COVID-19 drive through assessment area set up in Nantwich
Health chiefs have set up a COVID-19 drive through assessment area in Nantwich.
The area has been installed on the Nantwich Civic Hall car park near Church View Health Centre.
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NHS worker dies of COVID-19 in Leighton Hospital, trust chiefs reveal
An NHS worker has died of the COVID-19 virus in Leighton Hospital, Mid Cheshire Hospitals chiefs have confirmed.
Brian Darlington, a long-serving porter with Mid Cheshire Hospitals, passed away after testing positive for Coronavirus.
Nantwich girl, 7, earns national praise for poem about life in lockdown
A seven-year-old Nantwich girl has received national recognition after penning a brilliant poem about life in lockdown in her home town!
Marley Sharp was reading Michael Rosen’s “A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry” and was inspired to reply to the “Laughter Rap in Plastic Town” poem by John Agard.
Nantwich firm appeals for 3D printers to make face shields for NHS workers
A Nantwich company has appealed for 3D printers so they can expand their production of face shields for NHS staff on the COVID-19 pandemic frontline.
Gateway Electronic Components, on Beam Heath Way, has have started 3D printing face shields to help in the crisis and is running machines 24 hours a day.
South Cheshire residents stay indoors despite hot Easter weather
By Jonathan White
The vast majority of people are staying indoors and following Government guidance despite warm Easter weather in South Cheshire.
Good Friday and Easter Saturday yesterday saw the warmest weather of the year so far.
Wistaston resident hailed as “community hero” during COVID-19 pandemic
A Wistaston resident has been hailed by police as a “community hero” for helping so many people during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Cheshire Police called Nadiah Mckeown a “diamond Wistaston resident” who has helped more than 100 residents across Crewe, Wistaston, Willaston, Nantwich, Shavington.
36 deaths from COVID-19 at Leighton Hospital, latest figures show
Thirty-six people have died from COVID-19 virus at Leighton Hospital, latest Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust figures today show.
Group sews “scrubs” for Leighton Hospital staff helping COVID-19 patients
Local volunteers are making and sourcing scrubs for NHS staff in South Cheshire helping COVID-19 patients.
The group, coordinated by volunteers including Emma Dalzell, has set up a Facebook group with many helpers from Nantwich, Crewe and Middlewich who are sewing and making new scrubs.
‘Virtual Car Meet’ attracts visitors from around the world
By Jonathan White
The latest “Off The Rails Classic Car Meet” in Crewe attracted a global audience as fans did not let the COVID-19 pandemic stop their monthly event.
Normally held at Crewe Heritage Centre on Vernon Way, the physical meets have been temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Nantwich youths breaching lockdown, say concerned residents
Groups of young people are breaching the lockdown rules in Nantwich, and gathering in “blackspots”, say concerned residents.
Readers have contacted us to raise concerns about groups of young people gathering in the underpass below Waterlode close to Nantwich Town football club, as well as along the River Weaver.
£1 million “coronavirus” campaign launched by Cheshire Community Foundation
A major campaign has been launched in Cheshire to raise £1 million to provide vital support to vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The appeal is a partnership involving Cheshire Community Foundation working with Steve Morgan Foundation.
Nantwich bars sign up to “Save Pub Life” campaign in face of pandemic
A Nantwich pub boss has joined a “Save Pub Life” campaign as venues across the town battle to survive the pandemic lockdown.
Louise Bastow, director of The Cat, Firenze and Street on Welsh Row, has signed up to the initiative aimed at staying in touch with customers and offering incentives to return after the coronavirus crisis.
Cheshire East Council appoints “mental health champions” during pandemic
The leader of Cheshire East Council has appointed two councillors as adult mental health champions during the Covid-19 crisis.
Cllrs Sally Handley and Jonathan Parry will support residents to access mental wellbeing benefits, to remove the stigma and get people talking about mental health.
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