Leighton Hospital visiting hours will be extended over the Christmas period – with two more days added for the festive season.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust says visiting hours for adult inpatients will be between 11am and 8pm on
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Nantwich Station has been ranked in the bottom 100 out of more than 2,600 across the UK for trains arriving on time.
The station is 2,567th out of a total of 2,633 according to a website which rates stations for trains being on time.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A planning application for the new Leighton Hospital should be submitted by April next year with the aim of construction starting at the end of 2026.
Chris Knight, programme director at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said the new building would be the size of about 15 football pitches and be sited on land which had been bought next to the existing hospital.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Cheshire East councillors appeared bemused after quizzing North West Ambulance Service bosses over why an experienced life-saving volunteer medic has been stopped from driving to emergencies on blue lights.
Gavin Palin has been with the ambulance service in Nantwich for 23 years and has responded to life-threatening calls, such as cardiac arrests, on blue lights for the past two decades.
A Nantwich Miniature Railway Group has completed a new track extension after gaining support from local students and Transport for Wales.
The railway has been extended at Nantwich Methodist Church on Hospital Street and is a popular attraction for local families.
The Environment Agency is to restock the River Weaver in Nantwich next month, more than 15 months after pollution incidents hit the watercourse.
Thousands of fish were washed up along the riverside in Nantwich in 2023 when slurry polluted the river.
A diabetic five-year-old Nantwich girl has been fundraising for a diabetes charity by selling magical reindeer food!
Little Sofia decided she wanted to raise awareness after she was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is asking the government for exceptional financial support for 2025/26.
In February, the council applied for exceptional financial support (EFS) in the form of a capitalisation direction for up to £17.6m for this financial year, although it has not yet drawn down on that.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the apartment blaze in Nantwich earlier today.
As we reported earlier, families had to be evacuated as flames raged through the second storey apartment on Laurel Hill, off Reaseheath Way, at around 8.45am today.
A fire raged through an apartment in Nantwich today, as residents were evacuated.
The blaze broke out in an apartment on Laurel Place, just off the main Reaseheath Way into the Kingsbourne development.
Nantwich Town councillors were locked in a bitter row last night which ended with a vote to increase their Council Tax precept for 2025-26 by 7%.
One councillor accused his own authority of “being asleep at the wheel” and said an increase above inflation was unacceptable for the town’s residents.
The new Community Sergeant for Nantwich is a familiar face to many as it sees the return of Matt Stonier.
Sgt Stonier (pictured with previous town mayor)was a PC in the town for many years before being deployed elsewhere by Cheshire Police a few years ago.
A Nantwich Town councillor has been shortlisted for a national award for the community work she has done over the past few years.
Cllr Anna Burton is just one of five town councillors across the UK in the running for the “Councillor of the Year” honour in the Star Council Awards.
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