A Wistaston woman is among the first patients to receive life-saving medicine made from the blood plasma of Cheshire blood donors.
It marks the first time in a quarter of a century plasma is being used to make life-saving medicines for NHS patients, reducing reliance on imports.
Engineers are on site at Leighton Hospital this week to start critical ground investigation work.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plans to develop a health and care neighbourhood, which will include the new Leighton Hospital on a site north of the existing one.
A Nantwich businesswoman and fitness enthusiast is gearing up for the challenge of a lifetime in aid of Leukaemia UK.
Becs Jackson-Jones is preparing to run the TCS London Marathon this April in aid of the life-changing charity.
By Jonathan White
A weekly men’s mental health walking group in Nantwich has introduced an online support group to help more men connect and share their experiences.
The Nantwich “Men Walking and Talking” group runs free walks every Monday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, starting at Nantwich War Memorial.
Running has proved a life-saver for a Wistaston man who once contemplated suicide while in the depths of despair.
Mark Peel, 53, is a Run Director with Parkrun in Queen’s Park, a Saturday morning event when runners of all abilities meet to take in the joy of exercising as a group surrounded by lush greenery.
EXCLUSIVE
A Nantwich man is fighting for his life in a Spanish hospital after being attacked while on holiday with his partner.
Marshall Latham, of Highfield Drive, suffered catastrophic brain injuries and is critically ill in hospital after the assault in Caleta, on the island of Fuerteventura.
By Jonathan White
Runners, walkers, and wheelchair users took to Barony Park for the latest edition of Dabbers Dash in Nantwich.
Saturday’s event was dedicated to National Heart Month, raising awareness of heart health, defibrillator accessibility, and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
Poultry keepers in South Cheshire are being warned to keep their birds indoors under new Avian Influenza restrictions from Sunday.
Cheshire will fall under avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) housing measures from February 16, along with Merseyside, Herefordshire, Lancashire and Worcestershire.
Leighton Hospital chiefs have submitted a planning application to Cheshire East Council to build an electrical substation on land just off Flowers Lane in Crewe.
The proposed substation will provide power to the site of the planned new hospital, located to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
A Cheshire author who has Parkinson’s disease has launched a new book in Nantwich based on her outdoor adventures and coping with the condition.
Lesley Howard, 64, unveiled her new book “Whispers In The Wind” at the Nantwich Bookshop.
A Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust boss says they are pushing for work on a new Leighton Hospital to start in early 2027.
It comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed this week that the rebuild would go ahead for seven hospitals build wholly or mostly from RAAC.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to continue a scheme which sees family members of pregnant women being paid in vouchers to stop smoking.
In 2022, the council’s adults and health committee approved a financial incentive scheme to help pregnant women quit smoking.
Charity bosses say vital complementary therapy offered to end-of-life patients in South Cheshire could end because of a funding shortage.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is appealing for help to raise £20,000 to keep its complementary therapies service going.
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