Health

Nantwich Pool users to get free parking after Everybody Sport deal

Nantwich Pool users to get free parking after Everybody Sport deal

Nantwich Pool users will soon benefit from free parking on Snow Hill car park.

Everybody Sport & Recreation, the trust which runs the pool, has agreed to the deal after it emerged other towns in Cheshire East already offered free parking for leisure users.

April 10, 2015
Deaf Nantwich man takes on DWP in £20k landmark case

Deaf Nantwich man takes on DWP in £20k landmark case

A deaf Nantwich man could be in line for a £20,000 payout after taking a Government department to tribunal over his benefits rights.

Steven Mifsud, of St Lawrence Court, looks set to receive up to four years of payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a long-running legal battle.

March 31, 2015
RBS and Co-operative staff in Nantwich raise thousands for MRI appeal

RBS and Co-operative staff in Nantwich raise thousands for MRI appeal

RBS and Co-operative Bank staff in Nantwich are helping to raise thousands of pounds for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s MRI Scanner Appeal.

The Nantwich and Sandbach have been running activities to help raise funds for the appeal, including a sponsored walk by staff, families and friends.

March 28, 2015
Family of tragic SADS victim to stage Wistaston fundraiser

Family of tragic SADS victim to stage Wistaston fundraiser

A fundraiser will be held in memory of a young Wistaston woman who died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death (SADS).

‘The Grand Day Out’ is being staged to raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) after the death of Ceri Palmer Howells (pictured).

March 24, 2015
Nantwich health visitor honoured in UK Fellowship scheme

Nantwich health visitor honoured in UK Fellowship scheme

A Nantwich health visitor is one of 150 recognised for their “outstanding” contribution to the industry.

Andrea Johns, who works for East Cheshire NHS Trust, has received the Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting (FiHV) at a ceremony in London.

March 17, 2015
Sporting academy scoops £47k for lifeline minibus

Sporting academy scoops £47k for lifeline minibus

A sporting academy for disabled people has been awarded £47,000 to buy a 14-seater minibus and provide a lifeline for the club.

The Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sport and Arts offers children, young people and adults opportunities in sport and the arts.

March 11, 2015
MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for MRI appeal

MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for MRI appeal

Nantwich MP Edward Timpson is to run the London Marathon to raise funds for Leighton Hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal.

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families will be tackling the 26-mile challenge on Sunday April 26.

March 8, 2015
Leighton Hospital maternity unit crowned best in UK

Leighton Hospital maternity unit crowned best in UK

Nantwich mums-to-be and their families have access to the best maternity care in the country.

Leighton Hospital’s maternity unit was named “Midwifery Service of the Year” at an annual awards.

March 5, 2015
Yorkshire Building Society staff go yellow for Marie Curie

Yorkshire Building Society staff go yellow for Marie Curie

Building Society staff in Nantwich will turn yellow to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and its annual Great Daffodil Appeal.

The fundraising at Yorkshire Building Society, on High Street, is taking place tomorrow (March 4) with colleagues also holding a book sale and a name the teddy bear competition.

March 3, 2015
South Cheshire weight loss team raises £230 for MRI scanner appeal

South Cheshire weight loss team raises £230 for MRI scanner appeal

Staff from a South Cheshire weight loss centre have helped raise more than £230 for the MRI scanner appeal at Leighton Hospital.

Jeff and Becky Dean, Dean Sidley and Lucy Miller, of Crewe Weight Loss Centre, offered people health advice using a medical grade body composition scanner in return for a donation to the MRI Scanner Appeal.

February 27, 2015
Nantwich woman teams up with pro-cyclist for charity Mind ride

Nantwich woman teams up with pro-cyclist for charity Mind ride

A Nantwich woman is to stage a bike ride with pro cyclists in aid of the charity, Mind.

Rachel Lowe hopes the ride will raise sponsorship so she keen can also compete in the London Marathon in aid of the mental health charity.

February 25, 2015
Nantwich teenager issues appeal for town’s British Heart Foundation shop

Nantwich teenager issues appeal for town’s British Heart Foundation shop

A Nantwich teenager campaigning for more life-saving defibrillators in his school, is calling on people to help the town’s British Heart Foundation shop.

Harrison Lunt took two boxes of books to the charity shop on High Street after discovering they are desperately short of donations to sell.

February 23, 2015
Nantwich instructor Boot Camp will raise charity cash

Nantwich instructor Boot Camp will raise charity cash

A Nantwich fitness instructor will be teaming up with Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, to run the charity’s first ever Boot Camp.

Liam Connolly, of LCT Fitness, will stage the camp on Saturday March 14 at Sir William Stanier Leisure Centre in Crewe from 9am until 11am in aid of the MRI Scanner Appeal.

February 23, 2015