Free mouth cancer dental screening in South Cheshire
Patients in Crewe and Nantwich can get free checks for potential signs of mouth cancer.
A drop-in session has been organised by community dental teams from East Cheshire NHS Trust.
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Leighton Hospital cancer unit turns purple in November
South Cheshire’s cancer unit has been illuminated purple to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.
The Macmillan Cancer Unit at Leighton Hospital will be lit purple every evening in November as part of a campaign being run by Pancreatic Cancer UK for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
South Cheshire friends cycle the 922-mile Rhine for Bloodwise charity
Saddle-sore cyclists Ben Reinhardt and Jim Forkin pedalled all 922 miles of the River Rhine to raise money for blood cancer charities.
The friends, from Willaston and Crewe, started their “Riding the River Rhine” adventure at the source of the Rhine in the Swiss Alps at Lake Toma.
Aston teenager inspires Nantwich bid for town centre defibrillators
A young fund-raiser from Brine Leas has inspired Nantwich town councillors to bid for life-saving defibrillators in public places.
Harrison Lunt (pictured) and his mum Berny spoke to councillors about their application for British Heart Foundation funding for a public defibrillator.
Marina staff near Nantwich raise £2,000 for Crohns charity
Aqueduct Marina staff near Nantwich have presented more than £2,000 to the charity Crohns and Colitis UK.
Employees Julie Beedham and Coryn Lawton at the Church Minshull venue presented a cheque for £2015.73 to charity representatives Barry and Sue Flint.
Cancer support group donates £10,000 to Leighton Hospital
Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group has donated £10,000 to the medical imaging department at the hospital.
The money will support the purchase of 10 additional SpeechMagic licenses.
Leighton Hospital bosses to stage public meeting in Nantwich
Residents can find out more about Leighton Hospital at a meeting held in Nantwich next month.
Bosses at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) are inviting the public to its annual members meeting at Regents Park Conference Centre on October 8.
Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK
Workers at a Nantwich finance firm raised more than £11,000 for Kidney Research UK after tackling the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge.
Employees at Afford Bond, on Wellington Road, walked 23 miles on a circular route over three peaks with more than 5,000ft of ascent in just 12 hours!
South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise
A charity football match organised by a teenager in memory of his uncle, raised £470 for Bloodwise charity.
The event featured an 11-a-side match between Aidan FC and Leukaemia FC at Cumberland sports ground in Crewe.
Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal
Hospital staff in South Cheshire will be tackling the Sandstone Trail this month in aid of MRI Scanner Appeal.
Six workers at Leighton Hospital will set out along the 34-mile trail on September 19.
South Cheshire friends cycle 850-mile Rhine for Bloodwise
By Jonathan White
Two South Cheshire friends are to cycle the length of the River Rhine in aid of Bloodwise charity.
Ben Reinhardt, from Crewe, and Jim Forkin,from Willaston, are spending September cycling the full river length of 860 miles.
Nantwich cancer patients getting faster treatment, figures show
Patients in Nantwich are being seen and treated for suspected cancer faster than the national average, latest NHS England figures show.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), which manages Leighton Hospital, has been named as one of the leading trusts in terms of the proportion of cancer patients seen and treated within the expected time frames.
Nantwich charity worker competes in Cerebral Palsy Games
A charity worker from Nantwich is representing England at the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association Games.
Andy Small, 22, who was born with cerebral palsy, was inspired to get involved in wheelchair racing by the London Paralympics in 2012.
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