A campaign to make society safer for women and girls has unveiled plans for new South Cheshire headquarters as part of a package of measures to prevent their physical and mental harm.
Alpha Omega Women Peace and Security (WPS) Foundation, which currently holds sessions at Crewe Market Hall, is opening a hub on Crewe Business Park offering emotional and practical support.
A Nantwich woman has overcome mobility issues which she was born with to complete a half marathon!
Laura Concannon, 37, was born with bilateral talipes, meaning both her feet were twisted inwards.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is axing its Stay Well Squad – a mobile health and wellbeing service that was launched last May.
The service was set up to help residents improve their health, fitness, and wellbeing.
St Luke’s Hospice has unveiled plans for its fundraising Midnight Walk in 2023. And organisers say it will be bigger and brighter than ever before.
The event attracts thousands of people who walk from Nantwich to Crewe and back through the night. This year it takes place on Saturday July 1.
A new bed which allows families to cuddle loved ones and offer comfort has been introduced to the inpatient unit at St Luke’s Hospice.
Donations from supporters funded the “cuddle bed” which takes up the same space as a normal hospital bed.
People in South Cheshire are being urged to become a lifesaver – by registering as an NHS organ donor.
NHS Blood and Transplant, which oversees organ donation in the UK, is calling on everyone in the county to add their name and decision to the register.
A specialist South Cheshire service supporting mums with children at risk of being removed from their care has won backing from The National Lottery Community Fund.
The Believe Project, run by Crewe charity Motherwell Cheshire, has been awarded £282,401 to continue its vital work in the community after funding dried up during the pandemic.
A packed congregation of parishioners and members of the agricultural community celebrated the new farming year at a Plough Sunday service held at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
The event was held in support of the Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy, a charity that supports people across all areas of agriculture going through challenging times
Leighton Hospital bosses have launched a new service aimed at helping patients managing their long-term conditions at home.
The Remote Monitoring Service is provided by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).
Nantwich disability access firm Direct Access has launched a campaign to make Nantwich home to the most inclusive cafés, pubs, and restaurants in the UK.
It wants to see all the town’s eateries provide Braille and Large Print accessible menus in their home town.
The heartbroken Nantwich parents of law student David Nash say they are “relieved” that an inquest into his death concluded face to face appointment with his GP could have saved his life.
The coroner said that the 26-year-old’s death could have been avoided following three days’ of evidence at this inquest in Wakefield.
Bosses at Leighton Hospital have said they are “grateful” for the many donations received from residents and businesses, despite the cost of living crisis.
Donations received by Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity (MCH) included the biggest toy collection to date, arranged by Tesco Extra and contributed to by customers and staff.
The Nantwich parents of David Nash who died after not being able to see his GP face to face, hope his inquest will raise awareness of health system issues.
David died in November 2020, aged 26. In the three weeks before his death he contacted his GP practice four times but was only allowed telephone consultations.
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