Scores of companies which have helped “shielded” Cheshire East residents during the Coronavirus pandemic have been praised by council chiefs.
The NHS identified 1.5 million people most at risk of needing hospital treatment if they catch COVID-19 and who have been asked to stay at home for at least 12 weeks from being notified.
A Nantwich firm which started making face shields for NHS frontline COVID-19 staff, has been “overwhelmed” by people wanting to help after the story featured on Nantwich News.
Staff at Gateway Electronic Components wanted to use their specialist 3D printers to construct shields for frontline staff in the local area.
South Cheshire key workers or members of their household experiencing Coronavirus symptoms can book a Covid-19 test at Leighton Hospital.
Leighton and Countess of Chester Hospital are now running local satellite sites to carry out such tests, administered by Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Groups.
This daisy is the symbol of hope for St Luke’s Hospice this summer as it launches its “Appeal for Hope”.
The Cheshire hospice is inviting people to pre-order one of the ornamental flowers in return for a donation to the as a sign of hope that better times will come.
The slate painting of Captain Tom Moore is to be reinstated on the town square in Nantwich after readers clamoured for its return.
The stunning picture, by Tony Denton, was awarded to the town as a tribute to the 99-year-old who has raised more than £28 million for NHS charities.
A Nantwich businessman is embarking on an indoor cycle ride for charity – to raise funds local NHS trusts.
Like many Tim Bowker, who runs Nantwich Refrigeration Services, wanted to give something back to NHS workers on the COVID-19 frontline.
This stunning painting of national hero “Captain Tom” was left on display in Nantwich town square today.
The painting is a tribute to the incredible 99-year-old who single-handedly raise millions of pounds for NHS charities.
Nantwich Food Festival directors are set to decide whether to stage this year’s show, with town councillors tonight casting a major doubt over it.
The three-day festival which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the town is due to take place September 4-6.
A new satellite testing centre is now open at Leighton Hospital for swab testing a wider group of key workers showing signs of Coronavirus.
The centre will also be available to key workers living in a household with others who have symptoms.
A Cheshire health chief has urged people to get checked sooner for symptoms of bowel cancer in a bid to tackle the country’s second biggest cancer killer.
Dr Mike Clark, Governing Body GP at NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, says someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes.
By Jonathan White
Residents in Nantwich can report COVID-19 lockdown “rule breakers” on a new website launched by Cheshire Police.
The force is asking people to let them know about possible breaches of current lockdown regulations introduced to stop the spread of the virus.
NHS bosses across Cheshire say they have been “humbled” by the public response to providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline staff dealing with the COVID-19 virus.
They have been flooded with offers of help to supply or make gowns, gloves, visors and masks amid a shortage for hospital and care staff dealing with coronavirus patients.
A paramedic working for North West Ambulance Service which covers Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding areas, has died from COVID-19.
The service issued a statement announcing the death “of a very dear colleague” after they contracted Coronavirus.
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