Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan says he has lobbied Prime Minister Boris Johnson to put the case for a new Leighton Hospital.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently unveiled its plans to replace 85% of the current site in Crewe.
The Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner is to double investment in occupational health support for police officers, staff and volunteers in Cheshire.
A new in-house occupational health service will see more money ploughed into psychological services support.
A specialist nurse at Leighton Hospital has been presented with an award by charity Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Vicky Woodall has been honoured for being an “Outstanding Healthcare Professional” at a virtual prize giving ceremony coinciding with Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
A Sanctuary Care home manager in Nantwich is over the moon after being shortlisted for a Great British Care Award.
Jackie Walker, manager of Barony Lodge Residential Care Home in Nantwich, is through to the North West regional finals of the national awards in The Care Home Registered Manager category.
Leaders from councils and emergency services across Cheshire met today to discuss the impact the Government’s month-long lockdown will have on the county.
And they now plan to bring forward a localised test, trace and isolate system, to be fully operational at the end of the new lockdown period.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A replacement for the fire-destroyed Beechmere Care Facility in Crewe has been approved by Cheshire East councillors.
Members granted planning permission for the new building, which will sit on the same site with the same 132 bedrooms, and a number of fire safety improvements compared to its predecessor.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than 500 children in Cheshire East are now being cared for by the council, latest figures show.
A Freedom of Information request to the authority reveals 535 youngsters are designated “looked after children” by CEC, with 269 aged 12 or over.
A Nantwich school is checking every pupil’s temperature as they arrive in a bid to keep it Covid free.
Stapeley Broad Lane C of E Primary, in Broad Lane, is one of the first schools in the area to use stand-alone devices which scan the temperature of each pupil, staff member and visitor as they enter the building.
Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues across Crewe and Nantwich could receive monthly grants of up £2,100, the Chancellor has announced today.
Rishi Sunak says the additional funding has now been earmarked for businesses in “Tier 2” (High Risk) areas such as Cheshire East.
Multi-million pound plans to build a largely new hospital on site of the current Leighton Hospital have been unveiled.
Bosses at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust say the “exciting proposals” will ensure a long-term vision for Leighton Hospital.
There have been 39 positive Covid cases in schools across Cheshire East, latest figures show.
And it has resulted in as many as 2,960 pupils and 123 staff having to self-isolate, says Cheshire East Council.
The Nantwich Spooktacular outdoor event has been put back to November 14, organisers have said.
The event, which attracts thousands of people to the Dorfold Park site in Nantwich, was due to be held on Halloween, Saturday October 31.
Residents across Cheshire East are being urged by council bosses to limit their journeys to other boroughs “unless the journey is necessary”.
The advice comes as new Covid-19 restrictions bite harder and latest Cheshire East figures show 668 positive cases in seven days to October 13.
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