his leaders’ address at a full council meeting and on Twitter today (February 19)
A South Cheshire parish council has added a splash of colour to Leighton Hospital entrance after donating a rainbow bench.
Minshull Vernon & District Parish Council commissioned the bench to be displayed as a way of saying “thank you” to local NHS staff and key workers for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
A popular independent health clinic in Nantwich is expanding and moving to larger premises on the outskirts of the town.
Tom and Gill Fox, who run The Nantwich Clinic, are set to open an all-new Health Hub by converting premises off Newcastle Road in Stapeley, opposite Cheerbrook farm shop.
Organisers have cancelled this year’s Nantwich Food Festival because of the current pandemic.
The popular 3-day event, scheduled for September, pulls in tens of thousands of visitors every year.
Patients at St Luke’s Hospice and their families are using new Covid-safe visiting facilities funded by donations.
Since the start of the pandemic patients receiving end of life care have been able to have visits at their bedside from loved ones, with strict safety procedures in place.
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