NHS bosses across Cheshire say they have been “humbled” by the public response to providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline staff dealing with the COVID-19 virus.
They have been flooded with offers of help to supply or make gowns, gloves, visors and masks amid a shortage for hospital and care staff dealing with coronavirus patients.
An old Nantwich Civic Hall staircase has been uncovered during refurbishment work in the building.
Now town council chiefs plan to install a time capsule in its place – to mark 2020 and the unprecedented times of living during a pandemic.
A paramedic working for North West Ambulance Service which covers Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding areas, has died from COVID-19.
The service issued a statement announcing the death “of a very dear colleague” after they contracted Coronavirus.
A swan that was bleeding from the nose after being shot in the neck has released back to the wild after treatment at RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich.
Health chiefs have set up a COVID-19 drive through assessment area in Nantwich.
The area has been installed on the Nantwich Civic Hall car park near Church View Health Centre.
An NHS worker has died of the COVID-19 virus in Leighton Hospital, Mid Cheshire Hospitals chiefs have confirmed.
Brian Darlington, a long-serving porter with Mid Cheshire Hospitals, passed away after testing positive for Coronavirus.
A seven-year-old Nantwich girl has received national recognition after penning a brilliant poem about life in lockdown in her home town!
Marley Sharp was reading Michael Rosen’s “A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry” and was inspired to reply to the “Laughter Rap in Plastic Town” poem by John Agard.
A Nantwich company has appealed for 3D printers so they can expand their production of face shields for NHS staff on the COVID-19 pandemic frontline.
Gateway Electronic Components, on Beam Heath Way, has have started 3D printing face shields to help in the crisis and is running machines 24 hours a day.
Police are investigating an alleged break-in at a Nantwich restaurant during the current lockdown.
Bosses at Deadwood Smokehouse on Beam Street have circulated this image of a man they say broke into the restaurant last night (April 11).
Cheshire Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to “Take Action for Insects” as part of a nationwide movement to tackle the catastrophic collapse in insect numbers.
Wildlife Trusts across the UK are encouraging people to sign up to receive a free guide showing them how they can make a difference at home.
Applications are open for this year’s John Platt Travel Scholarship run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich in partnership with Cheshire Agricultural Society.
By Jonathan White
The vast majority of people are staying indoors and following Government guidance despite warm Easter weather in South Cheshire.
Good Friday and Easter Saturday yesterday saw the warmest weather of the year so far.
A Wistaston resident has been hailed by police as a “community hero” for helping so many people during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Cheshire Police called Nadiah Mckeown a “diamond Wistaston resident” who has helped more than 100 residents across Crewe, Wistaston, Willaston, Nantwich, Shavington.
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